First drive-by Android malware detected 

First drive-by Android malware detected

Malware writers "even lazier than before".
Mac Flashback hijacked $10k a day: Symantec 

Mac Flashback hijacked $10k a day: Symantec

Click-fraud scheme about the revenue.
Off-the-shelf kits trigger record number of attacks 

Off-the-shelf kits trigger record number of attacks

Malware variants more prevalent than ever.
Number of infected Macs flashbacks to 650000 

Number of infected Macs flashbacks to 650000

Security firms trapped in tarpit.
140000 Flashback-infected computers remain 

140000 Flashback-infected computers remain

About 75 per cent of Macs freed from botnet slavery.
Symantec opens second Australian data centre   

Symantec opens second Australian data centre

Expands secure cloud service.
Symantec to acquire Nukona 

Symantec to acquire Nukona

Deal finalised in April.
Data breach costs drop for first time 

Data breach costs drop for first time

Bucks six-year trend.
Symantec confirms Norton AV code leaked 

Symantec confirms Norton AV code leaked

Symantec has confirmed that source code for its Norton anti-virus has been leaked.
Beware the digital native 

Beware the digital native

Young professionals causing a headache for enterprise security.
Symantec source code posted to BitTorrent 

Symantec source code posted to BitTorrent

Symantec warns of pending breaches.
Symantec dobbed in hacker during extortion attempt 

Symantec dobbed in hacker during extortion attempt

Police investigation continues.
Hackers claim Symantec would pay $50,000 extortion  

Hackers claim Symantec would pay $50,000 extortion

Source code hacker claims Symantec offered hush money.
Google won't kill 'malicious' Android apps 

Google won't kill 'malicious' Android apps

Apps dubbed malicious by Symantec did not violate terms of service.
PcAnywhere code stolen, Symantec warns of exploits 

PcAnywhere code stolen, Symantec warns of exploits

Company recommends to stop using its product pending fixes.
Symantec corporate anti-virus source code stolen   

Symantec corporate anti-virus source code stolen

Then worm exploits Symantec remote vulnerability.
Symantec's doubts dashed: Hackers stole code 

Symantec's doubts dashed: Hackers stole code

But code was defunct.
Symantec disputes claims hackers stole Norton source code 

Symantec disputes claims hackers stole Norton source code

Hackers' sneak peek lacks source.
Voluntary SSL standards backed by heavyweights 

Voluntary SSL standards backed by heavyweights

But Marlinspike says it won't do squat.
Survey: Aussies snub Govt protection programs 

Survey: Aussies snub Govt protection programs

Critical infrastructure operators less engaged with government.
Duqu exploits zero-day Microsoft bug 

Duqu exploits zero-day Microsoft bug

But some say evidence on Stuxnet link is 'circumstantial at best'.
Symantec flags attacks on chemical industry 

Symantec flags attacks on chemical industry

Australia appears untouched.
Are acquisitions stifling security? 

Are acquisitions stifling security?

It's going to get bad.
Symantec and Armorize fight malvertising 

Symantec and Armorize fight malvertising

Free early access on offer
Stuxnet copycat rips through EU industrial control systems 

Stuxnet copycat rips through EU industrial control systems

Self-destructs after 36 days.
First Python virus found  

First Python virus found

But its venom isn't fatal.
Symantec CEO says Intel-McAfee will build silicon, not security 

Symantec CEO says Intel-McAfee will build silicon, not security

But Symantec and Intel were still cozy.
Symantec launches iPad data loss prevention 

Symantec launches iPad data loss prevention

Android support to follow.
Polymorphic malware booming 

Polymorphic malware booming

Tries to outfox anti-virus emulators.
Internet death worm found 

Internet death worm found

Not your typical tech support.
Steve Jobs gone, phishing? 

Steve Jobs gone, phishing?

Criminals might capitalise on the resignation of Apple's CEO.
Symantec channel manager appears at Channel Dynamics 

Symantec channel manager appears at Channel Dynamics

Symantec waited a month to make the announcement.
Symantec scraps RSA tokens 

Symantec scraps RSA tokens

Managed Security Services customers "encouraged" to dump RSA.
Legacy of monster botnet fading 

Legacy of monster botnet fading

More than half of Rustock-infected machines have been cleaned, but 100,000 computers remain in India.
Trojan talks over Tor 

Trojan talks over Tor

Malware traffic gets anonymised, encrypted.
Mobile OS vulnerabilities jump 43 percent 

Mobile OS vulnerabilities jump 43 percent

But mobile operating systems still more secure than desktops.
Sophos offers to hire sacked Symantec engineers 

Sophos offers to hire sacked Symantec engineers

Rival ramps-up hires, seeks skilled engineers.
Symantec cuts Australian R&D staff 

Symantec cuts Australian R&D staff

Australians caught in global consolidation.
Analysis: Why do SQL injection attacks still succeed? 

Analysis: Why do SQL injection attacks still succeed?

Databases, web servers, middleware and WAFs are not properly secured.
Corporates warned of Qakbot worm boom 

Corporates warned of Qakbot worm boom

A swarm of new worm variants have emerged in recent months.
Aust IT managers shun encryption: report 

Aust IT managers shun encryption: report

But those that use encryption, like it.
Symantec management platform set for 2012 

Symantec management platform set for 2012

New resource monitoring tool.
Osama's doom a scammer boon 

Osama's doom a scammer boon

Be careful what you click for.
Targeted attacks pick up where Stuxnet left off 

Targeted attacks pick up where Stuxnet left off

Symantec report predicts a spike this year.
Symantec launches marketing call centre 

Symantec launches marketing call centre

Creates renewals portal.
Symantec adds encryption specialisation 

Symantec adds encryption specialisation

Partner program refresh comes into effect next month.
Mega-botnet Rustock stops spamming 

Mega-botnet Rustock stops spamming

Rustock, the once dominant spam botnet, seems to have been taken out of contention.
Trojan exploits Android security fix 

Trojan exploits Android security fix

Antivirus vendors find a mobile home.
Breach costs rise to $7.2m: study 

Breach costs rise to $7.2m: study

Average cost a breach lifts 7 percent to $214, says US research.
Symantec taps mobile apps as next threat 

Symantec taps mobile apps as next threat

Android and iOS malware in the crosshairs.
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