Symantec stories
Increasingly fast and precise cyberattacks are cause for concern for customers - but they're also an opportunity for the reseller channel.
New Zealand is a nation of oversharers - and a popular target for ransomware according to a new report from Symantec.
The internet security market will be worth $42.8 billion by 2020, with a CAGR of 8.1% during 2014-2020, according to Big Market Research.
A familiar face is heading up Dell New Zealand, with former Dell channel manager James Arnold taking over as New Zealand general manager.
Small businesses worldwide increased content security spend by 9.6% in 2014, representing 28% of total enterprise content security market.
Brenton Smith, who previously headed up Symantec locally as managing director and vice president, Pacific, has reappeared at Dell, taking on a new rol.
There's no time like the present for customers to take a good look at their security says Mark Shaw, Symantec Pacific region technology strategist – security.
Small and medium businesses are being increasingly targeted by attackers, with 61% of all attacks in 2013 aimed at them.
The increasing popularity of online dating services in New Zealand has caught the attention of scammers. Here's how to outwit and outlast the scammers.
Symantec's New Zealand arm suffers a decline with profits falling to NZD $360,081 on revenue of NZD $4.6 million, down from prior year figures.
Symantec revives the Veritas name for its newly independent information management business, generating revenue of USD $2.5 billion in 2014.
Brenton Smith, Australia New Zealand managing director for Symantec, has vacated his role at the company to pursue other opportunities.
Scammers are exploiting a bogus LinkedIn security update to phish for credentials, warns Symantec. Users should enable two-step verification for protection.
Symantec is set to revitalise its channel approach with fresh programs in October, targeting enhanced security focus after its corporate split.
Symantec confirms closure of enterprise sales business office in New Zealand, with some redundancies and redeployments to Australia.
Symantec splits into two companies on April 1, but NZ channel partners face uncertainty amid unconfirmed rumours of the firm's exit from the country.
With the threat landscape changing and the propensity for malicious attacks increasing, the role of security vendors and resellers is more important.
Intralinks is expanding its Enterprise Fabric Partner ecosystem, bringing MobileIron, Okta, and Symantec on board to manage and secure high-value content.
Symantec is rumoured to be about to exit New Zealand, with the company shutting up shop March 31 according to market speculation.
Auckland-based distributor iData Resolutions has been put into liquidation, with Dennis Clifford Parsons appointed as liquidator on 21 January.
