- Global Leader in Cybersecurity Calls on
Website Owners and Web Hosting Providers to Secure All Legitimate
Web Traffic by 2018
- With only 3% of today’s websites
encrypted, Symantec offers clear path to help secure sites easily
and help to win back internet security for every business and
consumer
World Hosting Days - Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ:SYMC), the
global leader in cybersecurity, today announced the worldwide
availability of Encryption Everywhere, a website security package
available through web hosting providers. Encryption Everywhere lets
web hosting providers integrate encryption into every website from
the moment it is created. With the new web security service,
hosting providers can offer a variety of flexible options,
including basic website encryption included as part of any hosted
service, and a number of premium security packages with
increasingly stronger levels of website validation, protection, and
trust seals. Symantec wants to see 100% of legitimate websites
secured by 2018, and Encryption Everywhere was developed to support
that goal. Symantec will be demonstrating Encryption Everywhere
during the World Hosting Days conference in Rust, Germany, March
15-18, 2016, booth Z03.
“There are almost a billion websites today, yet only about 3% of
those sites are encrypted, which means cybercriminals have been
able to make a good living off of the web’s lack of security,” said
Roxane Divol, senior vice president and general manager, Website
Security, Symantec. “Symantec is about to change the game for
cybersecurity with Encryption Everywhere. It’s time to secure every
legitimate website and win back security on the internet for every
business and consumer. That’s why Symantec is making it easy to
secure any website from the very moment it is registered or
renewed, starting with free, basic encryption all the way through
to complete website security solutions.”
According to the Norton Cybersecurity Insights Report, 47% of
global respondents reported they have been a victim of a
cyberattack. Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report cited five
out of six large companies had been targeted for attack in 2014, a
40% increase over the previous year. In addition, Google and other
browsers have announced they will push unencrypted websites down in
search ranking results. Websites that want to remain viable will
need to at least use basic encryption by 2018. Encryption
Everywhere encrypts 100% of customer data shared on a business’s
website, giving businesses of any size precious brand trust and
providing consumers with the confidence that the information they
share is protected and will reach the intended recipient.
Encryption Everywhere makes it easy to secure any website from
the time it’s registered or renewed. Many web hosting providers
will integrate basic encryption with every website. For more
customized options, the user can simply click on the preferred
Symantec security products offered by their web hosting provider.
Web hosting providers can now offer a complete security solution to
their customers from one of the most trusted and recognized brands
in cybersecurity. Encryption Everywhere is the first security
solution that gives web hosting providers an upsell opportunity to
bring in new revenue streams without incurring a burden to their
infrastructure, sales processes or administration teams.
Symantec will launch the Encryption Everywhere with a number of
global web hosting partners, including InterNetX, one of the
largest providers of domains, webspace and hosting products for
resellers.
“As consumers and businesses become more savvy about
cyberattacks, they are looking to InterNetX for strategic guidance
about security options, from simple encryption certificates to
robust security solutions,” said Marco Hoffmann, head of Domain
Services and Product Management of InterNetX. “Therefore, we are
excited to provide our customers with a solution from one of the
top security companies in the world. The possibility to secure all
of our 3.8 million domains with Symantec’s Encryption Everywhere
helps ensure that all our customers are protected and secure.”
In addition to exhibiting at this year’s World Hosting Days
conference, Ms. Divol will represent Symantec during a shared
keynote at the conference with Dr. Richard Sykes of EuroCloud UK.
The presentation, entitled “The Untold Story About Security and Web
Hosting,” will take place on Tuesday, March 15 at 12:35 p.m. CET.
Symantec’s Rob Hoblit, vice president of Revenue for Website
Security, will also participate on a panel entitled “Encrypt
Everything or Die: Why Security and Privacy Online are Synonymous”
on Tuesday, March 15 at 15:00 CET.
Encryption Everywhere is available immediately wherever Symantec
SSL/TLS and security certificates are sold. For more information,
visit go.symantec.com/encryptioneverywhere.
About Symantec Website Security
Symantec Website Security provides industry-leading security for
websites, data, and applications with SSL/TLS, certificate
management, vulnerability assessment, WAF/DDoS, malware scanning,
etc. The Norton Secured Seal and Symantec Seal-in-Search assure
customers they are safe to search, browse, interact, and buy.
Symantec Website Security’s sophisticated solutions offer the
promise of a safe and trusted internet experience across all
websites and applications.
About Symantec
Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) is the global leader in
cybersecurity. Operating one of the world’s largest cyber
intelligence networks, the company sees more threats, and protects
more customers from the next generation of attacks.
Symantec helps companies, governments, and individuals secure
their most important data wherever it lives.
Symantec, the Symantec Logo, and the Checkmark logo are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its
affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Other names may be
trademarks of their respective owners.
1 Netcraft Web Server and SSL Survey, February 2016
http://news.netcraft.com/archives/category/web-server-survey/
2 Norton Cybersecurity Insights Report, November 23, 2015
https://us.norton.com/cyber-security-insights
3 Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report, April 2014
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/publications/threatreport.jsp
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