IT Investment in China: Symantec and Oracle Updates
China Tech News reports:
John Thompson, chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of the U.S.-based Symantec Corporation, has announced the establishment of Symantec China R&D Center Chengdu and the establishment of Symantec China Safety Response Center.
Located on the extension line south of downtown Chengdu, Symantec China R&D Center Chengdu occupies more than [...]
Update: Huawei and Symantec Deal Gets EU Approval
I wasn’t aware that a deal between a hardware firm and a software firm had to be reviewed, but People’s Daily reports that the EU has approved the joint venture.
The article sums it all up:
Earlier this year, Huawei and Symantec agreed to form a joint venture which will develop security and storage appliances for [...]
Symantec Lawsuit Nets US$21 Million - Check Is In the Mail
Symantec announced:
Symantec today announced that it was awarded $21 million in damages against a large network of distributors selling counterfeit Symantec software.
The judgments were handed down by the United States District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles, CA in favor of Symantec against ANYI, SILI Inc., Mark Ma, Mike Lee, John [...]
Rising Signs Security Promotion With Taobao
Shanghai Daily reports:
CHINA’S No. 1 anti-virus software company has teamed up with the country’s biggest online auction Website to provide about 40 million online traders a more reliable and secure platform, the companies said yesterday.
…Taobao’s users can download and use Rising’s 2008 beta anti-virus software for free for three months. Taobao’s Wangwang accounts have been [...]
Symantec Explains How to Get Pwned in China
Symantec’s Security Response Weblog provides an excellent analysis of how hackers can exploit a vulnerability to hack your PC. The server in question has, over time, hosted at least ten variants of malicious code (malware) used to attack connecting PCs. Symantec:
Clearly this piece of malware attempts to cover its bases pretty well in [...]
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