Symantec Data Encryption Security Strategy Stays the Course

Posted: 125 days ago

Symantec CEO John Thompson said the company has no plans to get in the encryption business. Symantec will continue its OEM relationship with data encryption vendor GuardianEdge, even as security rivals McAfee and Sophos make acquisitions to bring endpoint encryption inhouse. - Security giant Symantec has no plans to get into the encryption business, regardless of what competitors Sophos, McAfee and SafeBoot have done to acquire the technology themselves. Symantec is committed to its OEM arrangement with GuardianEdge Technologies to provide the encryption technology custo...