CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 2005--Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ:SYMC), the global leader in information security, today announced that it will host the third in a series of webcasts educating developers on strategies for identifying and addressing security problems throughout the application development lifecycle. The webcast, titled "Securing the Development Phase of the Application Development Lifecycle" will be held on Thursday, July 7, at 9:00 a.m. PDT. Attendees can register at https://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/content/webcastregistration.cf m?SSL=YES&webcastID=167. (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)

Paul Hinkle, principal security instructor at Symantec, will provide guidance to architects, developers, and QA engineers on applying a holistic approach to addressing security issues throughout development. This topic is of particular interest to developers who are responsible for securing code and are interested in learning about how security affects reusable security modules, authentication, and data validation.

"Application security should be top-of-mind for any developer as they continue to build more complex applications," said Hinkle. "By dealing with security issues early on in the development process, organizations can save time and resources, and drastically reduce the possible risks to sensitive information."

About Symantec

Symantec is the global leader in information security providing a broad range of software, appliances and services designed to help individuals, small and mid-sized businesses, and large enterprises secure and manage their IT infrastructure. Symantec's Norton brand of products is the worldwide leader in consumer security and problem-solving solutions. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 35 countries. More information is available at http://www.symantec.com.

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