The main purpose of the digital certificate is to ensure that the application belongs to the entity to which the certificate was issued. The Symantec Corporation digital certificate does not guarantee that a signed application is safe to run, but rather informs the user that the software was digitally signed by Symantec Corporation and verified by a trusted Certificate Authority (CA).
Symantec provides security, storage and systems management software for business and individual use. The company helps customers protect their information, identities, infrastructure and interactions by delivering software and services that address risks to security, availability, compliance and performance. Norton AntiVirus, Internet security, and anti-spyware products for the home. Solutions to manage IT risk and maximize IT performance for business.
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“Symantec helps consumers and organizations secure and manage their information-driven world. Our software and services protect against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enabling confidence wherever information is used or stored.
Symantec was founded in 1982 by visionary computer scientists. The company has evolved to become one of the world’s largest software companies with more than 18,500 employees in more than 50 countries. We provide security, storage and systems management solutions to help our customers – from consumers and small businesses to the largest global organizations – secure and manage their information-driven world against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently than any other company.
Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help our customers – from consumers and small businesses to the largest global organizations – secure and manage their information against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently than any other company. Our company’s unique focus is to eliminate risks to information, technology and processes independent of the device, platform, interaction or location.”