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Symantec also was part of a select group that worked to create and pro-
mote British Standard 7799, an emerging world standard for information
security management. BS 7799 ratings will allow companies to demonstrate
compliance with customer information and confidentiality safeguards. At
the same time, it will allow consumers to recognize sites where their
information is secure.
Symantec’s Global Response Centers continue to expand and evolve with
four strategically located offices around the world. These centers assessed
and neutralized a growing number of viruses last year — 520% more than
the previous year. Our burgeoning database of virus definitions currently
protects users from over 50,000 threats, including the well-known “Melissa”
and “I Love You” viruses.
Solutions. Symantec is a leader in protecting individuals and enterprises
from malicious attacks. Our Norton AntiVirus™product ranks consistently
in the top 10 business software category and has won an unprecedented
number of honors including the Secure Computing Millennium Awards in
1999. More recently, Yahoo! chose Symantec’s anti-virus solution to pro-
tect the e-mail of its 38 million subscribers. Brightmail, Inc., the world’s
leader in protecting users from unwanted e-mail or spam, recently
licensed the right to sell Symantec products along with their own to
Internet access providers.
Internet connections that are “always-on” increase individual and corporate
vulnerability to hackers who steal information or “borrow” the computer
to launch denial-of-service attacks. Symantec’s Norton Internet Security
provides a complete suite of Internet security solutions, including a per-
sonal firewall to detect and stop hackers. Corporations also use this
{ Symantec gives individuals and corporations assurance
that online activities will be free from viruses, e-mails
with malicious intent and loss of confidential information.