Symantec Endpoint Security Primary Use Case
Symantec Endpoint Protection has an antivirus with anti-malware and application control capabilities that we use to protect assets like servers, workstations, and ATMs. There's a central management server we use to manage all the endpoints, regardless of the categories, and we install an agent on all the endpoints that reports to the management server.
If I want to check the status of any asset, I need to get the details like the IP address and the hostname of the system. The management server will give me the current status. I have three different kinds of agents on the endpoint that I can use to control access.
The agents for the ATMs and servers aren't as heavy as the ones for workstations. It's a stripped-down version that removes some of the components and add-ons that are not part of the endpoint protection engines, so the agent is lighter and can be deployed faster. The activities on servers and ATMs are dynamic, so the antivirus must also be very light. To centrally manage the antivirus, I have to set up distribution points because I have more than 14,000 endpoints altogether distributed across more than 250 branches in Nigeria.
I set up distributional points on systems and ATMs. The ATMs are always on the network because they're connected with other points at every branch and location. I need them to be distribution points. When I need to send a file to update all the other systems, I send it to these distribution points. These distribution points in Symantec record the data needed to update all the other systems
Let's say I have two different locations. I will have the updated data at location one, and I have other data at location two. These different locations have their own IP subnets, so I will configure the update data so that the IP within that subnet can talk to it and no other IP outside the subnet. This one makes ensures my assets, ATMs, workstations, and servers can update as soon as possible.
I'm always compliant. The servers in the data center don't need to talk to any distribution points. They talk directly to the management server to get the updates regularly because the servers are always on the network at the data center, the workstations that people shut down at the end of the day. Any time people connect to the network, the system will update automatically. That is the normal architecture for Symantec.
View full review »We use it for endpoints, to protect all the workstations in our company. Endpoints are just one layer requiring security in our environment, and we use the solution for anti-malware and for endpoint detection and response.
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Glen Estes
IT Specialist at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I mainly used this solution for antivirus and firewall protection for PCs. We wanted to use this solution because we needed virus protection. My company was a reseller of this solution.
The solution was deployed on-premises.
There were a couple of small-scale environments of four to 10 machines. The larger enterprise environments were up to 400 workstations and 120 servers.
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Symantec provides an anti-malware solution for our infrastructure, including a host firewall, behavioral analysis, and intrusion prevention. It's an essential compliance component of an enterprise.
We have domestic and offshore branch offices, data centers, and headquarters. We initially deployed it to 2,500 workstations and eventually expanded to 3,500.
We primarily use the solution to protect our endpoints from viruses, malware, cyber-attacks, etc. We can use it for virus scanning and as an end-to-end security solution for our machines. The product is installed on a server, which connects it to our workstations and provides an effective overall network security solution.
We are spread across geographically diverse locations, with teams in Asia-Pacific and EMEA. We deployed the solution to our servers, with multiple workstations, laptops, notebooks, tablets, and other mobile devices connected to the servers. The solution provides threat scanning on the server level, but we also have it installed on some specific high-value devices.
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AnandAnandharaj
Desktop Support Engineer at Dixit Infotech Services Pvt Ltd
We use Endpoint Security for security and malware protection. Currently, we have 17 customers using Symantec, and each has different policies. Some customers only use security and malware, but customers use the USB block. The agent controls around 80,000 agents we manage in Symantec Endpoint Protection.
Our customers help to create multiple policies during the implementation. Every day, users request that we revise the content policy. If a customer observes any unusual user access, I modify the policy to lock everything down so users cannot move any documents. It is effective for controlling our security. We are using signature-based protection against viruses, Trojan horses, spyware, and other types of malware. That log is stored locally. We collect it for further analysis.
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SagarShah
Cyber Security Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
We have used Symantec for several scenarios depending on a client's requirements. We have used the Symantec solution for host integrity, device control, and communication policies. It has the host integration part where we get the custom option to add certain scripts.
Most of the clients have been using it on-prem, but we are now looking into the cloud or SaaS environment because it would be much easier to manage the infrastructure. Our clients have Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure.
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Kin Lol
Senior IT Security Officer at Lion International Bank
My primary use case is malware protection. I also use it for device control, application control, and more. We are a financial institution.
