Huge Security Breach at Security Firm Symantec - hacker stole the source code behind Symantec's antivirus program -
One of the biggest security firms in the world may need to boost its own security: A hacker stole the source code behind Symantec's industry-leading antivirus program.
The code theft from the security giant will not likely affect the average computer user or compromise his computer, an analyst told FoxNews.com -- but the breech is certainly to leave the Fortune 500 company red faced.
"This is going to end up being egg on the face of Symantec more than anything else," Anup Ghosh, founder and CEO of Virginian security firm Invincea, told FoxNews.com. "What they're trying to do here is embarrass companies. These guys are out there flexing their muscles, saying 'Hey, I have source code from Symantec to publicly humiliate them."
Ghosh called the security breech a real business risk more than anything else, one that may lead to a loss of confidence in Symantec and potential loss of market share for the publicly traded firm.
"The headline is very embarrassing to Symantec," Ghosh continued. "But this has now become the normal in securities. Every single corporation is susceptible to threats."
Calls seeking comment from Symantec were not immediately returned on Friday.
In a statement to Computerworld.com late Thursday, the Californian firm confirmed that source code used in two of its older enterprise security products was publicly exposed by hackers this week.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/01/06/symantec-source-code-theft-likely-no-threat-to-average-user-analyst-says/#xdm_e=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com&xdm_c=default5605&xdm_p=1&?test=latestnews
One of the biggest security firms in the world may need to boost its own security: A hacker stole the source code behind Symantec's industry-leading antivirus program.
The code theft from the security giant will not likely affect the average computer user or compromise his computer, an analyst told FoxNews.com -- but the breech is certainly to leave the Fortune 500 company red faced.
"This is going to end up being egg on the face of Symantec more than anything else," Anup Ghosh, founder and CEO of Virginian security firm Invincea, told FoxNews.com. "What they're trying to do here is embarrass companies. These guys are out there flexing their muscles, saying 'Hey, I have source code from Symantec to publicly humiliate them."
Ghosh called the security breech a real business risk more than anything else, one that may lead to a loss of confidence in Symantec and potential loss of market share for the publicly traded firm.
"The headline is very embarrassing to Symantec," Ghosh continued. "But this has now become the normal in securities. Every single corporation is susceptible to threats."
Calls seeking comment from Symantec were not immediately returned on Friday.
In a statement to Computerworld.com late Thursday, the Californian firm confirmed that source code used in two of its older enterprise security products was publicly exposed by hackers this week.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/01/06/symantec-source-code-theft-likely-no-threat-to-average-user-analyst-says/#xdm_e=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com&xdm_c=default5605&xdm_p=1&?test=latestnews
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