2022-02-07T12:42:08Z

What advice do you have for others considering Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise?

Julia Miller - PeerSpot reviewer
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Intekhab Ahmad. - PeerSpot reviewer
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2024-02-08T12:59:04Z
Feb 8, 2024

The product has improved my company through its area of threat detection. The other applications use the same engine as Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise. Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise does not have a set of 100 percent useful things in the tool. Sometimes, a user may know that a file system does not contain any viruses, but it is labeled as a virus by Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise, making it an issue for users. The aforementioned problem prompts me to contact the product support team via email so that my company can get some help dealing with such problems. I would say that my experience with deploying the product across multiple devices in my company is not tough and can be easy, especially if you have domain environments. The feature of the product that is the most effective for threat prevention stems from the fact that the tool provides updates. The main problem with the solution is that a user has to do the updates manually, so at times, the product is not useful, especially when the machine has to be shut down for updates when new viruses are introduced on the market. I rate the solution's ease of use and administration a seven and a half out of ten. I suggest that those who plan to buy the solution periodically update the product, especially in the area of the virus engine. I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

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Suresh Bora - PeerSpot reviewer
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2024-02-07T11:39:46Z
Feb 7, 2024

The tool has improved our company's endpoint protection, and my company is happy with the security features that the product provides. The reasons in the aforementioned area are why my company has decided to continue with the product to date. Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise is used by small businesses as well as enterprise customers for protection. There are many customers who have been using Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise as their endpoint security solution for years. The tool is also cost-effective, and it does the job of securing the endpoints. Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise's important feature for the security posture of my company stems from the fact that the product protects from malware attacks and viruses on a daily basis, especially in areas where the users mainly use USB drives or go to malicious websites and download software products or files. Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise's antivirus capabilities offer protection to users, as it scans downloaded files or software to see whether they are good files or bad files. Based on the reputation, the tool will delete them or allow them to be downloaded. USBs are blocked in our organization with Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise, and this is one of the main use cases of the tool. My company has given access only to a few members to be able to use USBs, and it is controlled by a feature known as device control in Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise. I rate the product's threat detection and response capabilities an eight out of ten. The tool is a very well-known and trusted product, and any customer or user can select and use it for internal purposes. I rate the resource consumption of the tool in our company's infrastructure a ten out of ten. I rate the overall product a nine out of ten.

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Top 5
2024-01-16T09:53:00Z
Jan 16, 2024

I highly recommend Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise. Before using it, users need to ensure their hardware meets the minimum requirements specified by the product. Overall, on a scale from one to ten, where one is worse and ten is the best, I would rate this product a solid ten.

BM
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2024-01-12T16:35:45Z
Jan 12, 2024

I rate the product a seven out of ten.

NS
Real User
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2024-01-03T07:09:00Z
Jan 3, 2024

I believe Symantec is an excellent product with a proven track record over the years. There is no doubt in the quality of their service and support and would rate it 9 out of 10.

Rodrick Ngwende - PeerSpot reviewer
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2023-10-13T13:59:44Z
Oct 13, 2023

I always recommend Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise to all the customers. It is the best tool. I rate it a ten out of ten.

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2023-08-21T10:50:34Z
Aug 21, 2023

Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.

Kulwinder Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
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2023-05-24T10:41:57Z
May 24, 2023

We have installed Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise on a Citrix VDA server. If someone is starting a business or setting up a new organization, I recommend choosing Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise. Overall, I rate Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise an eight out of ten.

WAKKAS AHMAD - PeerSpot reviewer
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2023-02-21T17:19:00Z
Feb 21, 2023

I rate Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise a nine out of ten. Symantec is the way to go if you want to protect your machines with a next-generation antivirus that doesn't depend on signatures. Symantec is easy to operate. You can manage all your devices and maintain IT security compliance.

PK
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2023-01-10T10:40:53Z
Jan 10, 2023

I would rate this solution as eight out of ten. We're going to start using the Complete version. In a few months, we will have a better understanding of how Endpoint Complete works, including the EDR functionality, active protection, and threat hunting.

