04.13.2009 - Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Finds Malicious Activity Continues to Grow at a Record Pace

CUPERTINO, Calif. – April 14, 2009 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced that malicious code activity continued to grow at a record pace throughout 2008, primarily targeting confidential information of computer users. According to the company’s Internet Security Threat Report Volume XIV, Symantec created more than 1.6 million new malicious code signatures in 2008. This equates to more than 60 percent of the total malicious code signatures ever created by Symantec — a response to the rapidly increasing volume and proliferation of new malicious code threats. These signatures helped Symantec block an average of more than 245 million attempted malicious code attacks across the globe each month during 2008. - View Press Release - Visit Symantec Corp.