Symantec Symantec was founded in 1982 by visionary computer scientists. As technology and business evolved, so did Symantec. Scroll through our 25-year timeline to learn more about the past 25 years at Symantec. Symantec is a global leader in infrastructure software, enabling businesses and consumers to have confidence in a connected world. The company helps customers protect their infrastructure, information, and interactions by delivering software and services that address risks to security, availability, compliance, and performance. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in 40 countries. Certified Partner For more information call: (+373 22) 844848