Symantec Rolls Out Anti-Phishing Service
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Symantec Corp. is expected to announce on Monday a new service to help financial institutions fight phishing attacks and online fraud.
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Panic button included Symantec had been winding this pitch for a while now, but the data security giant just lobbed a web-hosted storage and backup service of its very own into play.â¦
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Security firm Symantec and the Indiana University School of Informatics have discovered a new type of security threat that could leave up to 50 percent of home broadband users susceptible to attack.
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(InfoWorld) - Symantec Corp. Wednesday released a beta of its new enterprise security product, formerly code-named Hamlet, that melds technology from several of the company's acquisitions over the last few years. The product, Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0, replaces the previous enterprise version, Symantec AntiVirus. It's a public beta, and the final version will be released around September. Symantec has decided not to charge more for the new product. "We believe the level of protection you should get for your money should be higher," said Mathew Lodge, director of product marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The EndPoint Protection suite is the culmination of a Symantec buying spree that included acquisitions of Sygate, Whole Security and Veritas. "We've spent a lot of money buying other companies," Lodge said. "We've integrated that technology into the new release." Endpoint Protection includes technology that looks at how applications behave, a way to detect if a program is doing something suspicious. For example, some malicious software programs try to download other programs from the Internet, which often is a bad sign. The suite includes other security features such as antivirus and antispyware capabilities, a firewall and host and network-based intrusion prevention technology. Another new feature is application control, which allows administrators to control what programs users can run on their machines. Also new is Symantec Network Access Control 11.0, an optional module that can be incorporated into Endpoint Protection. The feature determines whether or not to allow a mobile device to connect to the network depending on if it is a security risk, such as if the device doesnât have up-to-date patches. The module accommodates both Cisco's and Microsoft's protocols for network access control, Lodge said. It can also simply authenticate and check devices when they connect to a network and make a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) request, Lodge said. Symantec also announced a new program called Storage United, which is designed to help companies better organize their data storage even if they are using different OSes and storage hardware platforms. The program revolves around three themes: next-generation data protection, storage management and information management, said Kevin Bailey, senior product marketing manager. Prominent in the strategy will be use of NetBackup, a storage platform that came from Symantec's acquisition of Veritas, Bailey said. REFERENCES: Symantec slips, but closes in on AV product delivery, May 2, 2007Symantec mobile security client delayed, May 30, 2007
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Do-it-yourself phishing kits are being made available for download free of charge from the Internet, according to anti-virus firm Sophos.
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Symantec launches an optional, anti-spam subscription service for customers of its Internet e-mail gateway and enterprise-class antivirus products.
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Computer-security software maker Symantec today plans to unveil a new strategy for offering large businesses more services along with software for managing their computer networks.
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Portal says DomainKey use will protect users from ID theft and phishing scams.
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Tool that identifies Web sites pretending to be connected to banks, eBay, etc., could help leave phishing scammers dead in the water.
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Services try different approaches to sender authentication to halt spam.
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New ServGate hardware, starting at less than $1000, has integrated antivirus, spam filtering, and other security features.
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A product designed to protect Web surfers from phishing and pharming attacks is expected to ship on Monday. Symantec's Norton Confidential will be available from the Web site, with a shrinkwrapped version due in November.
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Scammers and hackers are targeting the human factor in system setups. Part of a series on hot security topics.
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Do-it-yourself phishing kits are being made available for download free of charge from the internet, security watchers have warned.
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Computer criminals are making phishing more potent by automating attacks. Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) analysts reckon fraudsters are using automated tools and botnets to ramp up attacks.
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There&#39;s good news and bad news on the security front. Internet security company Symantec Corp. on Monday released its Internet Security Threat Report, which provides a six-month snapshot
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Yahoo Inc. and Symantec Corp.  unveiled a joint consumer Internet security service on Monday  that will help the two companies compete against major rivals  such as Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp..