Symantec Endpoint Security Valuable Features
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reviewer1337973
Computer Systems Administrator at a university with 10,001+ employees
The solution detects malware very well.
View full review »The dashboard view and reporting are valuable. It is stable and easy to integrate, and it provides custom options.
The agent is lightweight, and the response to the known infections with regular updates from Symantec is also valuable.
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Kin Lol
Senior IT Security Officer at Lion International Bank
The most valuable feature is the proactive malware scanning capability.
When you are performing simple tasks, it is not as demanding on resources as compared to other security products. This is an aspect that I like.
The application and device control functionality is good. We are able to see which applications are installed using the product management dashboard. This gives us the ability to monitor workstations, including which applications they have in which tabs.
There are extensions available, such as the Browser extension, to deal with specific types of attacks. This helps to protect against hackers. I have tested it with samples and it protects the system well.
The interface is simple to use.
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Symantec Endpoint Security
July 2022

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RG
reviewer1177653
Sr. Professional Services Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
All the features are great with the core being antivirus, spyware, Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Machine Learning, and capabilities like reputation analysis based on their huge footprint, firewall, IPS and device control are very useful at protecting the environment. Unfortunately many companies just use the basic, out of the box solution. Even when they turn on the firewall, they will use it just with its default settings, but if you really learn how to use it and deploy it correctly, it provides much more protection. With Symantec adopting the AI and many of the new protection features like file-less attacks and other modern technologies, it's very attractive and makes a big difference. EPPs by nature have so many parts to it, they can be daunting, even to those with experience, but once deployed it's quite easy to use.
This is a very complete solution. It has all the pieces that you need. Like many companies, Symantec also sell an EDR solution, and it is a feature you'd want to add to an endpoint solution.
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reviewer1521729
IT Director at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
The protection against any kind of malware is the most important feature of this product. It really helps to keep the operations system clean.
The product has been quite stable.
We've found the scalability to be very good.
View full review »Symantec has similar functionality and characteristics compared to other solutions in the market. However, we found it was easier for us to upgrade Endpoint Encryption. The main characteristic and the main advantage that we saw was that it could handle all the settings through a central point.
The solution, especially in older versions, is quite stable.
The scalability is good.
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Glen Estes
IT Specialist at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The scheduled scans and the active protection were the most valuable because they allowed me to have the systems protected in real-time and also be able to schedule scans so that as new definitions would update, machines could be scanned to make sure that everything was in tip-top shape and there was nothing lurking in the background.
View full review »EDR and ATP features are most valuable.
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reviewer1643460
Director at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
The product is good at alerting users to anomalies.
The detection is pretty good.
The system has been working fine and is quite stable.
The device control has been working impeccably.
The solution can scale.
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reviewer1503366
Information Technology at a non-profit with 201-500 employees
If this product detects a threat then it will provide an alert.
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DarrenBraithwaite
Operations Manager at Telescope Digital
Some of the administrative features are very good. I like the way it allows you to automate things when you're using it with Active Directory.
I like the additional features that come with it. The firewall feature and the encryption feature that they throw in are good as well. Another thing that I like about Symantec is that it runs on different platforms, not just on Windows.
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reviewer1768896
Infrastructure Architect at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
We don't think the features are very valuable because they have limitations.
Symantec's detection capabilities are strong. It involves run protection and behavioral analysis.
View full review »Device control is most valuable. Symantec is providing all such features in the basic plan, whereas when we last checked, such a feature was not available in the basic plan of Malwarebytes.
MN
reviewer1553202
Manager IS Security at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
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.
It is very easy to managing everything in relation to the implementation and processing. The initial setup is very easy.
The solution scales quite well.
The solution has proven itself to be very stable over the years.
Technical support has been pretty good in general.
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reviewer925674
Network Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
One of the most valuable features is its antivirus database, which is current and updated daily. Another valuable feature is its capacity to be managed by a single server. The solution is managed by a secure server, so all the endpoints are managed from a central point.
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Collins Amaife
System Analyst at Abbey Mortgage Bank
The auto-discovery capabilities are great.
The solution offers very good security features and is comparable to Sophos.
The solution is quite stable.
View full review »All Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) features, such as anti-malware, zero-day attack protection, and IPS features, are valuable.
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reviewer1069713
Project Manager at a real estate/law firm with 10,001+ employees
The product is a good antivirus in terms of the fact that it can do real-time scanning and scheduling. We can plan scans for the weekend. We can also control it on the server for all the clients it manages.
The solution gets real-time updates of virus definition files from the internet. If there is any malware attack or something, then it can immediately download and apply it to the clients.
The initial setup is straightforward.
The pricing is pretty good. We don't find it too expensive to have in our organization.
View full review »The antivirus and antimalware features are good. Reporting is also pretty good.
View full review »I like that the solution can be scaled to deal with different threats. The same agent will be integrated into different Symantec products, which obviates the need to deploy multiple agents. This keeps things very small and effective.
RC
reviewer1511340
Sr. Windows Analysts at a engineering company with 10,001+ employees
We haven't had problems with the product recently.
