Symantec has launched its new “Identity Safe” cloud service for ID protection and simple, secure password management as a free download for Windows PCs, Apple’s iDevices and all those Androids.

In a world where Android smartphones are potential Typhoid Annie’s in your pocket, all the big security companies have released Android Internet Security suites, with Vodafone and McAfee now joining forces to provide protection – and all important backup – for AUD $3 per month.

Norton has today made its tablet and mobile security solutions publicly available for Android tablet and mobile device users, and including a new 'Scream'  feature that it says will help users find a lost or stolen phone quickly.

  Beta releases of security software aren't for everybody, but anybody can download the beta release of Norton 360 version 6.0.  

Malware writers are more frequently targeting Android devices than other platforms, according to a security vendor. Not surprisingly, the company offers a solution to the problem.

A beta version of Norton Internet Security 2012 has been available ahead of the product's official release, but Symantec is still adding features. One of the latest is Safe Web for Chrome.

Symantec’s “Beyond the PC” initiative, something that helps keep a PC security company relevant in what Apple has called the “post PC era”, has just celebrated its one-year anniversary, with new partnerships and new betas.

Australia’s longest running and largest free education and entertainment tour, Logitech Rock the Schools, has just announced internet security software company Norton by Symantec as one of its major sponsors. Now called Logitech Rock the Schools powered by Norton, the massive tour will visit 90 schools around the country, reaching over 70,000 high-school students all around Australia.

Although Symantec has only recently launched its Norton 360 v5 software, which uses Norton’s Internet Security and AV engine while being even easier to use and including features like backup, times does not stand still with Symantec’s 2012 Internet Security and AV betas bouncing into view and beta testing from today.

At a time when smartphone use has become engrained in everyday life as a primary way to communicate, work and share, a new survey from Norton reveals that 42 percent of consumers in Australia have fallen victim to mobile phone loss or theft.