Microsoft has corrected a mistake in its anti-spyware product that flagged some Symantec security tools as malicious software. The problem occurred after Microsoft pushed out an update for Windows ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC), the world’s leading cyber security company, today announced the acquisition of Luminate Security, a privately held company with ...

Security-software maker Symantec on Wednesday notified rivals that it owns a pair of patents covering its method for updating virus software and definitions incrementally. It was unclear why Symantec ...

The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded Technica a $9 million contract to furnish Symantec Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), the company said March 12. Under the agreement, Technica will supply ...

Symantec plans to eventually move all of its software to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, starting with a new online backup offering the company unveiled Tuesday. The new Symantec Protection ...

Symantec makes security software for the enterprise market. They also sell a line of products for the consumer market under their Norton brand. All of their anti-virus products use the same core ...

Symantec said it would no longer allow governments to review its software, a move that comes as competitors in the security space face backlash for their reported cooperation with third-party ...

Security software giant Symantec is slated to report its fiscal 2016 third quarter results on February 4th. (Fiscal years end with March.) The company’s performance is expected to benefit from the ...