Vlog — Why is Norton adding a cryptocurrency miner to their product and should we be worried?

Matthew.Rosenquist
1 min readJan 19, 2022

Norton recently announced its Anti-Virus product will have a new feature that enables mining of Ethereum cryptocurrency for their customers, if they choose to participate. Is this a nice benefit for users or a reckless move to that increases overall cyber risks? Let me know your thoughts in the comment section below.

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Norton adds a cryptocurrency miner to their security product

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Matthew.Rosenquist
Matthew.Rosenquist

Written by Matthew.Rosenquist

CISO and cybersecurity Strategist specializing in the evolution of threats, opportunities, and risks in pursuit of optimal security

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