that brings in a team approach like companies like symantec, mcafee and others.lso firewall companies. look at how you can integrate them. i think that is what he was referring to in his speech and what i think we actually need to do. we collect team and cyber on the civilian side, it could present a much better set of products that would help these companies. emily: if the iran nuclear talks well, what can we expect? guest: i'm very concerned that those fail. we had iran and russia. and at times, their way of firing back on sanctions is to use ciber. -- cyber. that i'm concerned it does fail there will be cyber repercussions. there were over 350 distributed denial of service attacks in 2012 and 2013. there are also attacks on saudi arabia in 2012 that destroyed data over 30,000 systems. if those come together against any of our sectors we have a big problem. even against the government. part one, let's fix the difference. we can do a much better job. take this off the table. i think we need cyber legislation second. we absolutely need government and industry to

. ♪ alix: breaking news regarding symantec. to be considering a major sale and scarlet fu has more. scarlet: symantec is looking doing -- looking into a sale. the company has contacted pe firms and possible industry bidders about buying the business. there is no guarantee a deal with the done but the journal is reporting that this particular business could produce with an $8 billion in a sale. pretty sizable. and has a market cap of $17 billion. the $17 billion firm looking to perhaps shed into data storage business for $8 billion. symantec shares up about 4.5 percent today. it has given back a little bit of that with some late reporting on them considering a sale giving it a boost. alix: we want to stay in tech for you. apple saw a strong debut for its watch on sale today. the $17,000 gold version is on back order. possibly until july. has apple managed to succeed where others have failed? merging technology and fashion. the news today was the watch is sold out, that is crazy. was that demand or supply? alex: it could be a lit

cyber security company symantec says hackers are working harder and shifting their targets.n recent months companies like anthem have been at the forefront, that's an insurance company. symantec predicts that as defenses improve, schools and universities may be next. >> it seems like everyone is at risk. >> a d.c. lawmaker is demanding a hearing on using body cameras on district police officers. >> we'll let you know who in just ten minutes and putting an end to gun violence this morning. we're standing by to find out who the family of a >>> looking at the stories making headlines right now at 5:30. lawyers will deliver their opening statements at a murder trial in alex alexandria. >>> hillary clinton is headed to iowa as she kicks off her campaign for president. she's asking for small donations on line. >>> the first brand new 7,000 series train will leave from the blue line today. it takes off from springfield shortly after 7:00 a.m. they will new digital displays that tell you where you are, more open layout and no carpet. >>> this morning, it seems like the weather headl

symantec is doing it as well. why is this happening? marc: i think, my view is, there will be more fundamental structural industry change in the next five years than there has been in the last 20 years. i think that basically every technology company that is more than 20 years old will almost certainly break up. will almost certainly break up, like literally split apart. emily: define every. marc: i think, basically, every. it will take time. but i think you can go down the list. emily: you mentioned oracle. marc: there are two big reasons. right? two big reasons. one, they are super cheap. this is something that is widely misunderstood, which is this conventional view that there are these tech bubbles. even google and apple are trading at low pe's. many of them are trading at single-digit, low double-digit pe's, price to earning ratios. the really big ones like oracle -- you have competition from other ones. some of the newer companies including google and facebook are growing fast. i think a lot of companies will get larger in this pe

according to symantec, there was a 23% increase last year. lots of the attacks happened via social media and 70% of attacks were spread to other people that way. there was also a 4,000% spike in cryptoransom attacks where hackers hide your files and hold them hostage. >>> we'll be waiting to hear whether a space x rock will lift off later today from cape canaveral. today's lift-off attempt is schedule for 4:10 p.m. the space x rocket is carrying two tons of supplies to the international space station, including experiments and that espresso maker. >>> a 4 traffic alert for you. northbound traffic has reopened on i-81 in shenandoah county after a sink hole was repaired. the sink hole opened up near the 2884 mile marker. >>> some of the big he have names in music heading to the white house for a celebration of gospel music. areeg that franklin lyle love vet and emmy lou harris. it is broadcast on pbs. you can watch that big show in june. >>> crying foul the fight this morning to reverse a pay to play system at these popular sand volleyball pits

