Symantec Offers Webcast on Leveraging Managed Security Services and Early Warning Solutions to Better Respond to New Security Threats

CUPERTINO, Calif. - May 28, 2003 - Symantec Corp., (Nasdaq: SYMC), the world leader in Internet security, today announced it will host a Webcast, titled "Monitoring Threats to Your Enterprise: Leveraging Managed Security Services and Early Warning to Better Respond to New Security Threats." The Webcast, which will discuss how the right tools can help organizations view, measure, and respond to security threats, will be held on Thursday, May 29, 2003 at 8:00 a.m. PST or 11:00 a.m. PST. Attendees can register at http://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/content/webcastinfo.cfm?webcastid=54.

Paula Hamm, senior director, Security Product Management, and Dee Liebenstein, product manager, Early Warning Solutions, will lead the Webcast. Hamm and Liebenstein will discuss how continuous monitoring of the threat landscape and proactive identification of evolving threats are essential elements of an effective security program. This webcast is ideal for business managers and security IT management responsible for strategic security decisions and policy setting, and those interested in learning about how security issues affect their business.

Symantec Managed Security Services
Part of Symantec's Enterprise Security Services, Symantec Managed Security Services allows organizations to protect their networked assets by leveraging the vigilance of Symantec's information security experts, with support from its formidable security intelligence and response capabilities. With around-the-clock monitoring and response at Symantec SOCs, security analysts deliver cost-effective, outsourced services that minimize an organization's investment in technology and internal resources while effectively solving security problems. For more information, please visit http://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/SecurityServices/.

Symantec Security Response
Symantec Security Response is a team of dedicated intrusion experts, security engineers, virus hunters, threat analysts, and global technical support teams that work in tandem to provide extensive coverage for enterprise businesses and consumers. Symantec Security Response also leverages sophisticated threat and early warning systems to help provide customers with comprehensive, global, 24x7 Internet security expertise to proactively guard against today's blended Internet threats.

About Symantec
Symantec, the world leader in Internet security technology and services, 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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