Viruses Aimed at Microsoft Rise Sharply-Symantec
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The number of new viruses and worms aimed at Microsoft Corp.&#39;s (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) ubiquitous Windows operating system rose 400 percent between January and June from the same year-earlier period, leading computer
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Symantec report says Internet attacks for financial gain on the rise.
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Security software maker Symantec Corp   reported a rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday,  boosted by overseas sales, and forecast current-quarter results  above Wall Street estimates, sending its shares up 9 percent.
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Malicious software, spreading through OpenOffice documents, "can infect Windows, Linux and Mac OS X systems," Symantec says.
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InfoWorld - The SANS Internet Storm Center on Friday raised its threat level to yellow after observing an increase in the number of Internet-based attempts to exploit a zero-day vulnerability discovered earlier in the week.
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Blog: Symantec technology creates new protection for Internet Explorer users.
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Antivirus firm Symantec is facing a denial-of-service attack on its Web site from the latest version of the MyDoom worm. Authors of MyDoom.
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(InfoWorld) - Symantec Chairman and CEO John Thompson blamed Microsoft on Tuesday for the current pricing competition his company faces in the consumer security market, suggesting Microsoft's pricing scheme for its first entry into the space is "monopolistic." Speaking at the offices of the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York, Thompson said Microsoft's decision last year to offerÂ Windows Live OneCare, a service that combines firewall, antiviru,s and backup capabilities, for $49.95 per year for three PCs "clearly recast prior expectations for consumer security technology." "I don't want to say it was monopolistic, but it looked that way to some of us," Thompson said. Symantec released Norton 360, its competitor to Windows Live OneCare, last March, but the product -- at $79.99 for three PCs -- costs more than Windows Live OneCare but has the benefit of more features and Symantec's experience in security going for it. Using competitive pricing to try to get a leg up in a market where a company is weak is a common practice, and Symantec is no stranger to such pricing storms, Thompson said. "We have seen a continued focus on price competition in some markets and some channels," he said. To say Microsoft has a long way to go before it can compete with the breadth of products Symantec has in the consumer and enterprise spaces is an understatement. Microsoft executives have acknowledged that the company took its time in realizing the importance of security, but they are now determined to give Symantec and McAfee a run for their money with offerings like OneCare and the Forefront security line. Still, there is wide agreement that any serious heat from Microsoft in security is several years off, if not more. Thompson said Tuesday that his company is well-prepared to evolve with the industry and new competitors. As part of this evolution, Symantec plans to unveil its first software-as-a-service option this year, a backup service for SMBs called the Symantec Protection Network. That service will be rolled out in conjunction with the next version of its Backup Exec software. "We've reinvented ourselves in the past, and we'll probably reinvent ourselves if not one more time than at least two more times" to keep up with industry changes, Thompson said.
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Symantec Corp. , the biggest global security software maker, on Wednesday posted a 48 percent rise in third-quarter profit, driven by strong sales that were aided by a weak dollar.
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Symantec has issued a warning that computers running Microsoft Windows XP can be infected by a new trojan horse, even though it is patched with Microsoft&#39;s latest Service Pack 2. The Trojan.
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Universities and schools worst hit University security experts warned administrators on Monday that a bot program has started to spread by exploiting five patched Microsoft vulnerabilities and a six-month-old flaw in Symantec's anti-virus software.â¦
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The number of cyber attacks on Windows operating system rose by 400pc between January June of this year, computer security company Symantec said today.
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IBM has reported an increase in malware volume and sophistication as part of its security statistics report for the first half of the year.
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Symantec, McAfee hope raising virus-definition fees will move users to suites.
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Symantec warns Net users of Trojan horse that removes adware but alters security settings in computers.
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Symantec, McAfee hope raising virus-definition fees will move users to   suites.
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European spam networks have pumped out more unsolicited e-mail than those in the U.S. for the third month in a row, according to security vendor Symantec.