Recent events
Recent events tied to this brand in public sources.
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2021
NortonLifeLock announces acquisition of Avast
NortonLifeLock and Avast announced that NortonLifeLock would buy Avast for more than $8 billion. The companies said the expanded group would be dual headquartered in Prague and Tempe and that more than 500 million users would benefit from its safety offerings.
2021
NortonLifeLock unveils Norton Crypto mining service
NortonLifeLock unveiled Norton Crypto, a service allowing selected Norton 360 customers in its early adopter programme to mine Ethereum using their computing power.
2020
Investcorp agrees to sell Avira to NortonLifeLock
Investcorp announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell Avira to NortonLifeLock for approximately US$360 million. The transaction was expected to close in Q1 2021, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
2020
NortonLifeLock launches its first India communications campaign
NortonLifeLock launched its first communications campaign in India to raise consumer awareness about protecting personal data. Havas Creative and Havas Media in India conceptualised the integrated campaign, which was shared across TV, OTT, radio and digital media.
2020
Telus and NortonLifeLock partner on Telus Online Security
Telus partnered with NortonLifeLock to offer Telus Online Security to internet customers, with access to Norton 360 Basic and Norton 360 Basic Plus services.
2020
NortonLifeLock agreed to sell ID Analytics to LexisNexis Risk Solutions
NortonLifeLock announced that LexisNexis Risk Solutions had entered into an agreement to acquire ID Analytics for $375 million. The transaction was subject to customary conditions and regulatory consents and was expected to close in the first quarter of 2020.
2019
Symantec consumer security business launches as NortonLifeLock
NortonLifeLock's CFO described its launch as a key step in the transition to an independent consumer cybersecurity business; the article reports that Symantec's remaining consumer security brand changed to NortonLifeLock.
2019
Symantec's consumer business adopts the NortonLifeLock name
Symantec announced that the Symantec brand had been transferred to Broadcom and that the company had changed its name to NortonLifeLock Inc.; it was to trade under the NLOK symbol on Nasdaq starting November 5.