Symantec

In EU, Veritas: Post-Symantec firm flogs data protection 'safety' to biz

Free, free at last and with new software to boot

Storage05 Dec 2016 | 2

Veeam kicks Symantec's ass over unpatentable patents

Eight claims dismissed with prejudice

On-Prem22 Nov 2016 | 20

Symantec doubles down on consumer security by buying LifeLock

Bid to mitigate damage in face of declining anti-virus sales

Security21 Nov 2016 | 15

World's lamest ransomware authors won't answer fake tech support line

Pro-tip: Spend less on SEO and more on scrubbing the universal decrypt key from your code

Security08 Aug 2016 | 1

Symantec appoints first cybersecurity czar to woo hacking talent

DEF CON Uber-nerd Tarah Wheeler aims to build bridges

Channel06 Aug 2016 | 13

Tinder porn scam: Swipe right for NOOOOOO I paid for what?

Dig yourself out of this one, buddy

Security25 Jul 2016 | 37

Everyone's favorite infosec biz – Blue Coat – must cough up $40m to rival in patent rip-off row

From SSL cert blowup to busted infringement appeal

Security20 Jul 2016 |

Veritas backup appliance sees red

Increased 5200 capacity and speed with lower power draw and a red line

Channel13 Jul 2016 |

Attention, small biz using Symantec AV: Smash up your PCs, it's the safest thing to do

Security patch for ridiculously bad bugs still weeks away

Channel06 Jul 2016 | 26

Man-in-the-middle biz Blue Coat bought by Symantec: Infosec bods are worried

Analysis HTTPS-buster and root cert bods joining up? Hmm

Security14 Jun 2016 | 25

Symantec swoops on Blue Coat in $4.65bn deal

Target abandons IPO

Channel13 Jun 2016 | 16

Don't panic, says Blue Coat, we're not using CA cert to snoop on you

Symantec and partner say HTTPS certificate-issuing powers used only for testing

Security27 May 2016 | 27

Suckfly: The hacking group targeting India but taking weekends off

State-sponsored hackers without overtime?

Security18 May 2016 | 7

Symantec antivirus bug allows utter exploitation of memory

Cross-platform nasty is simplicity itself to exploit, so get patching peeps

Channel17 May 2016 | 21

Symantec: I know we said things'd get better when we sold Veritas...

But we need $400m cost savings. Which means fewer people, less real estate

Channel13 May 2016 | 10

Symantec CEO Mike Brown ousted after nasty numbers

Board says with Veritas gone, its time for pure-play security CEO

On-Prem29 Apr 2016 | 7

Symantec warns of serious security holes – in Symantec security kit

Even the gatekeepers need patching

Channel18 Mar 2016 | 5

Symantec's definition of transformation: Take the profit made a year ago and burn a quarter of it

Silver Lake slips its PIPE into troubled security firm

Channel05 Feb 2016 | 3

How Symantec scuppered Veritas sell-off six ways to Sunday

Organizational changes wrecked last quarter's results

Storage01 Feb 2016 | 15

Symantec's getting $1bn less for Veritas thanks to ‘uncertainties’

The Carlyle Group scoops a nice little cut in the price

On-Prem20 Jan 2016 | 11

No root for you! Google slams door on Symantec certs

Google being 'alarmist' claims Symantec

Security11 Dec 2015 | 35

All eyes on the jailbroken as iOS, Mac OS X threat level ratchets up

Number of new problems rising, says Symantec

Security10 Dec 2015 | 53

Symantec's salvation plan is more and better integration. No, really

New CEO Mike Brown outlines security product mashup plan

Security17 Nov 2015 | 8

Symantec numbers are out. Execs might wish they weren't

CEO: Our storage-free world is almost here, now just need to secure our future

Channel06 Nov 2015 | 8

Fuming Google tears Symantec a new one over rogue SSL certs

We've got just the thing for you, Symantec ...

Security29 Oct 2015 | 36

Bird flies nest: Symantec UK, Ireland and Nordics boss moves on

Exec quits just five months into role

Channel26 Oct 2015 | 1

Veritas-free Symantec: what is glittery and easier to slip into?

