{"id":1324,"date":"2019-12-28T08:51:12","date_gmt":"2019-12-28T16:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nortonsecurityonline.com\/faq\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=1324"},"modified":"2025-12-31T13:05:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T21:05:03","slug":"what-is-norton-lifelock","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.antivirusaz.com\/faq\/art\/what-is-norton-lifelock\/","title":{"rendered":"What is NortonLifeLock?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NortonLifeLock<\/strong> refers to a well-known name in consumer cybersecurity and identity protection. The brand combined <a href=\"\/norton\/\"><strong>Norton<\/strong><\/a> (famous for antivirus and device security) with <a href=\"\/norton\/us-identity-protection.html\"><strong>LifeLock<\/strong><\/a> (known for identity theft protection) under one company.<\/p>\n<h2>A Brief History<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Norton began as part of <strong>Symantec<\/strong>, a major cybersecurity company.<\/li>\n<li>In <strong>2017<\/strong>, Symantec acquired <strong>LifeLock<\/strong>, bringing together device protection and identity protection under one umbrella.<\/li>\n<li>In <strong>2019<\/strong>, after Symantec sold its enterprise business to Broadcom, the consumer security business was renamed <strong>NortonLifeLock<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Transition to Gen Digital<\/h3>\n<p>In <strong>2022<\/strong>, <strong>NortonLifeLock merged with <a href=\"\/avast\/\">Avast<\/a><\/strong>, another major cybersecurity company, and the combined entity rebranded as <strong>Gen Digital Inc.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Today <strong>Gen Digital<\/strong> is the corporate company that owns the Norton, LifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG, and other cybersecurity and identity protection brands.<\/p>\n<p>So when you see references to NortonLifeLock today, they are talking about the business that is <strong>now Gen Digital<\/strong>, though the individual product brands (like <em>Norton<\/em> and <em>LifeLock<\/em>) still use the familiar names.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means for You<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Products and services (Norton, LifeLock, etc.) still exist<\/strong> and continue to protect devices, identities, and online privacy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The parent company name changed to Gen Digital<\/strong>, but the NortonLifeLock name appears in legacy content, support pages, and legal documents.<\/li>\n<li>Gen Digital remains a global leader in consumer cybersecurity and digital identity protection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1326\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1326\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antivirusaz.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/nortonlifelock-logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1326 size-full\" title=\"Norton LifeLock\" src=\"https:\/\/www.antivirusaz.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/nortonlifelock-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Norton LifeLock\" width=\"400\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.antivirusaz.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/nortonlifelock-logo.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.antivirusaz.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/nortonlifelock-logo-300x56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.antivirusaz.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/nortonlifelock-logo-50x9.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.antivirusaz.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/nortonlifelock-logo-150x28.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NortonLifeLock Inc. &#8211; Old Official Logo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>* <a href=\"\/norton\/us-identity-protection.html\">LifeLock identity theft protection<\/a> is not available in all countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; NortonLifeLock refers to a well-known name in consumer cybersecurity and identity protection. 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