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Symantec Proxy pros and cons

Vendor: Broadcom
3.7 out of 5

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PROS

Symantec Proxy's caching capabilities and content caching support are highly valued.
It offers a stable and scalable experience, needing a small team for deployment and maintenance.
The URL database, malicious URLs, and policy creation are among its most valuable features.
The Global Intelligence Network and CPL code provide significant advantages in web security and management.
Symantec Proxy is praised for its technical support and autoscaling abilities.

CONS

Activating SSL inspection presents challenges, including performance issues with O365 cloud connections.
Technical support requires improvement, especially in response time and case resolution.
The initial setup is complex, with difficult deployment due to lack of remote install options for users without admin rights.
There are challenges with reporting, accessing specific logs, and lack of dashboard integration.
Pricing is difficult to specify and needs improvement, as Broadcom's platforms include multiple products.
 

Symantec Proxy Pros review quotes

reviewer1458912 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Sub-Sector at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees
Nov 26, 2020
The content that we are getting is very good. Content caching is also supported.
SH
Senior Information Security Engineer at SOCIALEYEZ
Dec 7, 2020
The most valuable feature is the caching.
reviewer1502574 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Administrator at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Feb 9, 2021
It's a stable solution.
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Systems Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 13, 2021
It is easy to use, and it is stable and scalable. You don't need a large team for deployment and maintenance.
reviewer1234491 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Aug 20, 2021
The solution is scalable.
reviewer1806405 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Product Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Mar 17, 2022
The most valuable features of this solution are the URL database, malicious URLs, policies, and policy creation.
Muhammad Salahuddin - PeerSpot reviewer
Unit Head - Network and Security Solutions at FPM Solutions
Sep 26, 2022
The product is very good, and the URL filtering database is great.
Vinit_Shah - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technology Consultant at Malomatia
Oct 19, 2022
The initial setup of Symantec Proxy is easy.
reviewer1987287 - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager & founder at a engineering company with 11-50 employees
Nov 1, 2022
The Symantec antivirus suite and the proxy component are the most valuable feature.
Mauzzam Shaikh - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Consultant at Meta Infotech Pvt Ltd
Dec 13, 2022
What I found most valuable in Symantec Proxy is that it doesn't have any limitations. It also has a simple configuration, with only one window pane, unlike Zscaler, which has multiple window panes. Deploying the agent is also more straightforward in Symantec Proxy.
 

Symantec Proxy Cons review quotes

reviewer1458912 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Sub-Sector at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees
Nov 26, 2020
Activating the SSL inspection is one of the challenges. We are currently moving to the O365 cloud, and one of the challenges is the performance when all of our users are connected to O365 by a proxy.
SH
Senior Information Security Engineer at SOCIALEYEZ
Dec 7, 2020
There are performance issues with all of the proxies.
reviewer1502574 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Administrator at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Feb 9, 2021
Technical support is an area that requires some improvement.
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Systems Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 13, 2021
The user interface could be improved, and the price could be lower as well.
reviewer1234491 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Aug 20, 2021
The solution could improve by having better documentation.
reviewer1806405 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Product Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Mar 17, 2022
Support response time and case resolution could be improved.
Muhammad Salahuddin - PeerSpot reviewer
Unit Head - Network and Security Solutions at FPM Solutions
Sep 26, 2022
The deployment is quite difficult.
Vinit_Shah - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technology Consultant at Malomatia
Oct 19, 2022
Prior to the Broadcom purchase, every appliance was application based, but now they have one ISG device and on top of it multiple applications are running. It has a single point of failure. If your device goes down, all of the applications would be down.
reviewer1987287 - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager & founder at a engineering company with 11-50 employees
Nov 1, 2022
The initial setup is actually quite complex to install because our users don't have admin rights on the boxes and there's no remote install option by an administrator.
Mauzzam Shaikh - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Consultant at Meta Infotech Pvt Ltd
Dec 13, 2022
Marketing needs improvement in Symantec Proxy, as it needs to catch up in sales here in the Asia Pacific region. Symantec Proxy licensing renewal also needs improvement.