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a new symantec report reveals hackers pulled off more than 300 major breaches against companies in 201423% rise from the year before, and individuals in hot water tonight. how do you keep your computer safe? asking the director of technology solutions at rsa. tell us about the big jump in corporate company breaches. >> yeah, gerri, i think that what we're seeing in the industry is a continued pattern of breaches in abuse. and what we have is a pattern where we have an extremely devious cybercriminal underground and a very trusting public. when you bring the two things together, it is a recipe for disaster. we have these ideas are very super sophisticated hackers that can get into any system get through any defenses, but what we're seeing in the research in the industry in these reports is actually the techniques that they're using aren't that sophisticated. they're relying on the trusting user. it's true. they're relying on the trusting user who's going to click on the e-mail, the one in four users who will click on the bad attachment and let that guy into the network. gerri: is that th

. >>> symantec is reporting half a million more data hacks than this time last year.ften target large companies by tricking users into downloading a software update. it also claims 17% of the apps in android stores are malware. >>> wall street posted gains today. the dow rosed 88 points. nasdaq gained 21, and is now just 13 points away from its all-time high. the s & p added 10:00. visa, mcdonald's, and american express were among today's winners. google is introducing a new wireless service called project buy, and costs just $20 a month for the basics, including talk and text. data costs an additional $10 per gigabyte and you only pay for what you use. the service uses t-mobile, sprint, and wi-fi for calls, and only works with googles nexus smartphone. for now, it's invitation only. >>> international travelers riding at sfo are getting through customs a bit faster and easier. the airport has installed new auto matched passport control kiosks. the machines can scan passports and customs declarations and then issues a receipt. the process should only take about 90 seco

last year symantec announced plans to split in two by the end of the year.ake a look at kythera, rising today after positive comments out of bmo capital markets. an approval decision on a treatment is expected at the fda next month. the shares now trading up just a little over 6%. bill and -- last one. alibaba in a steady decline. the company is forming a car and smart living division. the stock is down more than 17% year-to-date. bill and kelly, back to you. >> now it's time. imagine meg terrell coming up with a biotech stock that moved. >> you have to read about some of the names of these drugs. they have a great piece on that. fascinating. very revealing. 13 minutes to go to the close. health care is the second best performing across the indexes today. industrials are leading the way on the back of the huge ge deal and buyback announcement. financials are the laggard. we'll see if they can stay in the green. the dow is up 107 with 12 minutes to go. >> and art cashin just this second signaled $200 million to buy. so slight upside bias as we head to the clo

. >> drop for symantec. >> gave back what they gained on friday when they talked about spinning out veritas there's not that much interest in it. i do like this name. i like palo alto networks better. >> a drop for fossil down 4%. >> they lowered some earnings expectations. this is a stock that's been reacting as people have been looking at the apple watch. will it really started to cause this to struggle? i'd say it already has. the stock is near the lows. >> a pop for barnes & noble up 6%. >> big move. when i saw this move today i forgot barnes & noble was even a publicly traded company even more. kind of gone the way of the dodo bird. but that being said 6% move today. things could be so bad that it's good here. it really seems to be no man's land. if it's b.k., he left swipes. >> that's a tinder reference. >> it can't be a good sign if you don't think it's a public company anymore. coming up, elon musk's latest spacex launch getting postponed. we have all the details ahead on "fast money." attention investors! vectorvest mobile is here and it's free! make faster, smarter, better trading

that's up 23 percent from a year earlier according to a report from security firm symantec. went after healthcare companies, retailers. gender is still a factor when it comes to determining salary. women earn about 78 cents to every dollar a man gets paid. that's according to the latest data from the bureau of labor statistics and today by the way is equal payday which was launched by the national committee on pay equity. talking stocks stocks closed lower monday as jitters over first quarter earning had investors cautious. right now futures pointing to a lower open. that's the latest in business news from nasdaq. back to you matt and tam. >> thanks maribel. >>> let's talk about that rain. >> all right, let's look at it. storm tracker six live double scan shows you it's continuing to filter across the region from west to east. if we take that two dimensional view you can see allentown and reading have a thin band that will probably be pushing through a little later this morning and then you're looking at some drying up there but in philadelphia and points south the rain is g

