Symantec Corp today announced the release of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) version 15 providing increased data protection, automation and product integration to strengthen the Information Centric Security solution. These major enhancements provide a greater ability to discover, monitor and protect sensitive or regulated data even in unmanaged environments. Symantec’s InformationRead More…

Security MEA speaks with Haider Pasha, Chief Technology Officer, Emerging Markets at Symantec about consumer behavior and perception around Wi-Fi hotspots, and the approach to safe browsing outside of home network.Read More…

According to Symantec, the energy sector in U.S., Turkey, and Switzerland is being targeted by a new wave of cyber attacks that could provide attackers with the means to severely disrupt affected operations. The group behind these attacks is known as DragonflyRead More…

The Middle East and Africa did remain relatively unscathed in the recent ransomware attacks, with only a few isolated cases reported across the region. But that doesn’t mean the region is invulnerable to such attacks. The recent wave of ransomware is just another example of attackers upping their ante to targetRead More…

The Petya ransomware attack that was inspired by WannaCry attack, kicked off on June 27. Symantec has investigated the motivation behind the Petya attack, to understand whether money or disruption is the more likely motivation of the people behind the Petya cyber attack. According to Symantec telemetry, the majority of victimsRead More…