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Ian McAdam will lead and drive growth across Symantec’s enterprise security business and support customers and partners in the Pacific region.

Strong passwords and two-factor authentication are no match for simple social engineering, with Symantec warning of a new password recovery scam.

Ingram Micro, Data#3, Datacom, Fujitsu, Insentra and Intalock winners in last Symantec Pacific Partner Awards before vendor splits into two companies.

Gartner believes that 2014 is the last year that the market will exhibit such solid double-digit growth in its current form.

Symantec's bid to 'stifle competition' because 'its legacy physical backup products could not compete' fails after Veeam wins three year patent battle.

Symantec is set to revitalise its channel approach with fresh programs in October, targeting enhanced security focus after its corporate split.

Increasingly fast and precise cyberattacks are cause for concern for customers - but they're also an opportunity for the reseller channel.

New Zealand is a nation of oversharers - and a popular target for ransomware according to a new report from Symantec.

The internet security market will be worth $42.8 billion by 2020, with a CAGR of 8.1% during 2014-2020, according to Big Market Research.

A familiar face is heading up Dell New Zealand, with former Dell channel manager James Arnold taking over as New Zealand general manager.

Small businesses worldwide increased content security spend by 9.6% in 2014, representing 28% of total enterprise content security market.

Symantec confirms closure of enterprise sales business office in New Zealand, with some redundancies and redeployments to Australia.

Brenton Smith, who previously headed up Symantec locally as managing director and vice president, Pacific, has reappeared at Dell, taking on a new rol.

Symantec splits into two companies on April 1, but NZ channel partners face uncertainty amid unconfirmed rumours of the firm's exit from the country.

With the threat landscape changing and the propensity for malicious attacks increasing, the role of security vendors and resellers is more important.

Intralinks is expanding its Enterprise Fabric Partner ecosystem, bringing MobileIron, Okta, and Symantec on board to manage and secure high-value content.

Symantec is rumoured to be about to exit New Zealand, with the company shutting up shop March 31 according to market speculation.

There's no time like the present for customers to take a good look at their security says Mark Shaw, Symantec Pacific region technology strategist – security.

Small and medium businesses are being increasingly targeted by attackers, with 61% of all attacks in 2013 aimed at them.

The increasing popularity of online dating services in New Zealand has caught the attention of scammers. Here's how to outwit and outlast the scammers.