Symantec Offers Webcast on Security Staff Retention and Development

CUPERTINO, Calif. - August 20, 2002 - Symantec Corp., (Nasdaq: SYMC), the world leader in Internet security, today announced that it will host a Webcast offering recommendations on security training, education and certification programs that will help organizations make the most of their security personnel investments. The Webcast, titled "Growing (and Keeping) a Good Security Staff" will be held on Thursday, August 22, 2002 at 9 a.m. PST or 1 p.m. PST. Attendees can register at http://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/Content/webcastinfo.cfm?WebcastID=32.

Bob Shaffer, manager of Security Solutions Curriculum Development for Education Services at Symantec, will lead the Webcast. Shaffer will discuss how to use education and certification programs to develop critical skills to improve recruiting, enrich careers and strengthen staff retention programs.

"Many IT managers who are responsible for setting strategic security decisions and policies need to stretch their security technology investment by growing and keeping good people," said Shaffer. "By implementing training and certification programs and continually evaluating these programs for security professionals, IT managers can develop an effective recruiting and retention tool."

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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.

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