Norton unifies mobile, tab, desktop security
Norton by Symantec announced its new Norton Security software in India, boosting its protection and performance levels for consumers. According to Symantec's latest Internet Security Threat Report, they discovered more than 430 million new unique pieces of malware in 2015, up 36 per cent from the year before and in August 2016 alone, there were 45 million new malware variants, the highest level seen since August 2015.
Norton Security uses advanced, multi-layered security technology to help protect devices, privacy and personal files such as music and financial information from today's most dangerous emerging threats, including ransomware, malicious websites, zero days and phishing attacks.
Some of the recently added protection and performance features of Norton Security include: Proactive Exploit Prevention: Zero-day vulnerabilities (which were up 125 per cent in 2015), are holes in software applications that are unknown by the software vendor. Norton Security's Proactive Exploit Prevention technology helps protect the holes in common software applications by recognising a range of malicious behaviours that are trademarks of zero-day attacks. Emulation Technology: Norton Security's new emulation technology hunts down antivirus-evading malware before it can compromise a user's system.
It does this by unpacking and running the suspicious files in a virtual machine for examination before the malware in these files can compromise the user's machine. Predictive Learning Machine Engine: The Predictive Machine Learning Engine anticipates new and evolving malware variants. Using a machine learning algorithm, it develops statistical model that helps accurately detect and blocks both new and unknown malware before it strikes. Faster Mac Protection: Mac users will see faster scans and lower overall memory utilization on their devices. My Norton: With My Norton, customers can access their Norton subscription features, manage their account and devices and learn about new threats from any device.
It offers more engagement with customers with smarter alerts and messaging, and helps customers get the most of the Norton subscription (e.g., backup, parental controls). It is available on the Norton website.