Symantec Launches Vertically Focused Web Sites

Sites Provide Industry-Specific Security News and Resources for Healthcare, Banking, Finance and Insurance, and Public Sector Customers

SYDNEY --NSW - April 8, 2003 -- Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC), the world leader in Internet security, today announced the launch of Web sites for security professionals in the healthcare, banking, finance and insurance, and public sector industries. The Web sites provide a central resource for security-related industry regulations, best practices and industry security trends, as well as product and service related news.

Each of these industries is increasingly using technology to improve overall productivity. As they move to these means of conducting business they must employ information security to help ensure the integrity and confidentiality of their data. For example:

Healthcare organisations are increasingly using new technologies to store and transmit patient medical records. Internet security technology is required to ensure the integrity and privacy of this patient information; Banking, finance and insurance organisations process millions of transactions a day, using multiple applications across multiple systems. Security within these applications and between systems must be top notch to ensure the integrity of those transactions; and, Public sector organisations in the U.S., including federal, state and local governments and academic institutions, have vast networks that must be protected. It is vital to the nation's security and future to protect these infrastructures.

"Each of these industries have different security needs and requirements, many of which are mandated by regulation, and customers want to know how to solve their unique security challenges," said Chris Benham, Symantec's vice president of enterprise marketing programs. "These sites are a single source of tailored security information providing details on products and services that will help customers secure their network environments."

Case studies, white papers and webcasts with content specific to the security requirements of that industry are available on each site, along with industry articles and information on Symantec's security solutions.

In addition each site includes a regulatory section with information about regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Graham-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA). These regulatory resource centres include details on the acts and links to industry resources including regulation background information and compliance guidelines.

The healthcare Web site is online at http://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/industry/healthcare/; the banking, finance and insurance Web site is online at http://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/industry/finance/; and the public sector Web site is online at http://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/publicsector/default.cfm.

About Symantec
Symantec, the world leader in Internet security technology, provides a broad range of content and network security software and appliance solutions to individuals, enterprises and service providers. The company is a leading provider of client, gateway and server security solutions for virus protection, firewall and virtual private network, vulnerability management, intrusion detection, Internet content and e-mail filtering, remote management technologies and security services to enterprises and service providers around the world. Symantec's Norton brand of consumer security products is a leader in worldwide retail sales and industry awards. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has worldwide operations in 38 countries. For more information, please visit www.symantec.com.au

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