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Pune June 5 Trying to keep ahead of security threats that could affect consumers, Symantec Corp has introduced the Symantec Database Security and the Raw Disk Virus Scan. Most of the development work has been carried out from its Pune development centre.

Talking to presspersons, Mr Mark Bregaman, Chief Technology Officer, Symantec Corp, said it had developed a new tool that would help identify root kits in the users' systems that usually escape its antivirus tools. The new product, called "Raw Disk Virus Scan," goes below the file level to read raw blocks of data, enabling it to "see" rootkits that otherwise would be difficult to spot. It is a technology that has been developed bringing together storage management technologies from the erstwhile Veritas and security technology from Symantec.

He said that most of the development work was handled by the Pune development team. The company was now shipping products to the customers. On the Symantec database security, he said that it was always `trying to keep the bad boys out.' But this software would sit on the system and continuously monitor what was being sent out or received. This would be recorded and could help organisations keep track of whatever data packet was sent out. He said that this would help in auditing, fraud and extrusion detection. This concept has again been conceived in the Pune development centre, with much of the work done here.

R&D

Mr Mark said that there was always a notion that Symantec was not doing much in the innovation space other than buying out or partnering others for its various products, as most of its growth has been through acquisition. "But we are spending close to 15 per cent of our annual revenue for research and development and last year it was approximately $750 million."

Mr Mark said that globally it was more concerned by the changes in technology which required better security measures, the disappearing boundary lines of the companies and consumerisation of IT.

Challenges

"In India, the challenges are the changing technology areas, fostering innovation and ensuring that the momentum does not fall," the newly appointed CTO, Mr Basant Rajan said.

security products

Mr Rajan said that it was keeping track of the one billion Internet users who would be accessing the net for various purposes. He said the devices that would be used to access would be different and Symantec was already on the path to develop security products for these new users.

As CTO, Mr Rajan would be instrumental in steering the Symantec Research Labs and Advanced Concept Group projects in the countryHe would be working with Government agencies in security and compliance domains. Currently there was two advanced concept groups based out of the US and was looking at Government related and defence segments. Europe was also another location where they have set up a research consortium and Asia Pacific was the next location they were looking at, he said. In Singapore, it is the security wireless access that was of main concern, while for India it was drawing up its plans, he added.

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