Cyber-attacks more widespread, damaging

After lurking in the shadows for the first 10 months of 2013, cybercriminals have unleashed the most damaging series of cyber-attacks in history. Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR), Volume 19, shows a significant shift in cybercriminal behaviour,...

Symantec: cybercrime growing in Middle East

Symantec has observed the growth of indigenous groups of attackers in the Middle East, centred on a simple piece of malware known as njRAT. While njRAT is similar in capability to many other remote access tools (RATs), what is interesting about this malware is that it...

Symantec opens Customer Management Centre

Symantec has established and opened a new Customer Management Centre (CMC) to provide a world-class experience for its customers across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Symantec will make it easier for customers and partners to interact with the company by bringing...

Symantec appoints new country manager

Symantec announced it has appointed Nick Christodoulou as its new country manager in South Africa. Nick will be responsible for growing Symantec’s consumer, commercial and enterprise business, while strengthening cooperation with partners. The recent appointment...

Hitachi Data Systems partners with Symantec

Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has announced an agreement with Symantec to resell Symantec NetBackup data protection software and Enterprise Vault information archiving software. Enterprise customers want an end-to-end solution from a single vendor to solve their data...