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Recent Symantec and IBM vulnerabilities, giblets, banned APIs and the SDL

2008-01-04 23:37:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...Symantec issued a security advisory warning users of critical remote code-execution security vulnerabilities in various Symantec email security products. The bugs caught my eye for a number of reasons First and foremost, security bugs in security products are always of great interest and concern to me, because customers use security...
 
Tags: linker sdl requirements, sdl requirements, ibm, sdl, requirements, symantec, bugs affect ibm, bugs, sdl refers
 
 
 
 
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Orphaned Symantec Root Certificates

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2007-08-02 15:12:18 by Editor in Cheap Hack
...Symantec certificates. Three things are of interest, and you can see the first two in the picture: The purposes for the certificate are " ". Usually certificates are listed as being used for a more limited set of purposes, such as server authentication or code signing. Also note that the "Friendly Name" field is empty. This means that the...
 
Tags: symantec, symantec products, system unstable, symantec loans, system, norton removal tool, expect normal users, vista systems, sign malware
 
 
 
 
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Symantec's Network-Based NAC

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2008-06-30 03:33:00 by JJ in Security Uncorked
...Symantec (as in the software vendor) has a network-based (as in the hardware) NAC. Once you get over the title, keep reading If you read my blog, or know me, you probably know I do NOT like software (and it usually doesnt like me). So, Id be the first to jump on the anti-software-peer-based-NAC train, but I think we have to be informed before...
 
Tags: nac, nac enforcement components, nac controllers, nac products, nac enforcer, symantecs nac enforcer, symantec, symantec nac client, symantec corporation
 
 
 
 
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Symantec + Vontu: A Marriage Made In Heaven?

2007-11-13 08:55:35 by Thomas Raschke in Security & Risk Management
 
...Symantec/Vontu and for that matter for anybody acquiring or thinking about a more pronounced strategy for data-centric risk based security SPEED. ILP is hot because customers need to address their insider challenges (or else gamble with their data security) and they impatiently expect solutions that are accurate, easy to use, and integrated....
 
Tags: ilp, ilp awareness, ilp wave, ilp vendors compare, ilp leader, ilp functionality, loss, data loss prevention, blown ilp functionality
 
 
 
 
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Symantec - "We don't (just) sell anti-virus".

2007-10-05 13:27:00 by Allen Baranov, CISSP in Security Thoughts
 
...Symantec presentation today to learn about their new End Point Protection and to take a sip of their Kool-Aid They took great pains to make sure that the audience was aware that they do not sell anti-virus software anymore - they sell "end point protection". Which, really, is anti-virus with other stuff The point is that even according to...
 
Tags: anti-virus, virus, symantec, anti-virus software anymore, protection product, product, protection, symantec presentation, reports viruses
 
 
 
 
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Symantec offers online fraud protection

2008-05-28 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b0a494 in Network World on Security
 
Symantec announced the availability of Symantec Online Fraud Protection, a comprehensive program that includes Symantec services, education and ongoing monitoring and management capabilities designed to protect businesses that conduct large volumes of financial transactions and their customers from losses due to online fraud
 
Tags: symantec, online fraud, includes symantec services, financial transactions, protect businesses, losses due, management capabilities, comprehensive program, conduct
 
 
 
 
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Symantec offers endpoint encryption products

2008-02-29 00:00:00 by Ellen Messmer in Network World on Security
 
Symantec is taking its first step into desktop encryption by rebranding two endpoint security products from GuardianEdge, though the intent is to integrate the encryption capability into Symantec's own flagship desktop security product at some future date
 
Tags: symantec, endpoint security products, desktop encryption, encryption capability, intent, step, guardianedge, future
 
 
 
 
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Symantec chief talks acquisitions, Cisco's snub and "Project Huggie"

2008-04-14 00:00:00 by Ellen Messmer in Network World on Security
 
Symantec chairman and CEO John Thompson delivered a keynote speech to thousands of security professionals at the RSA Conference 2008 in San Francisco and later talked to Network World senior editor Ellen Messmer about vendor alliances, Symantec's competition and the importance of data-loss prevention technology
 
Tags: symantec, ceo john thompson, symantec chairman, data-loss prevention technology, keynote speech, security professionals, rsa conference, vendor alliances, san francisco
 
 
 
 
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Delivering Integrated Security, Recovery, and Archive Protection with Symantec Backup Exec

2008-06-17 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Source: Symantec) Businesses face a growing challenge to ensure that the IT environment is properly protected. Backup Exec 12 integrates with other applications in the Symantec family of products, to complement your current data protection strategy, keep your data securely backed up and make it recoverable when you need it most
 
Tags: symantec, backup exec, symantec family, data securely, source, ensure, businesses, applications, complement