Phishing Replaces Worms and Viruses as Top Security Concern
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
An InformationWeek article by Larry Greenemeier suggests that Symantec Corporation, a leader in security software, will focus less on viruses and worms, and more on new areas of security, such as integrating technologies that protect information.
According to Symantec chairman and CEO John Thompson, the problem of “worms and viruses is solved.” Today’s more relevant threats today are phishing and fraud, as well as organized crime’s interest in stealing and reselling personal information. In response to identity theft concerns, Symantec is launching a series of Security 2.0 offerings, which include a Norton Confidential Online Edition that helps secure online transactions, an identity-protection partnership with VeriSign, a security services partnership with Accenture, and new Symantec products for increasing e-mail security.
