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Top 8 trusted cybersecurity companies in the world
As soon as the government of the United States announced a ban on Russian security software provided by Kaspersky, all the system administrators working across the world searched for the most trusted cybersecurity software companies in the world. Here’s an article that throws some light on this issue and will help in providing the best […]
Accenture to acquire Symantec Cyber Security Business
Accenture, the IT services provider from Ireland has fairly announced yesterday that it is all set to acquire Symantec’s Cyber Security Business from Broadcom Inc soon. However, the financial terms of the deal and when the deal will be closed are yet to be known on an official note. Accenture’s objective with the deal is […]
Symantec Cybersecurity heads for job cuts
Symantec, which is headquartered in Mountain View, California, is all set to downsize its business headcount by March next year. So, as a part of this objective, the American Software Corporation has announced over 152 job cuts at the company headquarters and 18 in its office at San Francisco. Over 36 designations will be laid […]
NSA hacking tools were stolen by China and used to launch cyber attacks
In a startling revelation made by New York Times(NYT) early today, China is now facing a new allegation of stealing hacking tools from National Security Agency and using them against American allies and private firms operating in Europe and Asia. Thus, the new allegation put forward by the American media resource clearly suggests that the […]
Symantec plans to cut cybersecurity costs by partnering with over 120 companies
Symantec, a California based cybersecurity provider has decided to cut down costs related to cybersecurity by partnering with over 120 companies including IBM Security, Microsoft, Box, Splunk, Servicesnow, Oracle, Amazon Web Services. The objective of this partnership is to make its enterprise partners build and deliver more than 250 products and services that integrate with […]
Symantec acquires cloud security startup Luminate
Symantec, the American software company has announced on Tuesday that it is going to acquire cloud security startup Luminate for an undisclosed amount. The objective of the deal is to allow mobile devices to connect securely to corporate applications running on-premises and in the cloud. As cyber threats of today are filled with sophistication, they […]
Symantec Corp to be acquired by Equity firm Thoma Bravo LLC
San Francisco based equity firm Thoma Bravo LLC has approached Symantec Corp with a proposal of acquiring the Norton Antivirus software maker for an undisclosed amount. Though the deal is still in discussion stages, sources say that it can take a shape by early next year. Meanwhile, Symantec seems to be busy in a spree […]
Symantec acquires Javelin Networks and Appthority
Symantec, the American security software company has officially announced early today that it has acquired Javelin Networks and Appthority to bolster its stand in the business of mobile and enterprise security products. Appthority is a San Francisco based startup related to cybersecurity field and is known to offer software that can detect data loss and […]
US healthcare firms hit by Orangeworm Malware
Symantec researchers have confirmed that a cybercrime group called ‘Orangeworm’ has succeeded in deploying a custom backdoor known as Trojan.Kwampirs in most of the databases owned by healthcare organizations in United States, Europe and some parts of Asia. As per the discovery of Symantec, the targeted organizations include equipment manufacturers, IT service providers, pharmaceutical companies, […]
Facebook, Microsoft, and Dell sign Cyber Attack pledge
Microsoft, Facebook, Dell and 37 other companies operating in the United States have signed a Cyber Attack pact pledging not to assist offensive government cyber attacks. That means, even if the government of United States desires to launch cyber attacks on the critical infrastructure of its enemy nations ( like Russia, China, and North Korea), […]
