Gen Digital Inc. develops consumer cyber safety, online privacy, identity protection and financial wellness products through brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock and MoneyLion. Company news commonly covers earnings releases and guidance, product updates, and the expansion of security and privacy features across Norton 360, Norton Neo, VPN services and AI-agent protection.
Recurring developments also include partnerships that integrate Gen technology into consumer AI and financial information experiences, updates from Gen Threat Labs, and product initiatives tied to phishing defense, anti-fingerprinting, VPN connectivity, identity agents and compliant financial product recommendations.
Gen (GEN) launched a beta version of AI Data Checker on September 25, 2026, expanding its Agent Trust Hub.
Users can enter an email or username to find connected AI services and review what data they collect, whether it may be used to train models, retention periods and privacy controls. The tool also scans for potentially connected non-AI accounts. Gen telemetry shows nearly one in three desktop users interact with agentic AI services.
Gen (GEN), through its Avast brand, released the 2026 Safe Tech Report highlighting an "AI confidence trap" in how adults handle deepfakes and personal data.
The study of 13,003 adults in 12 countries found 56% are confident they would instantly spot an AI fake, yet 52% have shared or considered sharing at least one sensitive item with an AI tool. Around 20% have shared or considered sharing a CV and 20% a work document with chatbots, despite the risk that such data can remain in systems and be reused or exposed later. The report also shows many people ignore classic scam red flags and often handle suspicious messages alone, limiting how far scam awareness spreads.
Gen (GEN) has been named one of Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators 2026, recognizing its culture of employee-driven innovation focused on real customer problems.
The company highlights empowered, cross-functional teams supported by tools, data and an “always-on” ideas portal and hackathons. Gen points to its Safety Lab, AI Foundry and recent AI-powered offerings such as Norton Genie, Norton Neo, Norton Family Assistant and the Agent Trust Hub as examples of innovations born from employees identifying emerging digital safety and financial needs.
LifeLock (NASDAQ: GEN) announced enhanced protection features, a redesigned product experience, and a refreshed brand identity in response to rising AI‑powered scams and synthetic identity theft. New capabilities include real-time scam verification, scam reimbursement benefits, card exposure control, and enhanced anomaly detection across financial accounts.
The company is rolling out an updated, more intuitive interface to help members quickly act on alerts, lock or unlock credit, and view protections for identity, money, and assets. LifeLock also introduced a new Signature L Frame logo and a three-plan lineup: LifeLock Core, LifeLock Advanced, and LifeLock Total.
Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) reported Q1 FY27 results for the 13 weeks ended July 3, 2026. GAAP revenue was $1.336 billion, up 6% year over year, while GAAP operating income was $443 million, down 1%. GAAP diluted EPS rose to $0.36, up 65%, and operating cash flow was $434 million.
On a non-GAAP basis, Gen reported revenue of $1.336 billion and bookings of $1.284 billion, both up 11% on a comparable adjusted basis, with non-GAAP operating income of $668 million (up 9%) and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.71 (up 19%). Free cash flow was $430 million.
Gen raised its FY27 non-GAAP guidance, now expecting revenue of $5.375–$5.475 billion and EPS of $2.87–$2.97. Q2 FY27 guidance calls for non-GAAP revenue of $1.325–$1.350 billion and EPS of $0.71–$0.73. The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share, payable September 9, 2026 to shareholders of record on August 17, 2026.
Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) launched the Fearless Planet Index (FPI), a continuously updated Cyber Safety intelligence hub that uses telemetry from Gen Threat Labs to turn billions of security signals into an interactive, country-level view of scams, cyber threats and identity risks.
The FPI lets people track how specific threats change daily, access detailed threat profiles and get practical protection tips. At launch, it covers 245 countries and territories, highlighting over 120M phishing attacks in the latest 30 days and showing that more than 80% of categorized threats are scams or malicious advertising. It also reports regional digital risk levels, with North America highest at 29.6%, followed by Europe at 28.5%.
Norton (NASDAQ:GEN) released its Norton Insights Report: Connected Kids, highlighting how AI-generated images, digital impersonation and online relationships are reshaping children’s online risks. Among parents of children under 18, 85% feel comfortable discussing online risks, yet 32% are not confident their child can distinguish AI-generated from real content, and 67% worry AI could be used to create fake images or conversations involving their child.
The study details exposure in chat-enabled gaming: 64% of gaming parents report their child has chatted with a stranger, 36% report inappropriate messages and 38% say children were encouraged to move conversations off-platform. Reported behaviors also include children bypassing device limits, accessing blocked sites, viewing explicit content and sharing personal information with strangers. In response, Norton launched The Bots & The Bees, an educational resource to help families update “the talk” to cover AI, synthetic media and critical thinking, alongside promoting Norton 360 tools for monitoring, content filtering and privacy protection.
MoneyLion (GEN) launched MoneyLion One, a premium monthly financial membership aimed at helping Americans earn more from each paycheck. The program bundles 1% daily cash back on qualifying debit purchases, fee-free managed investing, and a high-yield savings account offering 3.64% APY, expected to be available in late summer.
Members also receive identity theft protection powered by LifeLock, including up to $25,000 in stolen funds reimbursement, up to $1 million for lawyers and experts, and restoration support. The service is free with at least $500 in monthly direct deposits, or costs $9.99 per month without direct deposit, and charges no international transaction or investment management fees.
Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) released its H1 2026 Threat Report, showing attackers increasingly exploit trusted digital experiences instead of obvious malware or technical exploits. According to Gen, scams and fraud are increasingly delivered via booking platforms, messaging apps, software update channels, financial services, and AI agent workflows that people already trust.
Key telemetry highlights include 114.2 million e‑shop scam attacks blocked (up 109%), a 387% rise in government impersonation scams, over 304 million scam-ad impressions in the EU and UK in under a month, and roughly 1.9 billion tracking attempts blocked. Gen also reports a 628.1% increase in Norton and LifeLock breach notification alerts with attributed leak sources to 3.3 million (over 10 million total notifications sent) and a 734% increase in bank account activity alerts. The report identifies agentic AI as an emerging frontier, with Gen’s Sage platform detecting high-risk AI agent behaviors such as running dangerous commands, opening remote channels, downloading and executing code, and creating persistent remote access.
Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) announced it will release its fiscal 2027 first quarter financial results on Thursday, August 6, 2026, after market close.
According to Gen, management will host a fiscal 2027 Q1 earnings conference call and webcast at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET, accessible via Investor.GenDigital.com.