View full review »It is used for detecting and blocking web attacks.
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Leopold Dapa
Country Director at SOCITECH S.A.
We are a solution provider for end customers like Telco, banks, etc. We are also a Symantec partner and reseller. Not only do we use it but we also position this solution for customers.
We have a telecom company that was using Kaspersky and they still had some vulnerabilities and attacks and we discussed with them and succeeded in presenting this solution. The one we proposed was Symantec Protection Suite, SPS Enterprise Edition, for about more 1,100 endpoints, exactly 1,100 users. We also implemented the mailer for Symantec Messaging Gateway for spam protection. Until now they used the solution and they are very satisfied with it. We started with SEP 12.1 but later they upgraded to SEP 14.
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Atit Tandon
Director at Tandon Electronics
Our client uses Endpoint Security at a school for antivirus protection. For example, if someone plugs in a USB on a classroom computer, Endpoint Security protects the network from infection. We have around 35 classrooms and eight teachers per class, so that's about 280 people.
The school does not use Endpoint Security to its full potential. The use case is basic. For example, it isn't being used to block stealth techniques. Sophos Firewall handles those kinds of attacks. Active Directory isn't used in the classroom, so the ability to block an AD takeover isn't being used.
We haven't eliminated any other security solutions by adopting Endpoint Security, but we are trying to consolidate our solutions by installing a new FortiGate firewall and client licenses of FortiClient.
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Edwin Acquah
Senior Desktop Engineer
I'm an admin in an IT consulting company and we have different companies that use Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise.
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Suryakumar Selvaraj
Security Consultant at InfySec
In one of our client's environments, they need securing of their Active Directory. The solution is the only product with a separate feature to secure Active Directory as part of Symantec Endpoint Security Complete. The client was also looking for an automated endpoint detection solution. That's why we went ahead with it.
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Marbella Ibarra
CEO at CT AMERICA
We use the solution in order to protect all the computers and servers that we are using on the premises to have some controls against some threats. We are using it as anti-malware protection on the Endpoint Security side, and for encryptions for the high-risk drives on the encryption side.
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Syed Akram
Information Technology Specialist at Wonderla Holidays Ltd
We use it to secure our endpoint, especially with employees working from home.
Our company provides amusement park guest hospitality. This solution helps us with our daily operations, managing the amount of traffic in the network coming from the Internet as well as application updates and passwords.
View full review »The main use case is to scan vulnerabilities on our endpoints. We need to make sure that our antivirus software is up to date. We need to ensure that patches on our workstations are up to date and that we can scan through folders and files to detect malware.
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Manjit Singh
Senior Information Security Engineer at Herbalife
We are using it for endpoint security and EDR and as an antivirus. We are also using it for threat detection purposes.
It is on-prem. We didn't migrate to the cloud.
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DarrenBraithwaite
Operations Manager at Telescope Digital
We use it for endpoint protection for desktops and server computers.
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reviewer1521729
IT Director at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
The primary reason we use the solution is to protect the device and to be sure there isn't any kind of malware. The device is protected from any kind of malware is the basic level of the solution. We use the control applications to blacklist applications that we don't need to use, and that we have blocked on the Microsoft group policy. We use the antivirus to do the same thing. That way, if the final user tries to install any non-approved software, the antivirus removes or blocks the application.
View full review »Symantec Endpoint Security's function is to protect our assets.
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reviewer1337973
Computer Systems Administrator at a university with 10,001+ employees
The use case for the solution was basically this: any computer or anything used for any sort of official business needed to have endpoint protection and needed to have some sort of antivirus protection. The thing was somewhat more than just an antivirus, it also included a firewall that operated in addition to the Windows or Mac firewall.
The university policy basically required that all endpoint devices used for official business have to meet certain requirements and one of them was to have an antivirus.
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Asad Malik
Senior Infrastructure and Security Engineer at Georgetown University
We used Symantec End-User Endpoint Security for a thin client for our servers and the full package for the user's systems.
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reviewer1530012
IT manager at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
We're a large company with half of our business in the UK and half throughout the rest of Europe. We deal with about 13 countries and I work from Serbia. Our business focuses on train and bus transport, and sometimes ferry services. We're using the solution to mitigate security risks. We were considering solutions for endpoint protection and decided to go with Symantec for our work stations and servers. It offers anti-malware plus a firewall and some other functionalities. I'm an IT manager.
