On Thursday, Shares of Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC), surged 2.14% to $24.30.
Symantec Corporation, declared the expansion of Incident Response Services into several new markets, a move that enables organizations to proactively address security needs, enable continual security improvement and overall cyber resiliency. As of April, Symantec’s Incident Response Emergency Response service is accessible globally, and Symantec’s Incident Response Retainer Services are accessible in North America, the UK and select Asia-Pacific regions.
Given the sophisticated nature of the threat landscape, organizations need to change their security strategy. Symantec has launched two Incident Response offerings to steer customers away from a high-cost reactive approach toward a more proactive, programmatic one:
- Symantec Incident Response Emergency Response Service – This new service assists customers resolve incidents, return to normal operations and prevent incident recurrence while minimizing operational influence. Unlike other programs, IR Emergency Response Service leverages Symantec’s extensive global intelligence network of about 57.6 million attack sensors monitoring threat activity in over 157 countries to provide context and insight into various indicators of compromise, adversaries, campaigns and more. Following the conclusion of response activities, Symantec’s key findings are presented in a comprehensive report that customers can use to enhance security measures, improve their internal response program effectiveness and prevent reoccurrence.
- Symantec Incident Response Retainer Services – These services enable customers to take a proactive approach to security by assessing their current incident response programs, identifying gaps and putting protections in place to better mitigate security incidents. As a result, customers of Symantec’s IR Retainer Services will improve response times, lower response costs, raise overall effectiveness, and support a cycle of continuous security and response improvements.
Symantec Corporation, together with its auxiliaries, provides security, backup, and availability solutions worldwide. Its products and services protect people and information in any environment from mobile devices and enterprise data centers to cloud-based systems.
Shares of America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:AMX), gained 2.12% to $22.20, during the last trading session on Thursday.
On April 7, Asurion, the global leader in technology protection services, declared the company is expanding its product offerings into Latin America with a new partnership with Latin America’s leading wireless communications provider, América Móvil (AMX) (AMX) (AMOV) (LATIBEX:XAMXL). The service launched with Telcel in January and protects devices from damage, counting liquid damage and broken screens, mechanical and electrical malfunction, and theft.
Asurion has partnered with Allianz Risk Transfer, a partner of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE to underwrite this multi-year insurance placement. The local Allianz company will be Allianz México, S.A. Compañía de Seguros, underwritten by Allianz Mexico.
Proteccion Móvil Telcel is accessible within 30 days of a new activation or upgrade and reconnects Telcel clients quickly with the same or comparable device model. Other features of the new protection service comprise:
- Clients will typically receive a replacement device within two to three business days.
- Enrolled clients will pay a monthly premium starting at 69 pesos depending on the device make and model, plus a deductible in the event they need to file a claim.
América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. provides telecommunications services in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. It offers mobile and fixed voice services, counting airtime, local, domestic, and international long-distance services, in addition to network interconnection and public telephony services.
At the end of Thursday’s trade, Shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MTU), gained 2.11% to $6.76.
On April 9, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, declared that Stephen E. Cummings, a former UBS executive, will join the company as the first American President and Chief Executive Officer of MUFG Union Bank, N.A., the banking partner of MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation. Mr. Cummings, 59, will also have authority over all of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ’s (BTMU) U.S. businesses, counting its New York branch and other branch offices. He will become a member of the Board of Directors of MUFG Union Bank and he will be based in New York.
The appointment of Mr. Cummings represents a noteworthy departure from MUFG’s tradition of appointing Japanese executives from the parent company to serve as CEO in the American market. He was selected after a national search conducted by MUFG and MUFG Union Bank’s Board of Directors. “Steve is a talented and respected executive with more than 35 years of financial services experience. We are fortunate to have him join us during this important phase, as MUFG pursues profitable, sustainable growth throughout the Americas,” said MUFG President and CEO Nobuyuki Hirano.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., through its auxiliaries, provides financial services in Japan and internationally. Its Integrated Retail Banking Business Group segment offers a range of banking products and services, counting financial consulting services; deposit products comprising non-interest-bearing deposit accounts; asset administration and administration services; trust products; and other investment products.
Finally, Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA), ended its Thursday’s trading session with 2.04% gain, and closed at $12.98, as oil prices rallied from their earlier decline to trade in positive territory following reports that rebels in Yemen took control of a major oilfield in the southern part of the country after military forces guarding the field withdrew.
The terminal exports about 120,000 to 140,000 barrels of crude per day, and any disruption in supply is good for prices in the oversupplied global oil market.
Oil prices were falling earlier last day after OPEC stated that its oil output in March raised by 810,000 barrels, confirming speculation that it was increasing its production in spite of a glut of supply already on the market.
Encana Corporation, together with its auxiliaries, engages in the development, exploration, production, and marketing of natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids in Canada and the United States.
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