Symantec Canadian General Manager to Speak at the Strategy Institute's "Managing IT Security Risk" Conference

TORONTO, Ont. - February 27, 2002 - Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC), the world leader in Internet security, today announced that Michael Murphy, Canadian General Manager, will speak at the Managing IT Security Risk Conference. Murphy's presentation is scheduled for 9:15 a.m. EST on March 7, 2002 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

In his speech, Murphy will address implementing a holistic approach to security management and more specifically, how to develop a multi-tier security strategy. The presentation will touch on security policy management, enterprise security best practices and blended threats.

Hosted by the Strategy Institute, the Managing IT Security Risk Conference will provide practical mechanisms and procedures that can be used to address security and audit issues. Through lectures, panel sessions, case studies and live technology demos, the conference will discuss and demonstrate security techniques and products the help convey and reinforce important security concepts. Attendees include C-Level executives, directors of IT and IT security and network Architecture, administration infrastructure and security professionals. For more information, please visit www.strategyinstitute.com.

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.

Symantec's Canadian operations are headquartered in Toronto with offices in Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary and Vancouver. For more information on Symantec products or current promotions, contact the Canadian office at (416) 441-3676 or access Symantec's Canadian Web site at www.symantec.ca. Symantec is an active member of the Canadian Alliance Against Software Theft (CAAST).

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