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Google today became the latest big name to announce that it is beefing up encryption on its digital certificates to stronger 2048-bit encryption keys.

Compared to sizable companies, small to medium sized businesses seem to be less concerned with mobile security because they feel too "unimportant" to be attacked.

's stock had its "buy" rating restated by analysts at TheStreet in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, ARN reports.

Hidden within a nondescript building here is a highly secret Symantec facility protected by the sort of measures found in nuclear missile silos.

So-called phishing attacks are getting more sophisticated. And the latest trend in cybercrime appears to include a preparatory phone call.

Hidden within a nondescript building here is a highly secret Symantec facility protected by the sort of measures found in nuclear missile silos.

While visionaries like the CEO of Google give speeches about the tremendous opportunities that technology has in store for us, let us not forget about the innovations that might change our lives in not so rosy ways -- and innovations that may even pose significant threats.

Symantec has seen what it describes as a sophisticated social engineering campaign aimed at French-speaking accounting and finance department employees.

African Press Organization - Symantec Corp.'s Internet Security Threat Report, Volume 18 today revealed a 42 percent surge during 2012 in targeted attacks compared to the prior year.

Endpoint security platforms have become commonplace on end-user devices and Internet-facing systems.

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Damaging as the bandwidth-choking attacks were, they were merely smokescreens. Once employees dropped their guard to fight one attack, hackers struck again, exploiting the openings to steal account information and create counterfeit debit cards.

Symantec announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 10th, ARN reports. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share on Thursday, June 27th.

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Symantec Corp.'s Internet Security Threat Report, Volume 18 has revealed a 42 percent surge during 2012 in targeted attacks compared to the prior year.

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Symantec announced its FY 2012 results on May 7, and reported revenues of $6.9 billion, up 2.5% y-o-y. The slowdown in growth was a result of the sluggish PC market.

Symantec Corporation recently reported its fourth quarter earnings and discussed the following topics in its earnings conference call.

The firm currently has a "neutral" rating on the stock. A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on SYMC.

This morning, Delta Airlines announced plans to reward shareholders with a new quarterly dividend of 6 cents per share, as well as a $500 million share repurchase program.