Symantec Endpoint Security vs Symantec Norton 360 [EOL] comparison

Symantec Endpoint Security and Symantec Norton 360 [EOL] are both solutions in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category. Additionally, 80% of Symantec Endpoint Security users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of Symantec Norton 360 [EOL] users who would recommend it.

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Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Net...

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ABHISHEK_SINGH

Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk

Gained full visibility and streamlined threat detection through behavior-based insights and AI integration

Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth. We have fine-tuned our security policies and allowed different levels of policies to get rid of those false positives. Currently, we are getting a fairly good amount of incidents that are not false positives or benign, but actionable items. The process is streamlined. In the initial days, the operations used to get involved in a lot of benign and other activities, but now the process is streamlined. We are leveraging the auto-detection and remediation plans. The operations teams are now more involved in other business roles as well, not just looking into the logs and fetching out what's happening there. They have fixed a lot of things. Initially, they didn't have IAC code drift detection, cloud posture management, or security posture management, but they have those now. They purchased different vendors and did a merger with that. They have now Prisma Cloud that gets integrated and now they are working with Cortex Cloud. Everything that was negative has now been addressed, and the product altogether looks to be in a very better and mature shape now. Currently, it's more or less detecting the workloads with AI-based best practices. Since most organizations are consuming AI agents and other things, we are looking forward to seeing what other feature enhancements Palo Alto can support in that.

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Kumbesh Rajagopal

Senior Security Delivery Analyst at Accenture

Management becomes easier with minimal complications, but improvement in support tools needed

Regarding areas of improvement for Symantec Endpoint Security, there are many changes, and the support portal tool is complicated compared to other tools. When trying to get service from Symantec, the process is complex. I'm not sure whether it's because of my project or something else. Though it is easy to manage, easy to get, easy to install, and works efficiently for managing policies, we faced a significant disadvantage. We wanted to add multiple hashes because of numerous new alerts coming, but we could only add them one by one, which is a considerable disadvantage in Symantec.

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Rod Beatson

President at Transaction Security, Inc

Provides online backup in case of ransomware and hardware failure

I use Symantec Norton 360 on Windows 10 desktop with Edge and Chrome browsers. Identity protection Online backup Virus protection It provides confidence by ensuring software programs are virus free and file integrity through an online backup. Identity Safe offers better password management…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Cortex XDR is a very capable solution for protecting large networks and a lot of endpoints. It's very useful because the automation is very high, and if you combine it with the features on Palo Alto firewalls, it provides very strong protection."

"The product is very good, it has caught a lot of exploits that most products would not."

"The solution doesn't need a high level of technical training."

"They did what they said, and this solution could apply to any scenario."

"I recognize that Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is one of the best products in its category regarding capabilities."

"Cortex is the best solution for avoiding security breaches, malware attacks, and other kinds of security issues."

"One of the main benefits of the solution is its intelligence to correlate the events into an incident."

"The tool is easy to use."

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"I find the most valuable feature is that the product works on Linux and Microsoft Windows, and I think it is one of the best solutions to implement or host IPs."

"One of the features is the ability to frequently get virus signature updates."

"The solution is constantly getting updated with the latest definitions, it's easy to get it across to all clients, the agent installation is very easy and the agent will talk to the server, and it is very easy to manage everything in relation to the implementation and processing."

"Symantec's detection capabilities are strong. It involves run protection and behavioral analysis."

"This is the most comprehensive centrally managed endpoint security solution for businesses."

"It's good at detecting signature-based stuff and stopping that, but what Symantec misses, CrowdStrike would pick up."

"The most useful features are the antivirus, anti-spyware, and the firewall feature. It also provides application control and Host Integrity, which is a very unique feature."

"The solution is easy to use."

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"It adds some new features to this popular all-in-one suite including parental controls and better protection and performance."

"Norton 360, commonly referred to as all-in-one bundle, combines both total data protection against threats and a backup facility."

"It provides confidence by ensuring software programs are virus free and file integrity through an online backup."

"Norton 360 is a real all around application."

"It provides confidence by ensuring software programs are virus free and file integrity through an online backup."

Cons

"When it comes to core analysis and security analysis, Cortex needs to provide more information."

"The connection to the internet has not performed as expected."

"When it comes to malware files, it should be a little quick because, at times, it would give a wrong result in the sense of what it might be on malware, even if it still might be a normal one."

"The GUI could be improved. It's a little bit cumbersome. It could be more user-friendly."

"In an upcoming release, the solution could improve by providing hard disk encryption."

"The playbooks could be improved to include more functionalities or actions."

"The installation should be easier and the Palo Alto pre-sales and sales teams should have more information on the product because they don't know what they are selling."

"The complexity and confusion regarding product variants, such as XDR, Forexiant, and Forexon, must be addressed."

