We compared Endpoint Protector and Symantec Data Loss Prevention based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: The pricing of these two solutions is comparable. However, Endpoint Protector comes out on top in this comparison due to the complexity of Symantec’s deployment process, its possibly ineffective support, and lack of ROI data.
"The most valuable feature is device control."
"The software is easy to use and the dashboard is intuitive."
"The most valuable features are Device Control, Content-Aware Protection, Enforced Encryption, and eDiscovery."
"The console is friendly and it supports Mac."
"The product is forward-looking, in my opinion, which is a requirement nowadays."
"One unique feature is drive encryption. We have portable devices, and they have a password vault. If you transfer any data to your device, you can use the password vault to protect it."
"It also provides us with the ability to lock down a wide variety of USB devices, which is pretty important because we don't want certain data accessed. It does a really good job when it comes to the versatility of the exit points it supports, making sure that important data does not leave our organization."
"The core of its value lies in obtaining logs remotely and exercising control over what employees can or cannot use."
"An excellent solution for data classification."
"The most valuable feature of Symantec Data Loss Prevention is the ease of modification."
"The incident response capability has been instrumental in mitigating potential data loss."
"The detection capabilities are comprehensive."
"The most valuable aspect of Symantec DLP is its powerful policy system."
"All of the features are really important, including DLP for the OCR and endpoint. It will be all of the combined features that will give you the strength to control the data. Every feature has its own uniqueness, different control and will help you to protect the data."
"The most valuable aspect of Symantec DLP is its broad coverage. Symantec DLP covers USB, Outlook email clients, and web traffic. If we install the endpoint DLP, we can cover multiple channels, including the clipboard and printer."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is endpoint security."
"This product provides zero-day protection for macOS, although I'm currently dealing with an issue on the most recent rollout of the Endpoint client that doesn't seem to be fully functioning."
"One of the areas where there is room for improvement is support. It takes time for them to respond. They need to respond on time. Instead of sending an email, I think it would be very helpful to say, 'Let's set up a WebEx to see what's really going on,' instead of the back and forth of email."
"Customization could be a lot better."
"They have many predefined classifiers in terms of data identifiers, and they should improve this."
"I would like to see an alert feature that when a system is started, it checks to make sure that the client has the most up-to-date policies."
"Endpoint Protector would be improved with more DLP templates."
"It would be better if they had an inbound restriction feature. For example, I work out of my home from my personal computer. All my policies can be deployed while working. When I am done, I should be able to use my machine as my personal machine, and all these policies should be waived. In the next release, I want time bound restriction of the policies because most of these users were working out of home and using their personal computers."
"The only aspect that prevents it from being a perfect solution is the occasional slower response time."
"They need to expand the channels they check."
"Symantec could be better with infrastructure."
"The product must improve its interface."
"We want a more proactive reporting structure."
"The solution could offer improved more informative documentation."
"Agent configuration should be improved for easier interaction for users, particularly by allowing configuration changes to be done on a grid."
"From a management perspective, it takes a lot of time to manage the infrastructure."
"The deployment is complex."
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CoSoSys Endpoint Protector is ranked 8th in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with 25 reviews while Symantec Data Loss Prevention is ranked 3rd in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with 53 reviews. CoSoSys Endpoint Protector is rated 8.4, while Symantec Data Loss Prevention is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of CoSoSys Endpoint Protector writes "Makes management and upgrades easier and provides better control". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Data Loss Prevention writes "Consitent, accurate, and simple". CoSoSys Endpoint Protector is most compared with Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention, Safetica ONE, Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, Zscaler DLP and Netwrix Data Loss Prevention, whereas Symantec Data Loss Prevention is most compared with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention, Digital Guardian, Zscaler DLP and Trellix DLP. See our CoSoSys Endpoint Protector vs. Symantec Data Loss Prevention report.
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