Global Stories

Symantec promising profitability, predictability and new potential post-merger

Symantec's Blue Coat acquisition opens new doors for partners says Symantec's global channel boss, who is promising predictability and profitability.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Jul 2016

Malware

BEC scams targeting a business near you

BEC scams are low-tech financial fraud in which hoax emails from CEOs are sent to financial staff to request transfers of large amounts of money.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Jul 2016

Cybersecurity

Symantec remains #1 in worldwide security software market share report

Symantec tops Gartner's global security software market despite a 6.2% revenue decline to USD $3.4 billion, marking its third year of decreased earnings.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Jul 2016

Gaming

Pokemon Go: Gotta catch all the app permissions

Pokemon Go is taking the world by storm & getting people out of their houses - but the dissenters are still saying 'beware'.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 15th Jul 2016

Cybersecurity

Security software on the rise, despite collective decline for top vendors

The global security software market is on the rise, despite large vendors such as Symantec and Intel experiencing below-market growth.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 15th Jul 2016

Email Security

Do you know how to spot and destroy that BEC scam?

Business email compromise scams, also known as CEO fraud, is a huge problem in 2016. How can you spot one and what should you do about it?.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2016

Disaster Recovery

Growing data loss concerns driving Backup-as-a-Service market

Growing concerns about data loss is having huge impact on the the BaaS sector, with new forecasts predicting the market to surpass $4 billion by 2020.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Jul 2016

Internet of Things

Symantec launches cyber protection for vehicle manufacturers & connected cars

Cars & the Internet of Things are the latest focus of Symantec's cyber security, as it launches its specialised Anomaly Detection for Automotive.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Jun 2016

Data Loss Prevention

Expert dishes on Symantec/Blue Coat 'powerful' merger

Symantec announced the acquisition of web and cloud security specialist Blue Coat. Symantec is about to become bigger and more powerful than the rest.

By Andrew Kellett • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Jun 2016

Cybersecurity

Symantec's acquisition of Blue Coat to amplify cybersecurity protection

Symantec has announced its acquisition of cloud security provider Blue Coat for $4.65 billion, strengthening cyber protection for Symantec customers.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Mon, 13th Jun 2016

Cybersecurity

Swift growth expected in healthcare cyber security market

The Asia Pacific healthcare cyber security market is expected to grow swiftly due to the rapid enhancements in the healthcare sector.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 9th Jun 2016

Data Protection

Zuckerberg password breach prompts warning about account security

Change your password now and make it strong. That's the advice from Symantec after Mark Zuckerberg was the latest victim of a password leak.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Jun 2016

Encryption

Symantec offers encryption software for web hosters

Web hosters must make sure their websites are encrypted for security, trust & to keep their business afloat. Symantec has offered one solution.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 3rd Jun 2016

Endpoint Protection

Security hole in Symantec antivirus exposes Windows, Linux and Macs

A major security vulnerability has been uncovered by UK white hat hacker and Google Project Zero developer, Tavis Ormandy.

By Patrick Pilcher • 2 min read • Wed, 18th May 2016

Cybersecurity

Symantec CEO exits as company reduces revenue forecast

Symantec chief executive Michael A Brown is exiting the company, with the vendor also revising its Q4 revenue forecast downwards by US$12 million.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 29th Apr 2016

Digital Transformation

Louis Tague takes top ANZ role at Veritas

Vertias has promoted Louis Tague to the top ANZ role of managing director for the information management vendor.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 28th Apr 2016

Unified Communications

Cisco leads IoT security market, followed by Intel and Symantec

The growing number of connected devices is driving demand for IoT security, says Amrita Choudhury, analyst at Technavio.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Apr 2016

Malware

NZ growing target for cybercrime, especially ransomware

New Zealand averaged 108 ransomware attacks per day in 2015 according to a new Symantec report, which shows we're an increasing target for cybercrime.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Apr 2016