Symantec split official as Veritas goes it alone
Veritas Technologies begins life as a newly independent company, following its split from security vendor Symantec.
Veritas Technologies begins life as a newly independent company, following its split from security vendor Symantec.
Hackers based in Iran have been using malware to spy on individuals, including potentially dissidents and activists in the country, according to new research from Symantec.
“Managing this risk is a shared responsibility. We need to step forward, and not wait for the adversary to make the move first."
“Security professionals are constantly on their toes trying to monitor and prevent the next cyber-attack."
“This transaction strengthens our financial foundation..."
Symantec is selling its information management business, known as Veritas, to an investor group led by The Carlyle Group for US$8 billion as it looks to increase its focus on security.
The cyberespionage group that stole the personal records of millions of Americans from U.S. health insurer Anthem and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has also reportedly breached United Airlines.
A group has been singled out as the attacker behind the recently disclosed hack against Anthem, believed to be the largest waged against a health care company.
Spam fell to less than 50 per cent of all email in June, the lowest in a decade, Symantec said in its latest Intelligence Report.
“I am confident he will be a catalyst who will help steer Symantec into its next stage of growth and innovation."
The hackers that targeted Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft developers two years ago have escalated their economic espionage efforts as they seek confidential business information and intellectual property they can profit from.
A hacker group known as Team GhostShell is publishing snippets of sensitive data allegedly stolen from the databases of hundreds of compromised websites.
The group behind the Duqu cyberespionage tool has compromised at least two telecommunications operators and one electronic equipment manufacturer, in addition to a cybersecurity firm and venues that hosted high-level nuclear negotiations between world powers and Iran.
Cybercriminals in Japan are targeting iPhone users with an online scam that tricks them into installing a malicious application when they attempt to view porn videos.
"MSSPs differ on their key go-to-market capabilities across the region."