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Badrul Hisyam Jamil
Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
We use Symantec Endpoint Security as an antivirus solution to protect our servers.
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Jeevan Kumar
Technical Manager at Digital World
We are service providers. We use this solution for endpoint response and detections.
We use this in the banking sector regularly.
We also use it for automatic threat protection and for DLP (Data Loss Protection).
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reviewer1364142
Senior Network Engineer at a government with 10,001+ employees
The primary use cases of this solution are for antivirus protection, anti-malware protection, and personal firewall protection.
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Chris Pohts
Owner at ONE2ONE Tech Solutions
My primary use case is endpoint antivirus/antimalware security on Windows computers, on and off my office network.
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Gulab Singh
Solutions Specialist Security at COMPAREX India Pvt. Ltd.
A couple of our customers have deployed and are using Symantec Endpoint Protection.
I joined COMPAREX eight months back, and they have been using Symantec Endpoint Protection for two and a half years.
View full review »We are using Symantec Security for the server and the client. For the server, we are using Symantec Data Center Security (DCS), and for the client, we are using Symantec Endpoint Security.
We work with all deployment models. We have cloud and on-premises deployments, and we also have hybrid deployments. The cloud provider varies based on the customer, but mostly, our customers have AWS and Azure.
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Vivek Koradiya
Administrator at a real estate/law firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
We were facing many problems related to AV definitions not being updated and viruses, and we could solve these problems with the help of Symantec.
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Sandip Arote
Technical lead at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
We provide support, services, and licenses to customers. Clients mainly use it for security features: antivirus, anti-spyware, host firewall, and the application development tool. Our clients are in enterprise industries as well as small finance companies.
The solution is deployed on-premises. I'm working with the 14.3 RU4 version.
View full review »Our primary use case of this product is endpoint security. We use it to secure our environment and endpoints—the basic purpose of antivirus products.
This solution is deployed on-premises.
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reviewer1643460
Director at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
We primarily use the solution to protect our endpoints. There are growing attacks worldwide, and we need to be protected against any eventuality - including malicious attacks or ransomware. We also use the solution to protect endpoints for users that work from home.
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TityaOuch
Manager VAPT at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
We are using Symantec End-User Endpoint Security for our network security solution to protect us against threats, such as malicious software and websites.
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reviewer1768896
Infrastructure Architect at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
We have Windows Endpoints and Linux Endpoints, but I believe it is mostly deployed on Windows. We do not have it installed on Linux.
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Collins Amaife
System Analyst at Abbey Mortgage Bank
We primarily use the solution for endpoint protection for the workstations. It's desktop protection, basically.
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reviewer973497
Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
I am using this solution for protecting myself from outside dangers. I am not using it on a daily basis. I open it very rarely. I open it only when I get an alert that I have got a suspicious file or something like that. I then go to the quarantine zone to check it.
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reviewer1177653
Sr. Professional Services Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
The primary use case for this solution is to protect all endpoints in a complex enterprise environment, including it's servers, workstation, Citrix-based systems, includes Windows, Linux and Macs. We're a small company, under 50 users. But we deploy Symantec to companies that have from a few hundred to dozens of thousand users, therefore I have extensive experience with the product. We are partners and resellers and I'm a senior professional services engineer.
We are using Symantec End-User Endpoint Security for our network security.
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NoufalMohamed
Technical Manager at Mignet Technologies
We are providing endpoint protection services. Our customers are very basic, and they usually enquire about endpoint protection, mainly antivirus. We try to explain to them about the threats and suggest that they go for endpoint security. We suggest this solution because it is a cloud-based solution, and they don't need to spare a VM for it. However, most of the time, they insist that nothing will happen to their system, and they just want to renew their endpoint protection system. They are usually not aware of ransomware or other threats.
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Naveed Ali
Unit Head Infrastructure at First Woman Bank Limited
Our primary use case for Symantec Endpoint Security is threat intelligence and endpoint protection. Their threat protection is very good. We are managing a good number of users thanks to the solution and we are pretty satisfied with it.
