Inside Symantec Community Blog

The inside Symantec community blog is the place to post general news about Symantec that doesn't belong in any of the community specific blogs (such as Backup & Archiving or Security).

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  Updated: Eileen 17 May 2012

  Getting Started on Symantec Connect!

  Here are a few tips and tricks that might come in handy as you get started on Symantec Connect. Profile - Located under the "Me" menu item, in the upper right hand corner of the site, you can upload a photo, keep track of your rewards points  and customize your subscriptions to community newsletters.  Just select the "edit" tab within your profile and start customizing. Private Messages - To send another user a private message click on the user name, and then select "send this user a message." Notifications - Keep track of a thread you started, a post of interest or a topic by selecting "Subscriptions" when posting a new forum discussion or comment.  Subscriptions are also available in other sections of Connect (i.e. articles, blogs, videos, downloads, events and ideas).  You can even...
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  Updated: David Krauss 12 Aug 2011

  Banking on Resiliency In Trying Times

  With So Much at Stake, Financial Institutions Bank on Resiliency to Thrive in Trying Times Reputation damage – Everybody’s talking about data breaches. But what about resiliency? Most financial institutions will agree that protecting their brand and building customer confidence is a top priority in today’s volatile economic climate. A big part of achieving this is keeping sensitive customer data safe and secure from both external and internal threats. After all, the last thing any bank wants right now is to be a headline for a public data breach that compromised thousands of their customers’ financial records. While data loss prevention is and should be a top concern for financial institutions, an often overlooked component of maintaining customer confidence (and their deposits) is delivering the 24X7 availability and operational resiliency that customers demand of their financial institutions...
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  Updated: David Krauss 12 Aug 2011

  Outsourcing – What Financial Institutions Must Know

  As resources in the financial services industry continue to become even more strapped, institutions are turning to outsourcing as a way to reduce costs.   Sure, outsourcing sounds like a good plan, but how do you know you can trust your outsourcing partner? Often times, when entering into a third-party service contract, security is an afterthought. To ensure your institution is not the next to make headlines due to a data breach, I have included below a list of best practices to help you get ready to enter that third-party vendor agreement:   Get your own house in order – review and revamp your own security strategy before locking down the vendor chain. Classify your data and apply the right controls – all data in an institution must be profiled and classified. Institutions will need to know and understand their data, as well as set classifications for more...