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"The solution is very difficult to uninstall. There isn't really a way to uninstall the product at all, which is quite a headache."

"Reporting in this solution needs improvement."

"It would be nice to be able to manage the endpoints a bit further. A valuable attribute would be the management of software inventory, software deployment, and third-party software deployment."

"As for some features I would like to see, I'd like a retrospective action feature similar to Cisco Secure Endpoint's."

"Using Symantec for application control has been hectic, so I use Carbon Black to do the lockdown."

"Nowadays, threats are changing, and they are moving more towards script control and zero-day attacks, so we would like to have more control similar to an EDR solution."

"The platform itself can be improved as there's no way to track how infections get into the organization."

"Symantec Endpoint Security can improve management because it is difficult to do. It is not a straightforward tool to use. Additionally, the dashboards and reports could be better. It is difficult to understand what exactly is your current status."

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"Expiration of the subscription shuts down all the features."

"The free online storage capacity is limited."

"Norton uses an enormous amount of memory on your computer and slows the computer down unnecessarily."

"Norton 360 is still heavy."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price was fine."

"The price of the solution could be reduced. I have customers that have voiced that the solution is good for the value but if I want to sell more of the solution the price reduction would help."

"Cortex XDR's pricing is ok."

"Traps pays for itself within the first 16 months of a three-year subscription. This is attributed to OPEX savings, as security teams spent less time trying to identify and isolate malware for analysis as a result of a reduction in malware incidents, false positives, and breach avoidance."

"It is present, but when compared to other competitive products, I would say it is not less expensive; however, when all of the other added values are considered, the price is reasonable."

"The pricing is a little high. It is per user per year."

"I don't have any issues with the pricing. We are satisfied with the price."

"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is quite an expensive solution."

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"Symantec Endpoint Security is an expensive solution."

"The licensing is okay. Symantec has a very granular licensing model, so you only buy what you need."

"The price of the solution could be less expensive."

"We have some customers on a one-year license and others on a three-year license."

"The price of Symantec is on the higher end. They face some competition from a company called Quick Heal, which is much cheaper than Endpoint Security. They offer three years of protection at just 900 rupees."

"What we have paid for this product is good value for the work and the services that they are providing to us."

"The pricing was one of the factors that led us to choose this product."

"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	45
Midsize Enterprise	20
Large Enterprise	48

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	69
Midsize Enterprise	32
Large Enterprise	63

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

Symantec EPP, Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)

Norton 360

Overview

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks provides advanced threat detection with AI-driven endpoint protection and seamless integration, ensuring multi-layered security and automatic threat response.

Cortex XDR is designed to safeguard endpoints against malware and suspicious activities. It offers advanced threat detection and response capabilities using behavioral analysis, AI, and machine learning. It seamlessly integrates with security infrastructures, providing endpoint security, firewall integration, and enhanced visibility in both cloud-based and on-premises environments.

What are the key features of Cortex XDR?

Advanced Threat Detection: Uses AI and machine learning for proactive threat identification.
Multi-layered Security: Combines various security measures for comprehensive protection.
Endpoint Protection: Safeguards against malware and exploits.
Behavioral Analysis: Monitors suspicious activity for early detection.
Automatic Threat Response: Automates responses to neutralize threats.

What benefits should users expect?

Ease of Use: Simplifies security management with intuitive design.
Resource Efficiency: Minimizes impact on system resources.
Integration Capabilities: Works well with existing security setups.
Reduced Analyst Workload: Automates processes to decrease manual intervention.

Organizations in diverse sectors deploy Cortex XDR to protect against malware, leveraging its advanced threat detection capabilities. Its integration with existing security infrastructures appeals to those seeking comprehensive protection in both cloud and on-premises environments, providing enhanced visibility and threat intelligence.

Palo Alto Networks

Symantec Endpoint Security is a robust and reliable product that provides complete protection against viruses, malware, Trojans, and malicious files. It offers application and device control, ease of use in deploying and updating, a central control console, stability, scalability, auto-discovery capabilities, patch management, endpoint detection and response capabilities, intrusion detection module.

The Symantec Global Intelligence Network (GIN) provides threat intelligence and detection across endpoints, email, and web traffic. It has helped organizations reduce downtime, increase productivity, and improve security posture. Symantec Endpoint Security is easy to use, has a flexible administration, and offers more value than expected.

Broadcom

In order to better protect you, we have substantially enhanced our security services. We took everything you loved about Norton 360, and added better protection, improved performance and superior design to create Norton Security with Backup. It's the best of Norton for your PCs, Macs, smartphones and tablets.

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Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

Audio Visual Dynamics, Red Deer Advocate, Asia Pacific Telecom Co. Ltd., Kibbutz Ein Gedi, and AMETEK, Inc.

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