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14 NEW GAME
security is mission-critical Gone are the days when Internet security was an isolated IT
concern. Companies now consider it a pivotal requirement critical to business continu-
ity and privacy protection. Executives held accountable to shareholders, customers and
employees are taking ownership of the issue. More than 52% of CEOs, presidents and
managing directors now approve security spending, compared to just 39% only a year
ago (InformationWeek Global Information Security Survey, 2001).
companies want trusted security partners As threats become more complex, so do the
solutions to address them. Complexity drives up cost—both in implementation and
management. Companies are looking to simplify the solution with fewer security part-
ners who can provide a breadth of complementary products and services on a global
scale. They’re looking for trustworthy partners who understand how fast the world of
security is changing and what it takes to stay on top of it.
More and more of them are looking to Symantec. With operations in more than
38 countries, we are the global leader in Internet security—and the security partner
of choice for a growing number of the world’s leading enterprises.
the rules of the new game
For the last 20 years, Symantec has provided global solutions that anticipate emerging
customer issues. Now we’re joining forces with customers and partners to lay the foun-
dation for the next generation of Internet security—where it takes new rules to win.
shifting to proactive security Symantec is helping companies make a fundamental
shift in their security paradigm—from reactive to proactive. Our solutions integrate risk
management and security protection technologies into the underlying infrastructure of
any network environment—at home, on the road, in the enterprise. And because secu-
rity issues are dynamic, so are our solutions, allowing users to actively manage the
evolution of security as their needs change.
it pays to think holistically Companies victimized by blended threats have learned that
securing the network perimeter is no longer enough. To be effective, security solutions
must be active and comprehensive at the gateway, server and client systems across the
enterprise. There must be active security policies and sensors deployed at all tiers for
antivirus, intrusion detection, firewall and vulnerability management.
fig. 01 EVOLVING THREATS—Last year saw the emergence of a new, more insidious “blended” threat.
polymorphic viruses mass mailer viruses blended threatszombies denial of service