symantec has found a bug that will give access to computer systems.or more on the impact of this threat let's talk to our guest from d.c. isn't this unusual. we see companies like sony target getting hacked. oil companies? guest: energy companies are one of the most frequently targeted industry verticals we see. there is a plethora of information. cyber criminals looking for information to monetize activists who may take exception to them. we see this constantly. alix: with this particular file it comes in excel file. 10% from the united arab emirates, 10% saudi arabia, 5% from the u.s. what does that tell you who might have been behind an attack like this question mark you are looking at a couple get a graphic of how malware works. jen: it is important to note that the tamale g is not necessarily point at new might be behind the attack. our visibility showed that the campaign was a little broader. you could see intrusions, the types of intrusions in companies in the middle east, particularly energy, but we saw more activity targeted toward services.

subject they don't want to answer the hard questions they want to talk around issues and killed symantecs eye on the other hand and now must for long that to happen when someone tries to manipulate icky things off of themselves and not answer the hard questions, i want to allow that to happen i don't allow myself to be manipulated and don't allow able to deflect the issue is and that sometimes we are comfortable >>darya: i remember her being back in the day on the tv show she was a start. >>: this is the one that has grown up in the spotlight she was a disney store is just for fire six years of she's been under the spotlight all for life and hasn't taken a toll on her is hard to grow on the the spotlight as you know she has in protesting loud and long the she has been sober for leicester in have year's big get a few nights ago choose the rest at the world famous beverly hills hotel for some pretty outrageous conduct had the report of the bathroom reportedly attacked a police officer was booked and kept in jail overnight it is pretty clear that she is not clean and sober at this point des

shares of symantec are getting slammed. the fact that they have considering selling off their veritas software system. veritas could bring in $8 billion in a possible sale. sears and simon property group are striking a join the venture agreement on ten properties that will raise $114 million for the retail perp this is sears secretary move to raise cash from the value of its real estate assets. like i said, shares of under armour in the spotlight today. the activewear company scored big time this year at the masters with its endorsement of jordan spieth. he's the company's first endorse endorser to win a major tournament. >> they had a two years left on their deal with jordan. they tore it up and they signed him to a ten-year -- >> wow. >> deal. >> yes, ten years. >> he will be endorsing them for the next ten years. >> that's the kind of deal that tiger woods and rory mcilroy got with nike but we don't know the terms, the financial side of the deal. we'll see what happens here. >> i think jordan will do just fine. >> i thin

. >>> and symantec has been looking for buyers for its storage software business. reuters says an interest from an potential enquirer has been limited because of a tax burden associated with splitting company. >>> u.p.s. plans to invest more than a billion dollars in europe. fedex is in the process of buying tnt express. >>> we got a couple other headlines for you. a new survey finding that the corporate deal appetite hitting a five-year high. executives are looking to pick up other companies, especially because of the strong dollar and low oil prices. 56% of global companies surveyed said they intend to make acquisitions in the coming year. i can't figure out if this is good news or bad news because usually it's maa is a backward indicator. it's a back half of a cycle rather than the front half of the cycle. everybody is too confident. good news also we have drivers given not a -- gasoline prices continuing to drop. the average price of regular at $2.45. down a nickel in the past three weeks. crude prices fluctuating during the period. the decline at the pump came

symantec. citing negative catalyst and a potential break-up scenarios.he golf club maker a powerful and sustainable comeback. >>> the consumer may be happier with verizon skinny bundle but espn isn't seeing it as a home run. espn said such packages wouldn't be authorized by the current agreements. and our guest host walter isaac isaacson this morning. can you believe that verizon would do this without having consulted disney? >> it's surprising. you wonder whether they did it in order to provoke a reaction because i'm sure the public is going to be on their side. but it is very surprising. and disney is not the only one we've heard from. we have spoken to the other programmers on friday and heard and got the same reaction of we did not give them permission and they said we had heard nothing about this until they released it. >> what do you think is going to happen? >> i think they'll probably have to cease and -- >> also the provoke in the negotiation. we were talking earlier espn the public is going to want it unbundled but espn is going to say, don't b