Microsoft has corrected a mistake in its anti-spyware product that flagged some Symantec security tools as malicious software. The problem occurred after Microsoft pushed out an update for Windows ...

Broadcom is in talks with Symantec after last year's $19 billion purchase of CA Technologies. Broadcom has also considered buying Tibco, an infrastructure software company, although that deal would be ...

Symantec, Corp., one of the biggest players in computer and Internet security, today said it had agreed to purchase Veritas Software Corp. for $13.5 billion in stock. The Silicon Valley acquisition is ...

Symantec plans to eventually move all of its software to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, starting with a new online backup offering the company unveiled Tuesday. The new Symantec Protection ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC), the world’s leading cyber security company, today announced the acquisition of Luminate Security, a privately held company with ...

The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded Technica a $9 million contract to furnish Symantec Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), the company said March 12. Under the agreement, Technica will supply ...

Symantec will soon introduce a "reputation-based" software-rating technology that it has claimed can accurately differentiate malicious malware from legitimate programs. "Reputation-based security is ...

Symantec has updated its Data-Loss Prevention Suite so that if the software finds a data issue that needs fixing, it can apply third-party encryption and digital-rights management (DRM) controls to ...

Symantec Endpoint Protection and Webroot Internet Security Plus 2022 are compelling security products intended to protect business systems. Learn the pros and cons of each security solution to make ...

Symantec Corp. shares rallied Wednesday following reports that Broadcom Ltd. was in late stage talks to acquire the cybersecurity software company, and analysts drew parallels to the chip maker’s ...

Symantec I continue to receive email on Symantec and their software. In addition to the products swallowed and discarded by Symantec (as covered last time), readers wanted me to be sure to mention ...

Symantec, based here, said it documented 2,524 new vulnerabilities in 2002, an 81.5 percent increase over the number of vulnerabilities in 2001. "The reasons for that are varied. There are more ...