Symantecs

Symantecs is a term used to refer to the various brands, products, and business units that emerged from the Symantec Corporation, a major cybersecurity company known for antivirus and enterprise security software. Founded in 1982 as SEI, the company adopted the Symantec name in the 1990s and expanded from antivirus into a broad portfolio including Norton-branded consumer security software (such as Norton Antivirus and Norton 360), as well as enterprise products for endpoint protection, data loss prevention, backup and recovery, and email and web security.

In 2019, Broadcom completed its acquisition of Symantec's enterprise security business; the consumer security business—primarily Norton-branded products and LifeLock identity-protection services—was reorganized into a separate company called NortonLifeLock, which later began trading publicly as NLOK. The Symantec brand today remains associated mainly with Broadcom's enterprise-security portfolio, while Norton LifeLock continues to market consumer security software under the Norton name and related identity-protection services.

The term Symantecs, when encountered, typically refers to these legacy Symantec-branded products and corporate units, or to the Symantec umbrella as it existed prior to the corporate split. The company’s historical influence includes early antivirus technology, threat intelligence, and integrated security solutions used by individuals and organizations worldwide.