Symantec stories - Page 7
Symantec: Blue Coat acquisition a “work in progress”
Wed, 2nd Nov 2016
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Symantec's Global Partner Sales vice president spoke at a media briefing about what their acquisition of Blue Coat will mean for partners.
What you need to know about the Mirai botnet behind recent major DDoS attacks
Tue, 1st Nov 2016
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A DDoS on DNS provider Dyn last week managed to disrupt an array of the internet’s biggest websites, including Paypal. Here's what you need to know.
Tech support scams now hide code to mask malicious intent
Fri, 28th Oct 2016
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Symantec discovers another tech support scam that uses scare tactics to fool users into believing they're infected with a virus.
Cyber insurance in Australia set to rise in the wake of increasing attacks
Thu, 27th Oct 2016
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Spike in cyberattacks prompts 19% of Aussie SMBs to consider cyber insurance, as costs of breaches soar, Norton reports.
Kiwi businesses not up to scratch with cyber insurance
Thu, 27th Oct 2016
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New Zealand's small businesses lag in cyber insurance uptake, with only 6% covered and 9% considering it essential for future resilience.
Australian organisations popular targets for newly discovered trojan
Tue, 18th Oct 2016
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payroll systems
Symantec says these attacks are extremely focused on companies operating in the banking, securities, trading, and payroll sectors.
Email-based attacks by ransomware groups on the rise
Fri, 14th Oct 2016
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Ransomware gangs escalate email attacks, employing WSF attachments to spread the Locky virus, reveals cybersecurity firm Symantec.
Symantec detects ransomware variants created directly on mobile devices
Tue, 4th Oct 2016
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New variants of Android.Lockscreen ransomware are using pseudorandom passcodes to prevent victims from unlocking devices, warns Symantec.
Symantec finds fraudulent jailbreaking site that's tricked 100,000 iOS users
Tue, 4th Oct 2016
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Scammers are now going after unwitting users who want to jailbreak their iOS devices, and are spoofing popular jailbreaking site TaiG to do it.
DDoS attacks: IoT devices targeted more and more
Tue, 27th Sep 2016
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IoT devices increasingly hijacked for DDoS attacks, with many originating from the US and China, reveals Symantec's latest study.
Symantec's August malware stats show rise in malware but drop in attacks
Tue, 13th Sep 2016
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New malware variants are on the rise but phishing attack rates have dropped, suggesting a rollercoaster mix of threat types in August.
Dropbox's massive 68 million password breach prompts warning about account security
Thu, 8th Sep 2016
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Dropbox customers, change your passwords now, especially if you joined in 2012. 68 million passwords have been hashed and salted, but not used - yet.
Aus & NZ at the forefront of security capability
Tue, 30th Aug 2016
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Symantec's VP and CSO, Tim Fitzgerald, praises Australia and New Zealand's tech innovation but highlights their struggle to find senior security leaders.
Video of Hillary making ISIS deal: It's not real, says security expert
Mon, 22nd Aug 2016
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Symantec warns of non-existent video of Hillary Clinton exchanging money with ISIS used as bait in spam emails.
No joke: Ransomware-as-a-Service is a thing
Wed, 17th Aug 2016
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cybersecurity
Symantec has uncovered a new type of ransomware being distributed on the cyberundergound that distributes a ransomware builder to aspiring attackers.
Symantec: How Instagram accounts were hacked & altered to promote adult dating spam
Mon, 15th Aug 2016
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Symantec comments on the influx of fake Instagram profiles luring users to adult dating sites. Now Instagram's being hacked to promote adult spam.
Blue Coat to the rescue: Symantec’s declining revenue ‘will end’
Fri, 12th Aug 2016
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Symantec's eight-quarter revenue decline will stop in 3Q16, thanks to acquisition of Blue Coat, says TBR analyst.
Craig McGregor promoted to top Aussie channel role for Check Point
Thu, 11th Aug 2016
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Check Point has promoted Craig McGregor to head up its Australian channel as the vendor looks to increase share and help partners increase revenue.
Symantec delves deeper into its CCS suite
Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
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Symantec releases Control Compliance Suite, offering new features for agile IT governance and compliance in cybersecurity.
BHSI & Symantec team up to provide enterprise cyber liability insurance
Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
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BHSI and Symantec are teaming up to provide cyber liability insurance to enterprise policyholders who want cover in breach emergencies.