BO
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2022-10-09T23:58:00Z
Oct 9, 2022

I rate the solution seven out of ten. We have the Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise license, so we don't use Slack, the threat intelligence generated by its Global Intelligence Network, or prebuilt apps for SIEM orchestration and ticketing systems. We don't use the solution's mobile protection element, but that's a project we have planned for 2023. I could be more familiar with it as it's been a few years since I looked at it; back then, it didn't have some elements we needed. Our requirements for mobile device protection are a firewall, highlighting and blocking insecure apps, and a web filter to block dubious links. Regarding the solution's capability to protect against advanced attackers using stealthy techniques, there are better products like Darktrace and CrowdStrike. However, we haven't been exposed to such an attack, and I prefer to remain anonymous to prevent drawing attention to the company. Symantec is a class-leading product, though the opposition is catching up because of developments during COVID. There are more robust solutions in certain areas, but we prefer having Symantec over three separate apps on a machine to do the same job. Symantec Endpoint Security reduced the number of solutions our company uses because we would otherwise be using two if not three, different applications depending on the products. As to the solution saving employees' time, it's hard to tell. There's a whole security suite outside of Symantec that we operate, and it doesn't impact the end user, aside from the browser plugin issue. However, user data hasn't been compromised, and we haven't been hacked. Outside of scheduled maintenance, we haven't had a system outage in the last two years, and a hardware failure and a server caused the only outages during the previous four years. Even though we're a small company, we don't have outages, so we are very lucky or good at what we do. My advice to potential customers is to determine the requirements for protecting an endpoint, then ask all the providers if they have a single solution that fulfills those requirements. The majority probably don't, but Symantec does. It has a few weaknesses like the cloud, browser protection, and web filtering, plus browser protection and the firewall for the mobile side. If Broadcom can resolve these issues, it's an open-and-shut case. CrowdStrike and Darktrace are much more sophisticated in advanced attacks and tracing what happens, while Malwarebytes is better in ransomware and rollback. However, they don't have firewalls and IPS elements like Symantec. Our alternative would be CrowdSrike with Intune for firewall management, but that's two products instead of one, and we would be without IPS protection.

MB
Real User
2022-07-11T06:06:53Z
Jul 11, 2022

This was a great product at the very beginning and it has only gotten better as they've added capabilities, so I'm a very big fan. I could do a commercial for them. I really do think they're great. It just has the one stumbling block of not allowing for high security, and it's a security product! That's the killer for me; it's a security product, but they stop short when you need the high security capabilities that are right there. This is no-brainer stuff. I could write the code to make it happen in a couple of days. I've even talked with some old Symantec support engineers. A lot of the really good ones abandoned ship when Broadcom took over because they could see the writing on the wall, that it's heading in this oddball direction. It doesn't make sense to me to cut off an avenue that seems potentially very lucrative. Their customer base is security, and Gartner has recommended them so highly for so long, and they're turning their back on that main segment. The fact that they're doing that and there's no flexibility whatsoever is telling me it's time to abandon ship. Still, I would rate this solution as a nine out of ten.

LL
Real User
Top 5
2022-05-20T22:31:07Z
May 20, 2022

My advice to others is they should try Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise. I have not had much luck selling the other solutions. I rate Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise an eight out of ten.

Ahmed Hawana - PeerSpot reviewer
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2022-04-12T15:27:52Z
Apr 12, 2022

We are using the latest version of the solution. The cloud version automatically updates. I'm just an end-user of the product. I would rate the solution a ten out of ten.

Shantanu  Kadlak - PeerSpot reviewer
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2022-03-29T11:21:26Z
Mar 29, 2022

I rate Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise a nine out of ten.

Suresh Bora - PeerSpot reviewer
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2022-03-02T13:59:00Z
Mar 2, 2022

I have experience with endpoint protection solutions. I have used Symantec (Broadcom), particularly Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise, Trend Micro, Acronis Data Protection, and McAfee EDR. These are the main antivirus solutions I've worked with. Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise can be deployed both on-premises and on cloud. I'm using its latest version. Deployment of this solution only requires one person, e.g. an admin will do. I'm recommending this solution to others who may want to start using it. I'm rating Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise nine out of ten. Our company is both an end user and a partner for Symantec.

NK
Real User
Top 10
2022-02-07T12:42:08Z
Feb 7, 2022

Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise is a hassle-free solution and people are looking for a quick, traditional AV this solution is a good option. They have been in the market for a very long time and they have the maximum number of signatures, such as Kaspersky. They have a competitive edge over the other vendors in the market, at least from a historical point of view, they have a very big database. These days the traditional AV doesn't suffice. You need to have that advanced functionality that comes with a solution, such as CrowdStrike. It has everything in one solution, you don't have to purchase multiple solutions and have the problem of integrating all of them together. If can have one solution which is lightweight, doesn't disturb the end-users, causes minimum issues, you should choose that particular solution. I rate Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise a seven out of ten.

Endpoint Security Enterprise focuses on advanced prevention for traditional endpoints and modern mobile devices. To include attack surface reduction capabilities and detection and response technologies, check out Endpoint Security Complete.
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