According to Symantec's 2011 Internet Security Threat Report, the sheer number of attacks has soared 81% since 2010, reaching 5.5 billion. Malware, in particular, is a major source of concern. Malware authors have shifted tactics, away from mass distribution of a single strain that hits millions of PCs, to a micro distribution model where far more unique variants are created. To combat this problem and help organizations cope with a constantly changing and ever-complex threat landscape, Symantec will release Endpoint Protection 12.1.2 later this year. This solution is built on an eco-system of security technologies, including new behavioral and reputation-based protection. To learn more about Symantec’s Endpoint Protection 12.1.2, check out this article http://bit.ly/VTPaa0

In this video, Sergei Tomlin, IT Director at Blackfoot Medical Center, discusses how his organization is using Symantec Endpoint Protection and Symantec Backup Exec. Some benefits highlighted are the ability to backup both physical and virtual environments and the ability to manage and control applicationsdeployed in their environment. Check out Blackfoot Medical Center’s whole story in this video

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We are still getting a lot of questions about Symantec's coverage of the most recent Java 0-Day. I thought I would take a moment to jot down a list of our current coverage for this event, and hopefully save everyone some time and hassle.

Current Coverage:

• 24063 - Web Attack: Malicious Java Download 3
  Created prior to the advent of the 0day being used in the wild. This was detecting the Metasploit Exploit Module released for the exploit.

• 25826 - Web Attack: Blackhole Toolkit Website 30
  Also created prior to the 0 Day. This detects BlackHole Toolkits trying to make use of the new vuln as well.

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Augmented by broadband penetration smaller and emerging cities of India are exploring opportunities offered by the virtual world. This group of connected people and businesses has reached critical mass and is lucrative enough to be targeted by cyber criminals.

Indian Cities such as Bhubaneshwar, Surat, Cochin, Jaipur, Vishakhapatnam and Indore are increasingly facing the risk of cyber attacks, with one in four bot- infections in India reported in such cities, reveals India findings of Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, Volume (ISTR) 17. Also, some cities that repeatedly appear in the list for origin of phishing in India - Ahmedabad,  Nashik and Coimbatore also figure in the list of bot-infections.  Botnets are networks of zombie machines that are used to perform sophisticated attacks  and conduct coordinated attacks. The presence of bot-infected computers in these locations indicates that they are being inducted as part of a network of compromised...