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• Inside Symantec's security bunker

  In one of the rolling hills above Winchester, England, is a decommissioned nuclear bunker that houses Symantec's U.K. Security Operations Center.

• Symantec powers down security appliances

  Symantec is shaking up its security appliance strategy, a move that entails the dismissal of about 80 employees, the company said.

• Symantec to help with Vista security?

  Symantec is thinking up ways to take the pain out of a security feature in Windows Vista.

• Symantec, Yahoo team on security

  Symantec and Yahoo plan to announce on Tuesday a partnership designed to help secure consumers online.

• Symantec sizes up security in Windows Vista

  Windows Vista might be Microsoft's most secure operating system yet, but its Windows SideBar and gadgets could pose security threats, according to Symantec.

Blogs (9)

• Westpac bank: AVG's toughest competitor

  The next time you're buying antivirus software, don't go direct to Symantec or McAfee. Don't download free antivirus. And definitely don't see Harvey Norman. Ask your bank they're quite literally giving the stuff away.

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  Has Symantec learnt from its Norton 360 mistakes?

  Today, Symantec released Norton 360 Version 2.0, but I wonder whether the security giant has learned from its past mistakes?

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  Can Norton 360 be trusted?

  Symantec is about to launch Norton 360 in Australia and although the product seems to have some interesting features, it will take more than marketing hype to persuade me that the company has stopped making bloated and unreliable software.

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  Naked Mac versus protected PC: What wins?

  What's easier to manage 200 Mac OS X systems without antivirus or 200 Windows systems running a leading antivirus package?

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  Symantec quits beating the 'OS X malware' drum

  The latest Internet Threat Survey from Symantec is a whopping 120 pages and unlike in its previous reports, the company has avoided any mention of malware for Apple's OS X.

Features and Case Studies (198)

• Norton Internet Security 2010 beta: Screenshots

  This week Symantec made beta versions of its flagship Norton Internet Security 2010 and Antivirus 2010 products available for testing. We put NIS 2010 through its paces to see how it stacks up.

• Symantec tool streamlines security

  Symantec has unveiled a package of network-security management tools designed to make it easier and faster for corporate administrators to protect networks from threats.

• Symantec plays-down security hole in Norton AntiVirus

  Symantec has admitted its flagship consumer security application, Norton AntiVirus 2005, has a security vulnerability that allows certain types of malicious script to infect a user's PC with a virus.

• Norton Internet Security 2009: Photos

  Norton Internet Security 2009 hits all the right security notes and its superior protection technologies might even win back some jaded anti-Symantec folks. We take you on a tour.

• 2007: How was it for security?

  Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.

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  Symantec CEO: The future of cybersecurity

  At RSA 2008 in San Francisco, Symantec CEO John Thompson talks about three security trends he believes will significantly impact the tech industry in the years to come. He predicts that malicious software will outnumber legitimate software; identity management will grow far beyond the enterprise; and digital-rights management will become...

Reviews (129)

• Symantec pumps up Windows Mobile protection

  Symantec is preparing to launch a mobile-security suite for Windows Mobile devices that it says will offer the same level of security for handhelds as is standard for PCs.

• Norton Confidential beta

  While Norton Confidential beta from Symantec aims to protect your online transactions, and its antisphishing toolbar compares favourably to Netcraft's own offering, we found the Norton package to be overly large, including many other Symantec applets that seem unnecessary.

• Norton Internet Security 2007

  Norton Internet Security 2007 makes significant gains over last year, including cutting-edge rootkit and behavioral monitoring features found nowhere else, but the overall package could be serious overkill for the average desktop owner.

• Norton 360

  For home and student use, we think Norton 360 represents the best value for ease of use, tools offered, and overall system performance. We recommend it over McAfee Total Protection and Microsoft Windows Live OneCare.

• Symantec gets ready to take on Microsoft

  At RSA Conference 2005 in San Francisco, Symantec CEO John Thompson knocks Microsoft's security efforts and says the upcoming merger with Veritas Software will provide businesses with an optimal product for corporate compliance.

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