Symantec Sponsors Privacy and Security Research Lab at Dalhousie University

New Lab to Conduct Research on Security of Electronic Assets of Enterprises and Individuals

Toronto, ON - June 9, 2005 - Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC), the global leader in information security, today announced that it is one of the key private sector sponsors for the establishment of Dalhousie University's Computer Science Privacy and Security Lab. The lab, located on the university's main campus in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, will focus on the security of electronic assets of industries, governments, and individuals through research, education and public policy advocacy.

Symantec's commitment of $100,000 will go toward the development of academic programs and curriculum dedicated to the study of information security-related issues conducted at the lab, and to faculty positions in support of the lab.

Dr. John G. Schwarz, Symantec president and chief operating officer, will attend an all-day forum held today at Dalhousie University to formally launch the lab.

"We are very pleased to support initiatives such as this to expand the scope of information security research conducted at the university level," said Schwarz. "We are very interested in Dalhousie University's unique, multi-disciplinary approach to the study of privacy and security, and look forward to partnering with them to build a leading academic institution focusing on information security."

Dr. John McHugh, currently a senior member of the Computer Emergency Response Team at Carnegie Mellon University, will join Dalhousie University's faculty of Computer Science as director of the Privacy and Security Lab.

Thursday's forum will include keynote addresses by national and international experts on the lab's three areas of concentration: education, research, and public policy. Each keynote will be followed by a panel discussion. More information about the lab can be found at http://projects.cs.dal.ca/psl/.

The relationship between Dalhousie University's Privacy and Security Lab and Symantec is a continuation of other efforts by Symantec's University Research Program to support academic research for information security. Symantec is a strategic partner of Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab, and has also established fellowships at Purdue University's Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security to provide scholarship funding for two graduate students. In addition, Symantec is a sponsor of Stanford University's Computer Forum. Finally, Symantec has provided funding and support to the University of Auckland, New Zealand's largest university, for the establishment of an information security laboratory.

Symantec's University Research Program was established to facilitate and coordinate Symantec's involvement with universities that emphasize research and study in the Internet security field. In addition, Symantec provides feedback on the research conducted by universities and input on areas that the industry deems important to help direct the focus of study by universities on Internet security issues.

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 36 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).

NOTE TO EDITORS: If you would like additional information on Symantec Corporation and its products, please view the Symantec Press Center at www.symantec.com/PressCenter/index.html on Symantec's Web site.

Symantec and the Symantec logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation in the United States and certain other countries. Additional company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the individual companies and are respectfully acknowledged.

Press Centre
Press Releases | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 |

PR Contacts