A surge in high-profile hacker attacks this year is demonstrating the limits of an older generation of security software from Symantec and McAfee, putting pressure on them to revamp their product lines.
The top providers of security software are racing to adjust to cloud computing and the growth of workers plugging mobile devices into corporate networks. None of the recent attacks tied to hacker groups such as Anonymous and Lulz Security could have been repelled by traditional antivirus programs or firewall software, according to Johannes Ullrich, a researcher at the SANS Technology Institute. That’s giving a boost to upstart rivals, which are developing new ways to safeguard data.
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