Less than a month after researchers at Bluebox Security uncovered the biggest Android security hole to date, Symantec has spotted two malicious apps that are taking advantage of this major crack in ...

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - Oct 9, 2012) - MobileCON 2012 -- Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced new offerings to help businesses accelerate their mobility initiatives. The offerings ...

Malware continues to compromise legitimate Android apps, says Symantec, with the latest threat disguised as a version of an actual app called Steamy Window. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology ...

To broaden its mobile-device security effort, Symantec today said it would set up a partner program to encourage third-party app developers to build-in the type of security controls, such as enforced ...

Anti-virus giant Symantec has thrown its hat in the ring to keep Android's millions of smartphone owners safe and secure. Symantec has released Norton Mobile Security Lite, a free Android app that ...

Cyber security company Symantec announced it acquired Appthority, a San Francisco-based start-up founded in 2011, to boost its app offerings for clients. Appthority’s Mobile Application Security ...

Symantec has discovered a new scam in two popular Android apps. Two apps with over 1.5 million downloads have been using a new scam method to stealthily click ads on users’ devices. These two apps ...

Looking to scoop up BlackBerry enterprise customers, Symantec has acquired NitroDesk — a company it partnered with to deliver its secure email app for Android. Symantec announced the acquisition on ...

Android has quickly climbed to the top of the mobile OS mountain, and it owes much of its success to being a more open platform than rivals like iOS. However, that openness is a double-edged sword ...

Symantec officials described a workaround to a problem that has affected some users upgrading to Windows XP Service Pack 3 who also use Symantec's security solutions. Users can avoid a registry ...

During the last 18 months, Symantec Corp. has made a number of company—and thus product—acquisitions. Symantec appears to want to show off its new wares all in one place—to IT buyers benefit and, in ...

Anti-virus giant Symantec has thrown its hat in the ring to keep Android's millions of smartphone owners safe and secure. Symantec has released Norton Mobile Security Lite, a free Android app that ...