Symantec SOCs it to the Big Guys

Malware isn't a prank and it's oh so 90's to think it is. Modern day malicious software is criminally intended for profit. And one way attackers can make money is by stealing data from sensitive corporations and selling it to competitors or other governments. Protecting the critical assets of these customers puts antivirus vendors at the frontline of the war on cybercrime. Joan Goodchild of ITWorld takes you inside one of the four Security Operations Centers (SOC) operated by Symantec, noting that the SOC "looks like a scene out of the movie 'War Games'." And, as Goodchild notes, that connection is fitting. >> Inside Symantec's Security Operations Center