Symantec launches a security offerings for companies with less than 20 employees-- Norton Small Business, a subscription-based number with a 100% virus removal guarantee.

"Small businesses were targeted in 30% of all cyberattacks in 2013," the company says. "While the risks are real, small business owners with fewer than 20 employees often wear multiple hats and don’t have the time or resources to manage IT needs.”

According to Symantec Norton Small Business features "advanced" cybersecurity via Insight and SONAR technologies, as well as Mobile Insight app-scanning technology, remote locate, lock and wipe capabilities to take care of mobile devices.

Symantec VP Brian Dye declares the death of antivirus in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, although some might disagree-- including Kaspersky Lab, which published a rebuttal soon afterwards.

"We don't think of antivirus as a moneymaker in any way," Dye tells the WSJ before describing how Symantec is set to reinvent itself in order to reflect the shifting security industry.

According to Dye antivirus software catches just 45% of attacks, but still accounts for over 40% of Symantec revenue.

The company will be offering clients security briefings on specific threats, as well as technology able to look for more advanced malicious software lurking inside networks. And it needs to do so, as faces revenue declines even as it continues turning a profit (if due to cost cutting measures).

According to the Akamai Q4 2013 State of the Internet report DDoS attack traffic is up by 75% Y-o-Y (or 23% Q-o-Q), with attacks originating from 188 countries or regions, up from 185 in Q3 2013.

Attack traffic is also on the rise from the top 10 countries, with Q4 2013 attack concentration growing by 88%, up from 83% in Q3 2013 and down from 89% in Q2.

The most targeted port in Q4 2013 is port 445 (Microsoft-DS), being the top target in 6 of the top 10 countries/regions, including Germany, Romania, Russia, Taiwan, Canada and the US. Port 80 (WWW/HTTP) follows with 14% of all attacks, while port 443 (SSL/HTTPS) is at 3rd place with 8.2% of attacks.

DDoS attacks primarily target enterprise and commerce. The two sectors account for 70% of reported attacks. Akamai also reports the chance of repeated attacks is 35%, as 56 out of 162 surveyed organizations suffered repeated attacks during the quarter.

Managed network and cloud services provider Masergy Communications bolsters its product portfolio with the acquisition of security and network analysis developer Global DataGuard.

Financial details of the deal are not available.

“Cyber attacks are only going to become more intense and sophisticated-– it’s a new battlefield," Masergy says. " The acquisition of Global DataGuard uniquely positions Masergy to deliver solutions engineered to address these advanced persistent threats.”