Symantec CEO Thompson to Step Down

11/17/2008 9:25:26 PM

Symantec CEO John Thompson is retiring. . . Thompson, 59, has led the Cupertino, Calif.-based security vendor for the past decade. He will be ...

Three Ways Internet Crime Has Changed

11/3/2008 12:22:56 AM

Gone are the days when most hackers were looking for fame with a splashy, large-scale attack on a network that made headlines. Today's ...

Seeing Tough Times Ahead, Symantec Plans Layoffs

10/31/2008 8:22:14 AM

Seeing Tough Times Ahead, Symantec Plans Layoffs By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service (San Francisco Bureau) Anticipating a slowdown in IT ...

Symantec Builds Incubator for New Ideas

10/29/2008 9:05:44 AM

Security vendor Symantec thinks it can have the best of both worlds, building a nimble startup atmosphere within a massive, 17,000-employee ...

Gimmiv Worm Feeds on Latest Microsoft Bug

10/27/2008 9:23:55 AM

One day after Microsoft issued a rare emergency Windows security patch, the bad guys have a few new ways to take advantage of the bug. . ...

Inside Symantec's Security Operations Center

10/14/2008 9:09:35 PM

The inside of the Symantec Security Operations Center looks like a scene out of the movie "War Games," and in many ways, the connection is fitting ...

Data Center Security Tools to Not Overlook

10/9/2008 12:19:35 AM

Protecting a corporate data center is like trying to keep an elephant safe from a swarm of flies. Despite your best efforts, bites happen. As the ...

Symantec to Buy E-mail Security Vendor MessageLabs

10/8/2008 12:42:27 PM

Symantec will pay US$695 million for MessageLabs, a security vendor that offers a hosted spam and Web traffic filtering service.. . MessageLabs ...