How the Elderwood Platform is Fueling 2014’s Zero-Day Attacks
Back in 2012, Symantec researched the Elderwood platform, which was used in spear-phishing and watering-hole attacks against a wide variety of industries. The Elderwood platform essentially consists of...
View ArticleWindows XP のサポート終了に関して Endpoint Protection をお使いのお客様が知っておくべきこと
Symantec Endpoint Protection の Windows XP サポートについて すでにご存じのように、Microsoft 社は Windows XP のサポートを公式に終了しました(Microsoft 社の公式発表は、http://windows.microsoft.com/ja-jp/windows/end-support-helpをご覧ください)。Windows XP...
View ArticleNuts and bolts in NetBackup for VMware: Avoiding CBT penalty with NetBackup...
Better Backup for a Virtual World is here! How can you get 35x faster backups without incurring CBT penalty for enterprise data centers? Let us do a technical deep dive into NetBackup Accelerator...
View ArticleHave You Joined a Symantec User Group?
More than just a free lunch! User Groups are organized by georgaphic regions and focus on Symantec Solutions (Security, Endpoint Management, Backup & Archiving, etc.) Meetings and Connect group...
View ArticleSymantec – your Cyber partner
Cyber security incidents happen every day. They have become inseparable from our everyday business lives. Some you will be able to identify and deal with easily, with no significant damage. Others have...
View ArticleHow to Detect, Respond & Recover Faster - the Symantec way
For enterprises, these are testing times in the extreme. Never have IT departments – and the businesses that they support – been more exposed than they are today.IT departments are challenged at every...
View ArticleIndexing Exclusions in Enterprise Vault
I spotted something interesting the other day with Enterprise Vault 10.0.x indexing. There is an option on the Enterprise Vault Site Settings to exclude particular words/phrases from being indexed at...
View ArticleSpammers Quick to Take Advantage of Second Posthumous Michael Jackson Album
May 13, 2014 witnessed the release of another posthumous compilation album of Michael Jackson recordings, named Xscape. This reworked collection of Jackson tracks was highly anticipated by music...
View ArticleAV Is Not Enough for the Enterprise
Today’s security landscape requires more than basic antivirus, it requires proactive, layered protection. Symantec has recently announced new products and services that will further help protect,...
View ArticleWhat does SmartIO do?
Answer: It Makes Everything Faster “What is SmartIO and what does it do?” Since the launch of Storage Foundation 6.1, I’ve been asked that question by all sorts of people in all sorts of situations....
View ArticleSymantec Signs On to Change the Equation’s Commitment to Excellence in STEM
Q: What do you get when you bring Vice President Joe Biden, Change the Equation and 26 U.S. companies committed to increasing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) literacy together...
View ArticlePassword Stripping with Enterprise Vault 11
Finally, after a long wait, Enterprise Vault has caught up with some of the third party products which deal with PST migration. At least, it has in some ways. I'm talking about password removal from...
View ArticleSupport for Exchange 2013 SP1, SharePoint 2013 SP1, Office 2013 SP1
*Update 26th March* I'm pleased to announce that from today Enterprise Vault now offers support for Service Pack 1 for Exchange Server 2013 and Outlook 2013 (as a client).See below for minimum...
View Article2014 年のゼロデイ攻撃を助長している Elderwood プラットフォーム
シマンテックは 2012 年、さまざまな業種に対するスピア型フィッシングや水飲み場型攻撃に利用された Elderwood プラットフォームについて調査しました。Elderwood...
View ArticleJoin the TWEET Chat: What are the odds of your company getting attacked?
Mark your calendars to join the #ISTRTALK chat and plan to discuss the latest attack vectors and techniques used by cybercriminals to gain access to your data.Read more...
View ArticleRosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead!
A Cautionary Tale (or “Things Happen. People Go Crazy. Everybody Dies.”) Without digging too far into the works of Shakespeare and by horrendously over-simplifying matters, there is a pair of...
View ArticleEnterprise Vault 11 is now available...
Time to upgrade to the biggest, fastest and most productive version ever. The Enterprise Vault team is excited to announce the general availability of Symantec Enterprise Vault™ 11. You can download...
View ArticleInstalling Symantec System Recovery 2013 Management Solution
First-time install:============= You install Symantec Installation Manager on the computer where you plan to install the Symantec System Recovery 2013 Management Solution. Ensure the server has high...
View ArticleBankeiya Malware Targets Users in Japan With or Without Vulnerabilities
Online banking customers in Japan are being targeted by an information stealing malware family that is distributed using exploits as well through files downloaded from a compromised website.Read more...
View ArticleThe Consumerization of IT Has Built B2Both
The consumerization of IT isn’t new. It’s been infiltrating organizations and breaking down B2C and B2B barriers for over a decade now. Cloud-based email, social networks, and instant messaging were...
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