Symantec says the new offerings are designed to improve service manageability and increase flexibility for customers. Symantec Corp. recently announced new enhancements to its Symantec.cloud portfolio of software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings, bringing more of the company’s technologies to the cloud. The new offerings are designed to improve service manageability and increase flexibility for customers.Among the service enhancements — an automatic backup capability, Symantec Backup Exec.cloud, which will automatically protect the data on a customers PCs and servers via online backup and recovery. A beta for the service will begin in June and the service will be available later this year.Cloud security predictions for 2011Online backup services like Symantec’s BackupExec.cloud offer an excellent option for small businesses or remote offices looking to offload their IT infrastructure and quickly protect critical data by automatically streaming it to off-site datacenters, says Lauren Whitehouse, senior analyst with Enterprise Strategy Group, Inc. Data can be recovered to any service-enabled machine over the Internet.More on cloud computing and security Cloud security predictions for 2011 Cloud Security Alliance updates controls matrix Survey finds companies still struggling with cloud security Another new offering is simplified archiving. Symantec will introduce future enhancements to Symantec.cloud email archiving services under the name Symantec Enterprise Vault.cloud in June.A third enhancement is a new iPhone application in beta release that allows customers of email, Web, and instant messaging security offerings to easily view historical data, reports and charts, as well as product and service information from their handheld device. We’ve seen a great deal of momentum in the adoption of cloud-based services, says Rowan Trollope, senior vice president, Symantec.cloud. This demand has necessitated expansion of our data center capabilities to deliver SaaS services to customers in more than 112 countries. The number of Symantec.cloud users grew 16 percent from 9.2 million users in February 2010 to 10.7 million in February 2011. Related content news analysis Companies are already feeling the pressure from upcoming US SEC cyber rules New Securities and Exchange Commission cyber incident reporting rules don't kick in until December, but experts say they highlight the need for greater collaboration between CISOs and the C-suite By Cynthia Brumfield Sep 28, 2023 6 mins Regulation Data Breach Financial Services Industry news UK data regulator warns that data breaches put abuse victims’ lives at risk The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has reprimanded seven organizations in the past 14 months for data breaches affecting victims of domestic abuse. By Michael Hill Sep 28, 2023 3 mins Electronic Health Records Data Breach Government news EchoMark releases watermarking solution to secure private communications, detect insider threats Enterprise-grade software embeds AI-driven, forensic watermarking in emails and documents to pinpoint potential insider risks By Michael Hill Sep 28, 2023 4 mins Communications Security Threat and Vulnerability Management Security Software news SpecterOps to use in-house approximation to test for global attack variations The new offering uses atomic tests and in-house approximation in purple team assessment to test all known techniques of an attack. By Shweta Sharma Sep 28, 2023 3 mins Penetration Testing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe