Symantec

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Symantec Corporation is a cybersecurity software company focused on the protection of information and computer systems. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and was founded in April 1982.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Services
* 2 Size and success
* 3 Competition
* 4 References

## Services[edit]

* Norton Consumer Endpoint Security software (anti-malware)
* LifeLock identity protection
* Enterprise Security, using their Integrated Cyber Defense Platform

Symantic also operated as a SSL certificate authority for a time, but in August 2017 announced that it was transferring this task to DigiCert.[2]

## Size and success[edit]

In 2017, Symantec was number 400 on Fortune 500 list. It employed about 13,000 global employees, and held 2,000 global patents. Only 52% of their income came from the United States. The remaining 48% came from international markets.[1]

## Competition[edit]

In the growing field of cybersecurity, Symantec has a number of competitors. Perhaps the greatest of these are Microsoft, Intel Security (McAfee), and Trend Micro.[3] Other competitors include Avocent Corporation, Cisco Systems, Google, IBM, and Oracle.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.symantec.com/about/corporate-profile/business-overview
2. ↑ https://www.symantec.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2017/symantec_0802_01
3. ↑ http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.Symantec_Corporation.3ed4af52295e5560.html
4. ↑ http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/computer-software/symantec-corporation/company-overview