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reviewer1069713
Project Manager at a real estate/law firm with 10,001+ employees
We're primarily using this solution for our workstations.
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Phillip Evely
Network Administrator at Cape Breton Regional Municipality
We use it for endpoint protection at the desktop level.
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Laeeq Ahmed
IT Security Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
SEPM is a product for anti-virus security. It provides endpoint security for all client machines. It protects the client machines from malware or ransom attacks.
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reviewer1255092
Manager Operations/ Information Technology at a financial services firm with 1-10 employees
On each desktop, we have Symantic End-User Endpoint Security installed to control the use of any unauthorized software, any unauthorized files being downloaded to the workstations, and so on.
View full review »We use the product as an antivirus solution and install it on every end-user machine.
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reviewer1382439
Director at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
We basically use the solution for endpoint protection.
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reviewer928773
Head of IT Department at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
The primary key is because it doesn't impact much in the performance of the endpoint.
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reviewer1553202
Manager IS Security at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
We primarily use the product for all of our desktops and laptops; we use it for security purposes - for endpoint protection.
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reviewer2009892
IT Admin at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
We use it to maintain a minimum of security in our office. It's very important to have an antivirus in our environment. The main object of the solution is to maintain stability so that our environment is protected from any websites that can harm our solution.
To prevent attacks you need a full range of protection: antivirus, anti-spam, proxies, and firewalls. Symantec provides the antivirus piece.
View full review »The solution is used for detection and endpoint protection against threats and malware.
View full review »My primary use case for this is protecting the end user against cyber attacks. It is a simple product that is easily implemented on all of our hosts and servers. It is especially helpful on our exchange server.
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Ramy Reda
Security Technical Consultant at Prosoft Information Systems
We are a small enterprise. Our primary use case of Symantec End-User Endpoint Security is for malicious websites and malware attacks.
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Nirav Joshi
Sr. Officer - Quality Assurance at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Symantec End-User Endpoint Security is used for network security.
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Imtiaz Hussain
Endpoint Specialist at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
I am working as an endpoint security consultant. I'm not only working on Symantec. I also work with Kaspersky, McAfee, and all other vendors. I found Symantec is the best.
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Emiliano Santos
Group Brand Manager at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
We are a partner or distributor of Symantec Endpoint Protection. We use this solution for antivirus and cyber threat protection. Internally, we are using it to ensure that we receive security against all known attack vectors with efficacy, cyber defense at scale, high-performance client, and on-premises management architecture.
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reviewer1503366
Information Technology at a non-profit with 201-500 employees
We use this product for threat detection.
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SystemAdmin677
IT Systems Administrator at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Our primary use for this solution is for antivirus, website protection, and malware protection.
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reviewer1415661
General Manager at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
I believe we are using the latest version.
The solution deals with signature-based antiviruses.
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Abhijit Chaudhari
IT Specialist at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
We used this product to protect our endpoints.
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reviewer1392531
Dy General Manager at a real estate/law firm with 501-1,000 employees
We use the solution as endpoint security.
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Lynne Caputi
Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Endpoint protection. The performance has been adequate, not great.
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Marcelo De Paula
Industrial Automation Analyst at a mining and metals company with 1,001-5,000 employees
We use this solution for threat protection in our automation control systems.
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Mac Wang
Project Manager at Realnux
We primarily use the solution as active protection for our endpoints. We also use it for its upgrade frequency.
View full review »This product is an antivirus system and a firewall system for our companyh. We are customers of Symantec.
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reviewer1045947
System Administrator at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
We use it for protecting our endpoints from the latest signature-based threats. We have 75 users.
View full review »We are using this solution for endpoint protection.
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Mamonoor Rashid
CEO at Tech Valley Networks Limited
We work with Symantec DLP and Endpoint Protection as our main security solutions. We have deployed Endpoint Protection for a few customers and for our own organization as a test: Endpoint Protection, Email Security, and DLP.
We are a partner but we are a user as well. Our company has more than 100 employees and our group, which is made up of different companies, has more than 400 employees, and we are planning to deploy it for our group. Our company is the system integrator, while other companies within the group are service providers or different types of service integrators for areas like fintech.