The solution does the job.
It seems to be user-friendly. Our users seem to like it for the most part.
View full review »The features are very nice. We are getting updates continuously from the Symantec side regarding any attacks, such as zero-day attacks. Symantec helps us in mitigating any attacks or threats early.
Whenever we have any issues regarding the endpoints, Symantec is very helpful in resolving those issues.
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reviewer1255092
Manager Operations/ Information Technology at a financial services firm with 1-10 employees
It is a scalable product and is average stability-wise.
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Sandip Arote
Technical lead at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The most useful features are the antivirus, anti-spyware, and firewall features. It also provides application control and Host Integrity, which is a very unique feature.
Symantec helps prevent attackers from stealing domain credentials and launching stealthy attacks.
Almost all threats are detected by Symantec, which is a very good feature. They also have Global Intelligence. It's a great detection technology.
We blocked indicators of compromise. We created multiple custom rules for that in the application control, which is helpful if it's a zero-day.
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reviewer1306221
Sr Manager IT at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
The solution works very well. It has a good IP signature and network.
The product offers a lot of very useful features.
It's good for large organizations. It's able to handle a lot of users.
View full review »Some of the most valuable features were antivirus, malware, and spyware. They were really good.
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reviewer973497
Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
The most valuable feature is that I don't feel that it is there. It works in the background and doesn't interfere with my daily work. All the scans are done in the background. This is the biggest advantage of this product.
It works because I have never been infected since I have been using this solution. Its interface is also very good.
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reviewer1588308
Director for Cybersecurity Solutions at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Its ease of use in deploying it and regular updates are most valuable.
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reviewer896385
Project Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The solution runs very quickly.
The solution is stable.
It's quite a scalable product.
The initial setup is very simple and straightforward.
View full review »The valuable features are device control, SONOR, and anti-virus.
Device control in Symantec is not limited to only some devices. You can add any device you want, so that it can become a part of the policy you made. The anti-virus feature is very good.
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reviewer1309926
Head of IT Department at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Protection from viruses, malware, Trojans, and malicious files is most valuable. It is also good in terms of application control. I can control the type of external media that can be connected with endpoint devices and protect them from malicious files and devices such as USB.
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reviewer1530012
IT manager at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
I like the antivirus and the local firewall that the solution provides. It's user friendly with a good dashboard.
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reviewer1045947
System Administrator at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
It is good for detecting signature-based viruses, and it is user friendly.
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Vivek Koradiya
Administrator at a real estate/law firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
It is easy to use. Its interface is user-friendly. So, anybody can use it very well, which is a good thing.
It is a reliable product, and its performance is also good.
View full review »The solution is easy to manage.
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reviewer1534509
Credits Incharge at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
What I've found the most valuable is that it's stable and easy to use. Device control and management is especially easy.
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Abhijit Chaudhari
IT Specialist at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
This product is valuable for ransomware protection, general malware protection, and network exploitation protection.
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Nirav Joshi
Sr. Officer - Quality Assurance at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
The administrator's console is very good and easy to manage with it. Deploying patches, definition updates and report is simple.
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reviewer1449465
Executive Cybersecurity Advisor - President at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Symantec End-user Endpoint Security is a very powerful solution. They have a feature called location awareness which is great. There's another feature that I like, which is their group update provider. It's also integrated with a number of other Symantec solutions which is nice.
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reviewer944616
Manager IT & Infrastructure at a energy/utilities company with 201-500 employees
Symantec is very user-friendly, the interface and functions are very simple for everyone to understand. Additionally, it's a very robust system.
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Angus Yeung
System Analyst with 201-500 employees
Its response time is the most valuable. It is very quick.
View full review »The solution is easy to use.
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Jayant Pant
Sr India Admin at Aon Hewitt
The application and device control are valuable features, and the live update is another one. We have a schedule to check every four hours for the live update.
The initial setup is straightforward.
Symantec End-User Endpoint Security is easy to use.
I am completely satisfied with this solution.
View full review »The solution is easy to use.
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reviewer1544310
Chief information technology officer Executive at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
The product provides great security and is very user friendly. I'm happy with the dashboards and interface.
AD
reviewer1678515
swEngineer at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
The performance of Symantec End-User Endpoint Security is very good. It does not slow down the computer like other solutions.
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reviewer1642998
Head Of Information Security at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The solutions' main features are patch management and security.
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Tom Goetzinger
Corporate IT Manager at a pharma/biotech company with 11-50 employees
It just works. We have a console, and I can see it at a glance. I don't have any problems with it at all.
I can push the client out. All the antivirus updates are managed from a single central point, and it just works.
View full review »One of the features is the ability to frequently get virus signature updates.
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CHI HO CHENG
IT Manager at a hospitality company with 51-200 employees
I have found the central control console the most valuable feature.
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Symantec Endpoint Security
July 2022

Learn what your peers think about Symantec Endpoint Security. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: July 2022.
620,319 professionals have used our research since 2012.