Forget Viruses; Data Is Where Security's At, Symantec Says

摘要

It's official: The problem of worms and viruses is "solved"—at least according to Symantec chairman and CEO John Thompson. The more relevant secu-rity threats today are phishing and fraud, as well as organized crime's interest in stealing and reselling personal information, Thompson says. Not that Symantec will stop cashing checks made out to it for antivirus software. But the company's "Security 2.0" strategy, detailed for the first time last week, tackles broader threats beyond its popular Norton PC security line, including database, e-mail, and identity-theft protection.