Gen | Latest News & Updates - Nov 29, 2024 Release

Gen has introduced a new clipboard protection feature in its antivirus stack to safeguard millions of users against clipboard-based cyber threats like ClickFix and FakeCaptcha...


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Gen is a global leader in cybersecurity, dedicated to empowering Digital Freedom through its trusted consumer brands, including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender, and CCleaner. The company serves nearly 500 million users across more than 150 countries, providing award-winning products and services in cybersecurity, online privacy, and identity protection. Gen is a Fortune 500 company and is dual headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, and Prague, Czech Republic.


Gen - Latest News and Updates

  • Gen has introduced a new clipboard protection feature in its antivirus stack to safeguard millions of users against clipboard-based cyber threats like ClickFix and FakeCaptcha.
  • Gen successfully launched Norton Small Business.
  • Gen Digital is actively working to counter innovative phishing techniques by the ClearFake threat actor, including the WarmCookie backdoor.
  • Amanthi Pendegraft has joined Gen as Head of Transformation in the United States, previously holding a position at another company.
  • Ross Varlese has joined Gen as Design Director in the United Kingdom, previously serving as Design Director at J.P. Morgan Private Bank.
  • Gen's Q3/2024 Threat Report reveals a 614% increase in 'Scam-Yourself Attacks' where cybercriminals use social engineering and psychological manipulation to trick people into installing malware on their devices.
  • Matt Mathiason has left Gen as a Senior Principal Software Engineer in the United States to join CB Insights as a Senior Software Engineer.
  • Sigurdur Stefnisson from Gen will speak at the Cybersecurity@CEPS Summit 2024 about generative AI's impact on cybersecurity.
  • Gen is hiring an Experimentation Engineer.

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