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| Product type | Security software |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gen Digital |
| Country | United States |
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| Website | us |
Norton, formerly known as Norton by Symantec, is a brand of Gen Digital co-headquartered in Tempe, Arizona and Prague, Czech Republic. Norton originally provided utility software for DOS,[1] and currently offers a variety of products and services related to digital security, identity protection, and online privacy and utilities.[2]
Norton was acquired by the Symantec Corporation in 1990, and in 2014, Symantec separated their business into two units. One was focused on security, and the other was focused on information management; Norton was placed in the unit focused on security.[3]
As of 2022, Norton is a consumer cybersecurity brand of Gen Digital, the parent company formed following the merger between NortonLifeLock and Avast.[4]
- ^ "History of Norton Utilities". softpanorama.org. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ "Gartner Says Worldwide Security Software Market Grew 5.3 Percent in 2014". Archived from the original on May 30, 2015.
- ^ "Symantec to split into two companies". USA Today.
- ^ "NortonLifeLock Merges With Avast to Form New Company Called 'Gen'". PCMAG. Retrieved 2024-01-12.