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| − | '''Symantec Corporation''' is a cybersecurity [[software]] company focused on the protection of information and [[computer]] systems. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and was founded in April 1982.<ref>https://www.symantec.com/about/corporate-profile/business-overview</ref> | + | '''Symantec Corporation''' is a cybersecurity [[software]] company focused on the protection of information and [[computer]] systems. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and was founded in April 1982.<ref name="corporate-profile">https://www.symantec.com/about/corporate-profile/business-overview</ref> |
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*Enterprise Security, using their Integrated Cyber Defense Platform | *Enterprise Security, using their Integrated Cyber Defense Platform | ||
Symantic also operated as a SSL certificate authority for a time, but in August 2017 announced that it was transferring this task to DigiCert.<ref>https://www.symantec.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2017/symantec_0802_01</ref> | Symantic also operated as a SSL certificate authority for a time, but in August 2017 announced that it was transferring this task to DigiCert.<ref>https://www.symantec.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2017/symantec_0802_01</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Size and success== | ||
| + | In 2017, Symantec was number 400 on Fortune 500 list. It employed about 13,000 global employees, and held 2,000 global patents. Only 52% of their income came from the United States. The remaining 48% came from international markets.<ref name="corporate-profile">https://www.symantec.com/about/corporate-profile/business-overview</ref> | ||
==Competition== | ==Competition== | ||
Revision as of 02:54, September 13, 2017
Symantec Corporation is a cybersecurity software company focused on the protection of information and computer systems. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and was founded in April 1982.[1]
Services
- Norton Consumer Endpoint Security software (anti-malware)
- LifeLock identity protection
- Enterprise Security, using their Integrated Cyber Defense Platform
Symantic also operated as a SSL certificate authority for a time, but in August 2017 announced that it was transferring this task to DigiCert.[2]
Size and success
In 2017, Symantec was number 400 on Fortune 500 list. It employed about 13,000 global employees, and held 2,000 global patents. Only 52% of their income came from the United States. The remaining 48% came from international markets.[1]
Competition
In the growing field of cybersecurity, Symantec has a number of competitors. Perhaps the greatest of these are Microsoft, Intel Security (McAfee), and Trend Micro.[3] Other competitors include Avocent Corporation, Cisco Systems, Google, IBM, and Oracle.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.symantec.com/about/corporate-profile/business-overview
- ↑ https://www.symantec.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2017/symantec_0802_01
- ↑ http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.Symantec_Corporation.3ed4af52295e5560.html
- ↑ http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/computer-software/symantec-corporation/company-overview