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Symantec Endpoint Security

8.7 /10

What is Symantec Endpoint Security?

Symantec protects all your traditional and mobile endpoint devices with innovative technologies for attack surface reduction, attack prevention, breach prevention, and detection and response. All this protection is powered by our Global Intelligence Network, one of the largest in the world. Symantec’s single-agent solution delivers flexible management/deployment options, including fully cloud-based, on-premises, and hybrid.

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Symantec Endpoint Security won the following awards in the Endpoint Protection category

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Symantec Endpoint Security Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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87 Likeliness to Recommend

94 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Symantec Endpoint Security?

3% Negative

6% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Reliable
Generous Negotitation
Transparent

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Cross Platform Support

Dynamic Malware Detection

Port and Device Control

Network Connection Security

Automated Remediation

System Hardening

Centralized Management Portal

Host NGFW Functionality

Forensics

Flexible Deployment Options

Endpoint Detection and Response

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

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Symantec Endpoint Security Reviews

Mithun S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2020

Security means Symantec

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Symantec Endpoint Security from other similar products?

Best Reputation checks.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of Implementation and Policy updates

What do you dislike most about this product?

Service and Customer Care

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

The products are the best. However, ensure you have the correct IT guy to work on these products.

Pros

Inspires Innovation
Security Protects
Continually Improving Product
Reliable

Cons

Less Effective Service

Kevin M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Energy
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2020

Symantec is/has always been a cut above the rest

Likeliness to Recommend

1 /10

What differentiates Symantec Endpoint Security from other similar products?

Works well with all systems

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Reliable as it gets

What do you dislike most about this product?

It can be difficult to uninstall via the GUI but they do have a command line clean uninstall tool.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Be sure to schedule training to get the most out of all the features and capabilities.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Nick W.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2020

A robust security tool with room for growth

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Symantec Endpoint Security from other similar products?

There are numerous modules integrated into the base product that provide various levels of protection.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The management system is easy to use once learned.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The management is not as flexible as I would prefer.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

SEP is a robust security tool with a breadth of configuration options. It takes some learning to realize the potential of all of these options.

Pros

Respectful
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Symantec Endpoint Security

What is Symantec Endpoint Security?

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Symantec Endpoint Security Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

94 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Symantec Endpoint Security?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Cross Platform Support Includes the variety of client devices and operating systems supported by the solution.

Dynamic Malware Detection Heuristics are applied to files to identify similarities with known malware and block it.

Port and Device Control Includes USB encryption and endpoint data loss prevention.

Network Connection Security Detect rogue Wi-Fi and smart VPN capabilities

Automated Remediation Automate remediation of alerts due to exceeding defined thresholds e.g. trigger scripts to address low disk space alerts.

System Hardening Automated vulnerability patching and vulnerability assessment.

Centralized Management Portal Includes multiple client management, push install capability, comprehensive policies for different groups, and active directory integration and synchronization.

Host NGFW Functionality Includes policy-based default-deny/whitelisting and application verification and trust (VPN/virtualization).

Forensics Includes the ability provide full visibility in an easy-to-understand display of what happened on an endpoint during an attack in (near) real-time.

Flexible Deployment Options Supports on-premise, cloud and hybrid It environments

Endpoint Detection and Response Active threat detection that remediates against known and unknown malware and malicious activities, leveraging machine learning techniques.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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Symantec Endpoint Security Reviews

Mithun S.

Security means Symantec

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Kevin M.

Symantec is/has always been a cut above the rest

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Nick W.

A robust security tool with room for growth

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

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Dynamic Malware Detection

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Network Connection Security

Automated Remediation

System Hardening

Centralized Management Portal

Host NGFW Functionality

Forensics

Flexible Deployment Options

Endpoint Detection and Response

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Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

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Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

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