Symantec unveils Quorum

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Symantec unveiled Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010 betas, which feature new reputation-based security technologies that tackle undiscovered malware and other threats head-on.

The upcoming versions of Norton products mark a significant shift in the way the global leader in security software will protect computer users from cyber crime.

This new protection model, codenamed 'Quorum' will be introduced to the mass market for the first time with the official product launch expected in fall 2009.

Traditional security solutions are obsolete. Symantec security researchers see 200 plus million attacks on average every month, the vast majority of which are never-seen-before threats and delivered via the web. While Symantec created nearly 1.8 million new virus definitions in 2008, the reality is that the signature approach and other traditional methods of security are not keeping pace with the number of threats being created by online criminals.

“Looking at the sheer volume of infected systems in the world, one thing is resoundingly clear, basic security protection is not good enough,” said Rowan Trollope, Senior Vice President—Consumer Business Unit, Symantec. “Norton pioneered the signature-based model of security and today we’re introducing a new standard that reconsiders all facets of protection,” he added.