Norton Core Validates Need for Home Wi-Fi Network Security: More Than 90 Million Threats Blocked in First Year
August 09 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Routers remain the most targeted and exploited
device in the home1
Since launching in August 2017, Symantec’s Norton Core secure
Wi-Fi router for the connected home has blocked more than 90
million threats at the network level. Powered by Symantec’s global
Threat Intelligence Network, the world’s largest civilian cyber
intelligence network, Norton Core is helping defend consumers’ home
networks from hackers, botnets and other sophisticated and
aggressive malicious attacks.
Last year, a staggering 143 million Americans experienced
cybercrime or know someone who has – more than half the U.S. adult
online population2. Further, Symantec research1 found there was a
600 percent increase in overall IoT attacks since 2017, with
routers identified as the most attacked device in the home. As the
world becomes more connected – analyst firm Gartner3 estimated 8.4
billion IoT devices would be in use by the end of 2017.
“Norton Core was developed to address the alarming trend of IoT
attacks, such as VPNFilter, the malware that recently infected more
than half a million routers in more than 50 countries,” said Ameer
Karim, vice president and general manager of Consumer IoT Security
at Norton by Symantec. “It’s mission-critical we continue to
provide consumers with great Wi-Fi performance and peace of mind –
even while on-the-go – by designing secure products with
capabilities that help protect users’ privacy and personal
information.”
Drawing on Symantec’s vast security expertise, Norton Core helps
protect consumers’ personal data and information from a variety of
different attacks, including: malware; software specifically
designed to gain access or damage to a computer; phishing and
infected websites; botnets; potentially unwanted programs (PUPs);
and other emerging scams that target consumers.
Since the product’s general availability in August 2017, Norton
Core has blocked more than:
- 51 million malware attacks
- 20 million botnets
- 13 million spam and phishing
emails
- 3 million Potentially Unwanted Programs
(PUPs, which are programs that come bundled and add functions the
user didn’t want or that may slow down systems)
- 3 million potential scams, which
include blocking sites that promote scams such as work-from-home
and pay-to-surf, as well as Ponzi schemes and sites that provide or
sell legally questionable content or services
Norton Core is available for purchase online for $199.99 at
Norton.com, BestBuy.com and Amazon.com, as well as Best Buy stores
nationwide. Purchase of Norton Core, available in Titanium Gold and
Granite Gray, comes bundled with a one-year complimentary
subscription to Norton Core Security Plus, which includes
protection for an unlimited number of connected devices, including
computers, smartphones, tablets and smart connected devices. After
the first year, a subscription renewal is available for
$9.99/month. Subscription is required for security and parental
control features. To learn more, visit us.norton.com/core.
About Symantec
Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC), the world's leading cyber
security company, helps organizations, governments and people
secure their most important data wherever it lives. Organizations
across the world look to Symantec for strategic, integrated
solutions to defend against sophisticated attacks across endpoints,
cloud and infrastructure. Likewise, a global community of more than
50 million people and families rely on Symantec's Norton and
LifeLock product suites to protect their digital lives at home and
across their devices. Symantec operates one of the world's largest
civilian cyber intelligence networks, allowing it to see and
protect against the most advanced threats. For additional
information, please visit www.symantec.com or connect with us on
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1 2018 Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, Symantec,
2018
2 2017 Norton Cyber Security Insights Report, Norton, 2017
3 Gartner Says 8.4 Billion Connected "Things" Will Be in Use in
2017, Up 31 Percent From 2016, Gartner, 2017
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