The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/symantec/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:24:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Symantec | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/symantec/ 32 32 Mutually assured cyber destruction? https://www.timesofisrael.com/mutually-assured-cyber-destruction/ Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:53:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1520202 Op-ed: Experts say first the US, then some of the West's enemies, have developed the capability to shut down entire countries at the flip of a switch

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]]> ‘State-sponsored’ computer spyware seen in Saudi Arabia, Russia https://www.timesofisrael.com/state-sponsored-computer-spyware-seen-in-saudi-arabia-russia/ Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:18:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1096541 Regin is similar to Stuxnet, which targeted Iranian nuclear sites, according to software security firm

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]]> Israeli hackers ‘scary talented,’ says security expert https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-hackers-scary-talented-says-security-expert/ Fri, 19 Sep 2014 10:27:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1066384 Antonio Forzieri, a top executive at Symantec, praises combination of speed, knowledge, skill of Israeli cyber-experts

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]]> Expert: Stuxnet part of long-term effort to stop Iran nukes https://www.timesofisrael.com/expert-stuxnet-part-of-long-term-effort-to-stop-iran-nukes/ Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:28:40 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=392290 New evidence shows that the virus has been active in Iran's Natanz facility almost since the day it opened in 2007

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]]> ‘Stuxnet virus attacked Iran earlier than thought’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/stuxnet-virus-attacked-iran-earlier-than-thought/ Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:56:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=391792 Researchers uncover previously unknown version of the malicious program that sabotaged Natanz nuclear facility in 2010

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]]> Breaking the ‘hacker attack chain’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/breaking-the-hacker-attack-chain/ Wed, 14 Nov 2012 09:35:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=274580 At a recent seminar in Israel, security experts from Symantec laid out what Israel – and the world – faces in the coming cyberwar

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]]> Report: Spam choking Israeli, world Internet https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-spam-choking-israeli-world-internet/ Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:25:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=256466 If you think you're getting more junk email than ever before, you're right; 75% of all messages belong in the trash, security company Symantec says

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]]> Mahdi virus victims mostly Israeli, report says https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-mahdi-virus-victims-mostly-israeli/ Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:39:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=165308 Trojan may be part of the larger Flame malware

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]]> Cousin of Stuxnet virus emerges http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/03/new-version-of-stuxnet-related-cyber-weapon-discovered/ Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:40:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=49218 Symantec discovers new cyber weapon akin to one that plagued Iran's nuclear program

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