March 19, 2018

Websites Replace Digital Certificates as Browsers Set Deadlines to Revoke Trust

2 min read - One of the largest certificate authorities announced that the vast majority of the top 1 million websites had replaced the digital certificates major browsers plan to phase out in the coming months.

November 6, 2017

Business Leaders Must Wake Up to the Risk of Shadow IT

2 min read - According to a recent survey by Symantec, the risk posed by shadow IT is growing, and CIOs are in denial about the scale of the problem.

August 8, 2017

Global Spam Rate Reaches Highest Level in Two Years

2 min read - In July, the global spam rate reached the highest level researchers had observed since March 2015, likely due to a rise in self-spreading email malware.

Fraud Protection July 25, 2017

The Evolution of Digital Certificates

3 min read - Digital certificates are used to authenticate both sides of a browser connection. It's a good first step, but certificates do not assure absolute trust.

March 28, 2017

Symantec’s SSL Certificate May Get Cut Off by Chrome

2 min read - In response to alleged violations, Google announced that its Chrome web browser will not trust an SSL certificate from Symantec for more than 279 days.

November 29, 2016

Backdoor Trojan Spread Via ‘Steganography’

2 min read - The backdoor Trojan known as Stegoloader infects its victims through a website offering fraudulent activation keys for pirated software.

August 16, 2016

SSL Use by Malware Samples Rises

2 min read - Symantec's Blue Coat security firm recently discovered an alarming spike in malware samples utilizing SSL since October 2015.

June 30, 2016

Symantec Vulnerabilities Are Severe, Require Immediate Action

2 min read - A security researcher at Google recently found more than two dozen severe Symantec vulnerabilities affecting several security products.

May 18, 2016

Bad Medicine? Symantec Antivirus Comes With Easy Exploit

2 min read - An antivirus security tool from Symantec has a serious vulnerability that can be leveraged for easy exploits if users don't patch immediately.

April 15, 2016

New Report Finds Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Increased in 2015

2 min read - A recent threat report from Symantec found that zero-day vulnerabilities were found about once a week in 2015, representing a big increase from 2014.