Press Releases

Below is a list of all press releases for the current calendar year. You can also browse our archives as far back as 1996.

December 2018

12/6 Symantec a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateways for the 11th Consecutive Time

12/5 Symantec Unveils Industry's First Neural Network to Protect Critical Infrastructure From Cyber Warfare

12/3 Symantec's Cloud Access Security Broker and Data Loss Prevention Solutions Receive FedRAMP "In Process" Designation

November 2018

11/29 Symantec Announces New Leadership Structure for Enterprise Security Segment to Propel Next Phase of Growth and Industry Leadership

11/28 Symantec Positioned as a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Access Security Brokers

11/28 Symantec Assists FBI-Led Takedown of 3ve Ad-Fraud Botnet

11/19 Symantec Named a Leader in Zero Trust Report

11/14 Symantec Honored for its Collaboration With Leading Industry Group to Protect Against Business Email Compromise Scams

11/9 Symantec to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

11/8 Symantec Uncovers New Cyber Espionage Group Targeting Government, Military and Defense Sectors

11/5 Symantec Acquires Appthority to Enhance Protection From Mobile Application Vulnerabilities

11/5 Symantec Acquires Javelin Networks to Thwart Growing Number of Active Directory-Based Attacks

11/1 Symantec Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2019 Results

October 2018

10/26 Symantec Files Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2018

10/23 Symantec ITMS 8.5 Strengthens and Simplifies Endpoint Security While Enhancing Versatility and Productivity

10/22 Symantec to Announce Fiscal Second Quarter 2019 Results on November 1, 2018

10/9 Symantec Significantly Expands Cloud Security Portfolio With Innovations to Secure Cloud Generation Applications, Workloads and Infrastructure

10/4 Key Government Executives to Speak at Symantec Government Symposiume

10/2 Norton by Symantec Urges Consumers to Help Protect Their Personal Data

September 2018

9/25 Symantec Protects Office 365 With Industry-Leading Data Loss Prevention and New Data Rights Management

9/24 Symantec Announces Completion of Audit Committee Investigation

9/18 Symantec Makes Elections More Secure With Free Service to ‘Spoof Proof’ Websites, Including Candidates & Political Organizations

9/17 Symantec and Starboard Announce Board Refreshment Plan and Director Appointments

9/12 Symantec to Speak at Grace Hopper Celebration 2018

9/10 Independent Research Firm Names Symantec a Leader in Global Managed Security Services Providers

August 2018

8/27 Symantec Simplifies Cloud Migration with Management Center 2.0

8/24 Symantec Earns High Marks on CRN's 2018 Annual Report Card

8/16 Symantec Confirms Receipt of Director Nominations

8/15 Symantec Provides Key Intelligence to FBI for 74 Cybercriminal Arrests

8/14 Symantec Discovers New Cyber Espionage Campaign Targeting Middle Eastern Government and Business Organizations

8/13 Symantec Receives Notification of Deficiency from Nasdaq Related to Delayed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

8/9 Norton Core Validates Need for Home Wi-Fi Network Security: More Than 90 Million Threats Blocked in First Year

8/1 Greg Clark of Symantec Recognized on CRN's List of Top 100 Executives

July 2018

7/31 Symantec Spotlights Cryptojacking, Future Trends in Security Expertise, and Adversarial Machine Learning Techniques at Black Hat USA 2018

7/31 Symantec Strengthens Global Threat Hunting, Incident Response and Security Analyst Footprint with Expanded Security Operations Center in India

7/26 Symantec Introduces Cloud Workload Protection Suite; Automates Visibility & Security for AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform

7/25 Symantec Debuts the Cyber Security Brief Podcast

7/19 Symantec Awards First Prize in Global Hackathon to Four South African Students

7/18 Symantec Discovers That Banking Threat Actor Mealybug Is Now Aggressively Distributing Threats for Other Groups for Profit

7/17 Symantec Announces Industry’s First Integrated Email Threat Isolation Solution to Render Advanced Email Attacks Harmless

7/16 Symantec CEO Greg Clark to Discuss State of Global Cyber Security at Aspen Security Forum

7/13 Symantec to Announce Fiscal First Quarter 2019 Results on August 2, 2018

7/2 Norton by Symantec: Don’t Be a Victim of Summertime Cyber Crime

June 2018

6/29 Symantec Launches Quick Online Tool to Help Consumers and Enterprises Detect Recent VPNFilter Malware on Routers

6/26 Symantec and FBI-LEEDA Train More Than 16,000 Law Enforcement Personnel to Combat Identity Theft

6/19 Symantec Helps Uncover Cyber Espionage Activity Targeting Satellite, Telecom, Geospatial Imaging and Defense Companies in the US and Southeast Asia

6/19 Symantec Recognized as One of the 50 Most Community-Minded Companies for Fourth Consecutive Year

6/18 Symantec Hosts Hackathon to Promote Lawfulness, Crime Prevention and Cyber Security Skills for Students

6/13 Symantec Wins Best Endpoint Security at SC Awards Europe 2018

6/11 Three Symantec Executives Recognized as CRN 2018 Women of the Channel for Outstanding Leadership and Vision

6/7 Symantec Introduces Industry’s First Cloud-Based Network Security Solution With Web Isolation; adds Complete Endpoint Protection

6/6 Symantec Announces Departure of EVP Consumer Digital Safety

6/4 Symantec Provides Support for Companies Struggling with GDPR

May 2018

5/31 Symantec Receives Notification of Deficiency from Nasdaq Related to Delayed Annual Report on Form 10-K

5/23 Symantec to Open New Privacy & Data Protection Lab in Germany to Address Growing Global Concern Over Consumer Data

5/21 Norton by Symantec to Release Fast, Secure Connected Home Wi-Fi Router in Australia

5/14 Symantec Provides Additional Information

5/14 Symantec to Host Investor Briefing Call

5/10 Symantec Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Results

April 2018

4/16 Symantec to Announce Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Results on May 10, 2018

4/15 Symantec Targeted Attack Analytics Enables Customers to Uncover the Most Sophisticated and Dangerous Cyber Attacks

4/12 Symantec and NTT Security Announce Planned Strategic Partnership to Securely Manage Web Application

March 2018

3/21 Cryptojacking Skyrockets to the Top of the Attacker Toolkit, Signaling Massive Threat to Cyber and Personal Security

3/21 Symantec and Norton Security Solutions Win AV-TEST Institute Best Protection Awards for Third Consecutive Year

3/20 Symantec Launches Initiative to Help Provide Security and Identity Theft Protection for Foster Youth

3/2 Symantec Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Security Services, Worldwide

February 2018

2/7 Symantec Provides Added Protection for Microsoft Azure and Office 365

2/1 Symantec to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

January 2018

1/31 Symantec Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2018 Results (Corrected)

1/29 Symantec Positioned as a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms for the 16th Year

1/22 Consumers' Overconfidence Helps Hackers Up the Ante and Steal $172 Billion in 2017

1/12 Symantec to Webcast Quarterly Earnings Call