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John Cook
Director of Technology Operations at International City/county Management Association
- Primary endpoint protection for our office.
It was replaced with my MSP's contracted solution, but that's being replaced by our own solution.
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ParveshDhurmea
Assistant Engineer at Harel Mallac Technologies Ltd
Symantec End-User Endpoint Security is used for network security.
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Anthony Ndong
Systems Administrator at a pharma/biotech company with 51-200 employees
We use this solution for its antivirus capabilities . It is an on-premises deployment.
View full review »It's an antivirus solution. We need something centralized because we have hundreds of desktops and laptops. We have taken this solution to manage antivirus, security, etc., all together.
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LeadSysEn375629
Lead System Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Primary usage is on endpoints, desktops, clients, and servers, and it's working okay.
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reviewer1118802
Account Manager, Cybersecurity at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Symantec End-User Endpoint Security is used to control some device access and protect endpoints.
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reviewer1678515
swEngineer at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
We use Symantec End-User Endpoint Security for protecting our network.
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reviewer1306221
Sr Manager IT at a retailer with 5,001-10,000 employees
We primarily use the solution for our routing in our corporate office and have it installed all over that place.
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reviewer1237086
Service Manager with 51-200 employees
I use this for antivirus and email security.
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reviewer944616
Manager IT & Infrastructure at a energy/utilities company with 201-500 employees
Symantec End-User Endpoint Security came with our antivirus protection as a package. Additionally, Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager comes with it by default and it is a wonderful tool.
View full review »This solution has been installed within a LAN/WAN topology, with slightly more than 300 clients, give or take.
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Greg Reilly
Enterprise Architect Manager at Accenture
Standard use case: firewall, malware, app/device control, reporting of compliance, etc. We use other features too.
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Cameron Mottus
Principal Consultant - Security at Insentra
I'm an IT consultant, so I implement Symantec Endpoint Protection for customers, from SMB up to large enterprises and federal government.
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reviewer1588308
Director for Cybersecurity Solutions at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
We use it for endpoint security.
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Prince Matema
Accounting Assistant with 1,001-5,000 employees
I have used various types of anti-virus software but I have fallen in love Symantec Endpoint Protection as it eliminated all the problems I used to have.
At the University of Zimbabwe, it is now the only antivirus that is used by both students and staff after careful consideration by the University IT department. It provides end-to-end protection for computers and laptops.
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Dr. Suresh Hungenahally
Chief Executive Officer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
I primarily use the solution for endpoint protection.
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reviewer1621080
IT Executive at a tech company with 51-200 employees
We use the solution for endpoint protection.
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CHI HO CHENG
IT Manager at a hospitality company with 51-200 employees
The primary use of this solution is for security.
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Hamid Harroud
IT Director at Al Akhawayn University
SEP was used mainly to protect desktops/laptops of students, faculty, and staff (about thirty-five hundred in total).
Symantec was also used as messaging Gateway for email filtering (moved to Office 365).
View full review »Endpoint Protection and Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR). One of the best solutions that I have ever tried.
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reviewer1500906
Technology Strategy Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
I have the program installed on my desktop. A primary use case involves the prevention of outside intrusions, so that no viruses may enter.
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reviewer1049148
Regulatory Specialist at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees
We use this product for endpoint protection.
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reviewer1388559
Information Technology Manager at a performing arts with 51-200 employees
We just use it mainly for workstation protection.
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Johnny Hadchity
IT System and Storage Administrator at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
I use it as an antivirus.
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reviewer1299987
IT Systems Supervisor at a insurance company with 51-200 employees
The primary use case of this solution is as an antivirus.
View full review »Antivirus solution for a global company with approximately 34,000 endpoints.
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Reviewer8093
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
It's a good proxy to control the user's access to the website.
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reviewer1449465
Executive Cybersecurity Advisor - President at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Within our organization, there are just shy of 250 employees using this solution. We have one administrator who takes care of all maintenance-related issues.
View full review »For now it is used for virus and malware protection, we are still working on other features. We have deployed it for workstation and servers.
View full review »- Helps to protect our organization from known attacks.
- Blocks malicious files, which are not generally repelled well.
Buyer's Guide
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March 2024
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