The merger of NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec) with London-listed Avast raises no competition concerns, the UK's CMA regulator confirms
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NortonLifeLock, Avast To Merge Into Antivirus Goliath
NortonLifeLock, the entity formerly known as Symantec, is to merge with Avast to create antivirus juggernaut for the consumer sector
Broadcom Sells Symantec Unit To Accenture
Brief affair. Only a few months after finally acquiring it for $10.7bn, Broadcom opts to offload Symantec's Enterprise division
Symantec Consumer Division Sale To Equity Firms – Report
Private equity groups sniff around remaining consumer division of Symantec, after enterprise sale to Broadcom
Broadcom Acquires Symantec Enterprise Unit For £8.8bn
Acquisition confirmed as Broadcom continues to expand beyond its traditional chip business
Broadcom In ‘Advanced Talks’ To Acquire Symantec – Again
Weeks after Symantec walked away after price disagreement, reports suggest the two are close to a deal
Symantec, Broadcom Axe Acquisition Talks – Report
Symantec reportedly walks away from acquisition talks with Broadcom, after disagreement about price
Broadcom In ‘Advanced Talks’ To Acquire Symantec
Another software move for chipmaker, as Broadcom reportedly seeks to acquire security veteran Symantec
Majority Of Hotels Leak Personal Data – Symantec
Leaky hotels. Symantec study finds 67 percent of hotels worldwide leak guests' personal information
Singapore Health Hackers Identified By Symantec
Hacking group that inflicted Singapore with its worst ever cyber attack, has been identified by Symantec
Orangeworm Gang Stealing Healthcare Data Since 2015
Healthcare trojan found on X-ray and MRI machines after three year campaign by Orangeworm gang, Symantec warns
Symantec Adds Extra Security Layer For Azure, Office 365 Users
Security vendor teams up with Microsoft to provide an extra layer of protection for Redmond cloud customers
Sowbug Hacking Group Targets South America & Asian Governments
Previously unknown hacking group found targeting foreign policy and diplomatic targets
McAfee Ends Government Source Code Reviews
The US security firm has banned future reviews of its products' source code by governments amidst growing tension over cyber-espionage
Symantec Halts Government Reviews Of Source Code
Symantec CEO claims government source code reviews pose 'unacceptable risk' to security software
Dragonfly Hackers ‘Could Plunge Europe Into Darkness’
Power outages...Hacker group has infiltrated energy firms and could turn off the lights across continent, according to Symantec
Symantec Acquires Israeli Endpoint Security Firm Fireglass
Fireglass' platform ensures malicious content is executed separately from endpoint devices
Symantec: IT Integration Needs To Be Tackled To Ensure Robust Cyber Security
INTERVIEW: Roland Moore-Colyer discusses cyber threats with Darren Thomson, EMEA CTO at Symantec, at Infosecurity 2017
North American ‘Longhorn’ Group Used WikiLeaks Vault 7 Exploits Against 40 Targets
Symantec says all the clues point to Longhorn's tools being ones included in WikiLeaks file dump
Google And Symantec Clash Over Certificate ‘Failures’
Search engine giant reduces trust level in Symantec-certificates, but security firm slams Google's “misleading” claims
BT Bolsters Managed Security Services With Symantec Network And Cloud Tech
More Symantec products stuffed into BT's security services
Airport Gate Screens ‘Exposes Personal Data’ Of Passengers
A public gate display at a European airport exposed passenger names and booking codes, according to Symantec researcher found
Symantec Acquires LifeLock For £1.9bn To Boost Norton Division
The security giant looks to turn its ailing consumer security software division
Symantec Spots Student Scam Powered By Ascesso Trojan
Scammers are trying to trick students into paying for application to the US student loan forgiveness programme
Cyber Criminals Using Odinaff Trojan To Infiltrate Bank Systems
Symantec has discovered a trojan capable of hiding in the networks of financial institutions
Turkey, Italy And Hungary Riddled With Botnets Finds Norton Research
Botnets hop on high-speed city infrastructure to fire malware, spam and other threats across the Internet
Hackers Are Using Consumer IoT Devices To Launch DDoS Attacks
Lax IoT security is allowing cyber criminals to syphon bandwidth to launch attacks on big businesses
ARM And Symantec Team Up For Open Trust Protocol IoT Security Standard
ARM, Symantec and others address Internet of Things security challenge with new protocol
Code Hooking Opens Security Product Vulnerability
Fresh concern raised about the security of the very products designed to protect users from cyber nastiness
Serious Vulnerabilities In Symantec Products Are ‘As Bad As It Gets’
Vulnerabilities “are as bad as it gets” says Google's Project Zero, and could endanger millions of users