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Symantec has revealed malicious emails are on the rise, racking up over US$5 billion and costing businesses more than $115,000 a year.

A skilled cybercriminal can hack the automated syringe from anywhere in the world to take over and control it to adjust dosages. Is the IoT worth it?.

Mobile malware creation is as easy as downloading an app and potential criminals don't even need to write a single line of code.

Symantec has sold its digital certificate business to DigiCert - the question is what will be the implications? We talk to both sides to find out.

Public WiFi is an irresistible concept. The internet is at your fingertips, often at no cost, and your Facebook is just a tap away.

'Living off the land' may at first sound like farms and vegetable patches, but it is quickly gaining a new meaning for cyber attackers and threats.

Symantec is acquiring Fireglass in a deal designed to strengthen its cyber defence platform and extend its secure web gateway and email protection.

The Petya ransomware uses the EternalBlue exploit to not only infect files, but an entire system's drive. We get the latest from the experts.

Symantec has unveiled new technology that automatically encrypts and tracks data as it moves outside of managed environments.

Does it make you WannaCry? Experts from around the world comment on the ransomware's deadly attacks over the weekend, & if there's a way to stop it.

IT training firm Red Education has signed deals with Symantec, EC-Council and ForgeRock to boost security training.

Ransomware attackers are increasing their ransoms; more emails are containing malicious links; and disruption is the word of the day.

Symantec reports back on the latest threat statistics for March - email malware dipped, but web attacks are the biggest since 2016.

Android users are being targeted in a new type of ransomware attack that uses speech recognition as the unlock code method.

Notorious IoT malware 'Mirai' has now jumped ship to infect Windows devices and Symantec is warning users to make sure they don't get caught.

AI security spending to reach £72bn by 2021 amid a surge in machine learning to combat cyber threats, says ABI report.

Before the close of 2016, Symantec discovered a number of new cyber security trends, helping banish a number of old and new threats.

New threats, new malware, new attacks, new chaos and new ways to fight back: A look back at Asia cybersecurity in 2016.

security experts Symantec have compiled a list of 10 security threat predictions for 2017 as cybercriminals change tactics. Here's what can we expect.

Hack forecasts for 2017: experts warn of a surge in fileless malware, IoT exploits, and politically-charged cyber thefts.