In some ways, it's a marvel that even half of consumers bother to lock their phones. You would think the benefits would be obvious enough: by entering a few numbers, you can achieve a basic level of protection from prying eyes.

There is a booming industry that sells computer security products to consumers and businesses. But antivirus companies have a problem: Their software ...

By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - Researchers have found evidence suggesting that the United States may have developed three previously ...

The Internet, it seems, is always full of surprises. According to a report released on April 30 by security software firm Symantec, religious and i...

By Jim Finkle (Reuters) - Symantec Corp took the rare step of advising customers to stop using one of its products, saying its pcAnywhe...

By Jim Finkle (Reuters) - Symantec Corp said a 2006 breach led to the theft of the source code to its flagship Norton security software...

(Reuters) - A computer hacker said on Friday it would release the source code for Symantec Corp's Norton antivirus software, citing a lawsuit that had...

By Nicola Leske (Reuters) - Symantec Corp, the top maker of security software, said hackers had exposed a chunk of its source code, whi...

By Jim Finkle (Reuters) - At least 48 chemical and defense companies were victims of a coordinated cyber attack that has been traced to a man i...

Security researchers say they have discovered a new piece of malware that closely resembles the sophisticated computer worm that sabotaged Iran's nucl...

Just under two-thirds of all Internet users have been hit by some sort of cybercrime, and while most of them are angry about it, a surprisingly large ...

Worm can attack control systems used by power plants and other facilities (Credit: Bigod via Flickr Creative Commons) Experts from leading security ...

Symantec, a leading developer of PC security software like Norton Antivirus, has compiled a list of the top 50 riskiest US cities that are the most vu...

According to research by Symantec, "porn", "sex" and "YouTube" were among the most popular search terms queried by kids, ages 18-and-under, in 2009. ...