Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced four new solution suites designed to secure and manage IT assets. The risk to confidential information continues to grow as IT executives are facing an increasing number of threats to their information from both internal and external sources. Today’s attacks are proving to be more sophisticated, well-organized and covert in nature than attacks seen in years past, thus requiring a new approach to security.
The recent Hydraq attacks highlight the targeted nature of today’s threats, designed specifically to steal confidential information. According to the Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, which will be released later this month, 60 percent of identities exposed in 2009 were compromised by hacking attacks. In addition, according to the Symantec 2010 State of Enterprise Security Report, a broad study of large organizations, 100 percent of respondents experienced some type of cyber loss in 2009.
Symantec’s security intelligence provides a unique vantage point, offering unparalleled insight and understanding into what’s happening globally in the world of IT security. Cybercriminals are targeting four key areas of weakness that are putting business environments at risk: poorly enforced IT policies, poorly protected information, poorly managed systems and poorly protected infrastructure.
As the pace of information growth accelerates, IT infrastructures expand and new computing platforms are adopted, security professionals have more to manage than ever before. Businesses now require a focus on security continuity that allows them to continuously respond to internal and external changes. Moving forward, businesses need to develop a security strategy that is risk-based and policy driven, information-centric, and operationalized across a well managed infrastructure.
