China has come down hard on US-based security company Symantec and its Russian counterpart Kaspersky, removing it from the list of approved antivirus providers in Chinese government computer systems.
According to a new study, 54% of businesses lack the knowledge and intelligence required to protect against possible cyberattacks.
The cyber security veteran stated that antivirus software is still “alive and kicking” and that Symantec’s senior VP of information security was simple repeating past sentiments on antivirus.
The Software Restriction Policies feature that is a part of Windows has been used by a piece of malware to dampen the effect that many antivirus programs have.
The flaw hits versions of Internet Explorer 6 all the way through to IE 11, and allows for remote code execution – plus it affects those on Windows XP.
There’s a new piece of dangerous espionage malware threatening the security of nations around the world, along the lines of Stuxnet.
As speculation earlier this week indicated, Symantec is going to split up into two firms to allow for greater flexibility in order to drive growth.
With things not going well at the firm, it could be separated into two entities – a security software company, and another dealing with data storage.
The firm, which recently got rid of its CEO, is talking to the likes of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in order to develop a strategy in order to prevent activist shareholders from taking hold.
Researchers at Symantec have been able to intercept data broadcast from wearable gadgets using hardware worth just £40, as a report says developers must do more to protect user privacy.
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