A new channel programme, 'let us help you to help us' says shrinking vendor

Channel05 Oct 2015 | 1

Parrish has vanished: NetApp chief marketeer leaves the parish

Effective immediately

Channel21 Sep 2015 | 7

D-Link spilled its private key onto the web – letting malware dress up as Windows apps

Updated Friday firmware facepalm

OSes18 Sep 2015 | 12

Symantec/GeoTrust revokes some SSL certificates for .pw TLD

‘Spammy’ locale gets its wings clipped

Security11 Sep 2015 | 3

Crossing the Rubrikon: Rubrik sets out its rules of engagement

Back-up software killer sharpens its weapon

Storage24 Aug 2015 |

Symantec’s dismal results show need for Veritas sale

Security firm needs to Caesar the opportunity to grow the business

Channel12 Aug 2015 | 4

Symantec palms Veritas off on private equity group in $8bn mega-sale

Carlyle Group slurps up storage firm – just like we told you would happen

On-Prem11 Aug 2015 | 3

Norton for Windows 10 is NOT a box-borking beta, insists Symantec

Beta? More like Betamax with a snagged tape, howl customers

Security20 Jul 2015 | 21

Spamquake subsides: less than half of email is now processed pork

Best results since 2003 as Phisherfolk stop dangling their bait

Security20 Jul 2015 | 22

Symantec selling Veritas to private equity firm – report

Absence of CEO for backup biz suggests buyer will bring their own

Channel09 Jul 2015 | 2

Cain says Veritas is in fine fettle as able Symantec preps for split

Foundational and next-gen products for the data deluge

On-Prem08 Jul 2015 | 1

Dyre banking VXers LOVE Mondays, Symantec says

Hard-working scum maintain 285 command and control servers

Security25 Jun 2015 | 8

Symantec announces latest grand fromage prior to split

Gives everyone the Bird as ex-Check Point man climbs on board

Channel17 Jun 2015 | 1

Security software's a booming market. Why is Symantec stumbling?

Data breaches drive increased security spend

Channel27 May 2015 | 13

Rubrik deluged with a bucket full of B-round dollars

Hybrid cloud backup appliance startup pockets a cool $41m

On-Prem26 May 2015 |

Can Barracuda become the big fish in a small cloud?

Interview We're sticking to the profitable territory, says CEO

On-Prem18 May 2015 |

Symantec: Look at our Q4 numbers ... no, not those ones

Security fails, storage grows

On-Prem15 May 2015 | 3

US judge lobs antivirus patents back to Hell

Loss of two patents cripples case against Trend Micro, could slash Symantec payout

Security24 Apr 2015 | 12

There's TOO MANY data-leaking healthcare firms, growls Symantec

Problems often related to ‘poorly patched devices’

SaaS15 Apr 2015 | 5

Symantec may flog off Veritas – but where's the CEO hunt at?

PE sale instead of float on the cards

Channel13 Apr 2015 | 2

Backup Exec worships VMware's spanking new ESXi appeal

Oh yeah, and Amazon's cloud looks good too

On-Prem07 Apr 2015 | 5

Energy utilities targeted by Office-spawned recon attack tool

Yet another reason Excel is evil, and yet another reason to get up to date on patches

Security02 Apr 2015 | 9

700,000 beautiful women do the bidding of one Twitter-scamming man

Weight loss scam used oodles of accounts to get the clueless shelling out for useless beans

Security27 Mar 2015 | 52

Where will you place your vendor bets in 2015?

Change is order of day as tech giants shift strategy gears

Channel25 Mar 2015 |

Storage biz gets down with da kidz, announces new update on Reddit

Comment Veritas ready to let NetBackup off the leash

On-Prem17 Mar 2015 | 2

Symantec: Corporate divorce starts on April Fool's Day

Unhappy bedfellows split sales team from next month

Channel05 Mar 2015 | 3

TrueCrypt + Norton AV = BSOD, wail disgruntled users

Updated Symantec struggling to deliver fix, offers 'mitigation options'

Security20 Feb 2015 | 39

Symantec to cough up $17m after bloody dust-up with patent troll

Security biz to spend next week pouring profit into Intellectual Ventures' wallet

Legal10 Feb 2015 | 11

Symantec sees profits crash ahead of corporate divorce

Storage kids did OK in Q3 but security was the problem child

Channel06 Feb 2015 | 5

Are virtualisation and the cloud SNUFFING OUT traditional backup software?

Comment Watch out for upstarts, enterprise storage bigshots

Storage05 Feb 2015 | 19