Symantec Security Expert to Speak At UCLA Wireless Conference.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2001 Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC SYMC Symantec Corporation (stock symbol) ), a world leader in Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. , today announced that Carey Nachenberg, chief architect of the Symantec Security Response team, will participate in a panel discussion at the Wireless Internet, Data and Enterprise Applications conference at the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. on Nov. 8, 2001. This wireless Internet conference covers a complete range of strategic business, technical, sales, marketing, and customer-centric issues that must be understood in order for businesses to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. mobile commerce. Nachenberg and his fellow panelists will explore the risks and security issues of conducting business over the wireless medium. "When people think of wireless security, their primary concern is encrypting the transmission as it travels through the wireless infrastructure," Nachenberg said. "In truth, encryption is only the tip of the iceberg tip of the iceberg n. pl. tips of the iceberg A small evident part or aspect of something largely hidden: afraid that these few reported cases of the disease might only be the tip of the iceberg. . Corporations need to deploy appropriate security solutions, from firewalls to anti-virus software anti-virus software n → Antivirensoftware f , from servers all the way to cell-phones, to ensure the safety of wireless transactions." Nachenberg is one of the world's top computer virus experts. An innovator at Symantec for the past 10 years, he currently designs and develops anti-virus, content-security and vulnerability assessment A Department of Defense, command, or unit-level evaluation (assessment) to determine the vulnerability of a terrorist attack against an installation, unit, exercise, port, ship, residence, facility, or other site. technology for Symantec's award-winning line of products. Nachenberg holds nine patents in the security space and has contributed to four books including Internet Security Professional Reference and Windows NT Server 4: Security, Troubleshooting and Optimization. Adept at conveying complex information in an accessible fashion, Nachenberg is a regular contributor to such major computer security journals as Virus Bulletin, Secure Computing, and Communications of the ACM (publication) Communications of the ACM - (CACM) A monthly publication by the Association for Computing Machinery sent to all members. CACM is an influential publication that keeps computer science professionals up to date on developments. . Nachenberg holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). at Los Angeles. His master's thesis covers the topic of polymorphic polymorphic - polymorphism computer virus detection. The Wireless Internet, Data and Enterprise Applications conference features over 50 lectures and six keynotes by experts in wireless technology from industry, academia and research establishments. The principal topics include broadband wireless, voice integration on data networks, location based services, multi-media applications, telematics, security, and quality of service. About Symantec Symantec, the world leader in Internet security technology, provides a broad range of content and network security software and appliance solutions to individuals, enterprises and service providers. The company is a leading provider of client, gateway and server security solutions for virus protection, firewall and virtual private network, vulnerability management, intrusion detection, Internet content and e-mail filtering, remote management technologies and security services to enterprises and service providers around the world. Symantec's Norton brand of consumer security products is a leader in worldwide retail sales and industry awards. Headquartered in Cupertino, Symantec has worldwide operations in 37 countries. For more information, please visit www.symantec.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: If you would like additional information on Symantec Corp. and its products, please view the Symantec Press Center at http://www.symantec.com/PressCenter/ on Symantec's Web site. All prices noted are in US dollars and are valid only in the United States. Symantec and the Symantec logo are trademarks or registered trademarks, in the United States and certain other countries, of Symantec Corp. Additional company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the individual companies and are respectfully acknowledged. |
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