Source code theft prompts Symantec to issue warning to customers

Andrew Munchbach, engadget.com

Secu­ri­ty soft­ware pub­lish­er Syman­tec has con­firmed it was the vic­tim of a cyber attack, result­ing in the theft and dis­clo­sure of prod­uct source code. Ear­li­er this month, the online-collective Anony­mous stat­ed, via Twit­ter, that it…

// Even the bastions of security get hacked. You can’t eliminate ALL risk when you operate online. Companies can’t let the potential risk that something might happen keep them from ever doing anything.