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Sophisticated cyber-espionage malware uncovered by Symantec
Monday, 24 November 2014, 1:41 pm | Symantec
Symantec has uncovered a sophisticated new piece of malware—reminiscent of Stuxnet and Duqu—which bears the hallmarks of a state-sponsored operation and operates with a degree of technical competence rarely seen. The malware, dubbed “Regin,” ... More >>
Cybersecurity strikers target G20: Symantec
Friday, 14 November 2014, 3:27 pm | Symantec
Symantec has warned the upcoming G20 Summit is an attractive target for the ‘Flea attack group’ – malicious cybersecurity strikers. The group has been circulating mischievous emails throughout 2014 in anticipation of the Brisbane event. More >>
Securing a new iPhone in three simple steps
Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 2:06 pm | Symantec
With the availability of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus, I wanted to share a blog from Symantec outlining three simple steps iPhone owners should follow to secure their Apple devices and accounts. More >>
Watch out for scams surrounding news of stolen celeb photos
Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 4:10 pm | Symantec
It’s all over the news—private photographs of celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton, were posted online over the weekend. Based on the widespread interest in this story, Symantec is warning users about scams around this narrative. More >>
Watch out for scams surrounding news of stolen celeb photos
Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 4:10 pm | Symantec
It’s all over the news—private photographs of celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton, were posted online over the weekend. Based on the widespread interest in this story, Symantec is warning users about scams around this narrative. More >>
Robin Williams goodbye video scam
Friday, 15 August 2014, 3:59 pm | Symantec
Robin Williams goodbye video scam Within 48 hours of the news surrounding the death of actor and comedian Robin Williams, scammers honed in on the public’s interest and grief. There is currently a scam campaign circulating on Facebook claiming to ... More >>
New Symantec Research: Threats to Virtual Environments
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 2:37 pm | Symantec
Virtualisation offers enterprises a number of attractive benefits, including increased scaling, efficiency, and flexibility. According to Forrester Research, 70 percent of organisations are using server virtualisation or will move to it by the end of ... More >>
Symantec Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2015 Results
Thursday, 7 August 2014, 11:23 am | Symantec
Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today reported the results of its first quarter of fiscal year 2015, ended July 4, 2014. Michael A. Brown, Symantec interim president and chief executive officer, said, “We are making steady progress against the five ... More >>
Symantec Research On Adept Cyber-espionage Campaign
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 1:20 pm | Symantec
New research from Symantec has uncovered a highly adept attack group, dubbed “Dragonfly” by Symantec, which has been in operation since 2011. Symantec confirmed Dragonfly is behind several sophisticated attacks on industrial control systems in the energy ... More >>
Symantec Launches Backup Exec 2014
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 11:37 am | Symantec
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND – 26 June, 2014 – Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC) today announced the availability of Backup Exec 2014 which delivers powerful, flexible, and easy-to-use backup and recovery to protect virtual, physical and hybrid infrastructures. Featuring ... More >>
Symantec Appoints Adrian Jones as Senior Vice President, APJ
Friday, 20 June 2014, 11:32 am | Symantec
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - 20 June, 2014 – Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced the appointment of Adrian Jones as Senior Vice President for its Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region. Jones will be responsible for growing the company’s presence ... More >>
Two in Five New Zealand Children Harmed by Cybercrime
Monday, 16 June 2014, 9:13 am | Symantec
Symantec Research Reveals Parents in the Dark About Cyberbullying Auckland – 16 June 2014 – Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC) today announced findings from its Norton Report: Family Edition which revealed two in five (43 percent) New Zealand children have ... More >>
FIFA World Cup Scams and How to Avoid Them
Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 2:11 pm | Symantec
With the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil just around the corner, scammers have kicked off efforts to target fans. Symantec has already identified several World Cup scams, including: • Emails promoting free tickets to the World Cup that contain a malicious ... More >>
Symantec Produces Industry’s Best Mobile Threat Protection
Thursday, 29 May 2014, 11:53 am | Symantec
A development surge at Symantec has tackled one of today’s biggest IT challenges: mobile threat protection. Symantec has enhanced its enterprise mobility management solution, bringing together relevant technologies required to improve productivity ... More >>
Apple IDs Compromised: iPhones, iPads, and Macs Ransomed
Wednesday, 28 May 2014, 3:06 pm | Symantec
Many users in Australia and New Zealand have had their Apple IDs compromised. We are seeing reports on Apple’s support community and social networks that their Apple devices are being remotely locked and held for ransom by someone claiming to ... More >>
Symantec Research Helps FBI Investigation Into Blackshades
Tuesday, 20 May 2014, 12:39 pm | Symantec
Today, the FBI announced the arrests of dozens of people suspected of cybercriminal activity related to the Blackshades Remote Access Trojan (RAT). Symantec worked closely with the FBI in in this coordinated takedown effort, sharing information gathered ... More >>
Symantec Reports Fourth Quarter And Fiscal Year
Friday, 9 May 2014, 2:45 pm | Symantec
• Delivers 4Q14 non-GAAP revenue at high-end of guidance; operating margin expansion and EPS exceed guidance More >>
Symantec Unveils New Advanced Threat Protection
Tuesday, 6 May 2014, 9:52 am | Symantec
Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced an entirely new approach to advanced threat protection (ATP), unveiling a roadmap of integrated solutions that demonstrates the security innovation power that only it can deliver to help customers solve their ... More >>
Symantec NetBackup Tackles Data Growth
Wednesday, 22 January 2014, 12:19 pm | Symantec
Symantec NetBackup Tackles Data Growth, Performance and Virtual Sprawl as Customers Transition to the Modern Data Centre More >>
Symantec Pacific Predictions for 2014
Monday, 2 December 2013, 2:18 pm | Symantec
1. The Big Data Bang is here: As social media and mobile devices proliferate, we’re in the midst of an information explosion. Every minute, we create, store and access complex data at an unprecedented scale; in fact 90 percent of the world’s data ... More >>
