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Internet Infrastructure Firm VeriSign Hit by Multiple Hacks in 2010

February 2, 2012 — Internet infrastructure services provider VeriSign was the target of multiple online attacks throughout 2010 which resulted in stolen information, according to a report by Reuters which cites the company’s quarterly regulatory filing. The company did not include the details of the stolen information or any specifics regarding the attacks in its 10-Q report filed in October with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Symantec Takes 65 Percent of EV SSL Market Share in Netcraft Report

January 9, 2012 — Security provider Symantec announced on Monday that it achieved the largest overall SSL certificate growth, with gain of 10,400 total certificates, according to the January 2012 Netcraft survey. According to the survey, Symantec leads the EV SSL market with a market share of 40.02 percent.

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Security Provider Symantec Says VeriSign Trust Seal Views Up 60 Percent from 2010

November 29, 2011 — Security firm Symantec announced on Tuesday that its VeriSign trust seals have been viewed by as many as 800 million people a day in 2011. This news comes on the heels of Cyber Monday as online sales were up 33 percent from 2010, according to data released by IBM on Tuesday.

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Belgium Web Host Shuts Down Server After Duqu Virus Detected

November 4, 2011 — Researchers at Symantec have identified a sample of the Duqu virus configured to communicate with a specific server at Belgium web hosting company Combell Group. According to a report by Reuters on Thursday, Symantec notified Combell that one of its servers was being used for malicious activity on Tuesday.n

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Security Researchers Detect New Stuxnet-Like Threat

October 19, 2011 — More than a year after the Stuxnet worm was first detected, security firm Symantec has discovered a threat called Duqu that researchers say is “essentially the precursor to a future Stuxnet-like attack.” Symantec believes that the threat was written by the same authors, or those with access to the Stuxnet source code.

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Symantec Report Finds 92 Percent of Organizations Saw Losses from Cyberattacks

August 31, 2011 — Security solutions provider Symantec released new research on Wednesday that indicates organizations of all sizes are seeing a decline in the number and frequency of cyberattacks compared to 2010. According to Symantec’s 2011 State of Security Survey, 71 percent of organizations saw attacks in the past 12 months, from 75 percent in 2010.

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Today's Top Threats for Web Hosts with Michael Lin of Symantec

August 10, 2011 – In the second last session on Wednesday at HostingCon 2011, Michael Lin, VP of Symantec product management talked about the top threats for hosting providers in today’s market, and how threats have changed in recent years. He emphasized the small and medium-sized customer because small businesses need security to be easily managed and simple.

SSL Certificates Reseller Certs 4 Less Attains Symantec Platinum Partner Status

August 4, 2011 — SSL certificates reseller Certs 4 Less announced on Monday it has achieved Platinum Partner status for Symantec’s Authentication Business in less than 12 months. Since its launch one year ago, Certs 4 Less has been securing thousands of customers websites and software developers code.

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Security Provider Symantec Surpasses More Than 250 Million Certificates Issued

July 28, 2011 — Security solutions provider Symantec announced on Thursday that it has issued more than 250 million SSL certificates. This news comes a few weeks after Symantec acquired data backup and archiving firm Clearwell Systems.

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Symantec Buys Data Backup Firm Clearwell Systems, Partners with Security Firm SMX

July 11, 2011 — Security firm Symantec made two announcements on Monday, including the completion of an acquisition of data backup and archiving firm Clearwell Systems and a partnership with cloud-based email security firm SMX Limited.