SourceCode: Inside Next@Norton 2011

Text and photos Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

San Francisco, CA- Next@Norton is an annual meeting and product showcase that covers the latest security threats and trends, Symantec's new products and directions as well as gives tech journalists a chance to have first-hand access to developers, engineers and product specialists. This year's event was held in the W Hotel in Downtown San Francisco. An extensive day-long meeting composed of presentations and Q&A sessions revealed a number of interesting trends in today's security landscape, here's some of what we learned.

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New Research Shows Cyber Criminals Moving Operations to Canada

Websense uncovers 300 percent increase in hosted crimeware

Cyber criminals are on the move again, and Canada is the preferred relocation haven. Websense, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBSN) recently conducted an analysis of Canada's cyber security risk profile, and all trends pointed to Canada as the new launch pad for cyber criminals. 

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McAfee Leads in enterprise endpoint protection and threat detection

McAfee  announced several market validations of its enterprise endpoint security technology, with independent proof of superior threat detection and endpoint performance, powered by a unique unified threat intelligence system and an integrated management platform.

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Symantec: Android malware threat escalating

A recent study by Symantec claims that malware and viruse threats on Google's mobile Android OS are increasing. The malware makes it way to Android devices through popular free applications as well as unnoficial marketplaces not supported by Google. For a full list of malicious  apps hit jump.

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Symantec report: "Cybercrime Strikes More Than Two-Thirds of Internet Users"

The next time you surf the Internet, consider this: You might be just one click away from becoming the next cybercrime victim. A new study released today from security software maker Norton reveals the staggering prevalence of cybercrime: Two-thirds (65 percent) of Internet users globally have fallen victim to cybercrimes, including computer viruses, online credit card fraud and identity theft.

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Symantec looks to security beyond the PC

Symantec recently unveiled Norton Everywhere, a three-part initiative to take Norton beyond the PC and extend trust to new devices and consumer applications. The initiative spans the areas of mobile safety, web safety across any device and embedded services on smart devices.

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