Symantec offers Endpoint Protection, Endpoint Protection Cloud, Endpoint Detection and Response, IT Management Suite, Hybrid Cloud Security, Data Center Security, Cloud Workload Protection, Control Compliance Suite, and Protection Engine. The company's Information Protection offers Data Loss Prevention, Encryption, and VIP. It helps businesses to keep data confidential and secure from unauthenticated access. Email Security cloud, Advanced Threat Protection for Email, and Messaging Gateway come under messaging security. This category provides email security to the organization.
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USP : Symantec offers category-wise products offerings, which include endpoint and hybrid cloud security, information protection, messaging security, website security, small and mid-sized Business Security Solutions (SMB). Symantec's Website Security offers SSL, Code Signing, and Complete Website Security. SMB offers products such as Endpoint Protection Cloud and Encryption. It protects SMB by securing their website and products.
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SYMANTEC CORPORATION detailed analysis
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Breadth and Depth of Product Offerings | 2.60 | 3.95 | 3.20 |
Product Features and Functionality | 4.60 | 4.55 | 5.00 |
Delivery | 2.65 | 3.30 | 2.50 |
Support and Services | 3.00 | 3.50 | 3.85 |
PARTICIPATING QUADRANTS
SYMANTEC CORPORATION has chosen it’s strengths in these 3 territories
All-Middle East and Africa
15 Participants
All-Asia-Pacific
21 Participants
All-Europe
24 Participants
SECTORS
REGIONS
Europe , Asia-Pacific , North America , Middle East and Africa
STRENGTHS
- Product Maturity / Products/Solutions Offered / Identity and...Good Access ManagementIt gives access to user’s anywhere, anytime, on any device, and with SSO they need to login only once. It also helps to simplify compliance auditing for cloud applications by consolidating access logs across all users and applications it protects. Show More
- Product Maturity / Products/Solutions Offered / Data Loss Pr...Integrated CASBIts strong data loss prevention feature helps to identify regulated data, track its use, and location. It also enables to integrate with encryption and CASB technologies to protect email, removable media, individual files and data in the cloud. Show More
WEAKNESSES
- Product MaturityLimited on iOS devicesSecurity protection limited on iOS devices. No parental control for macOS. Show More
- Product MaturityNon-compatibleIt doesn''t provide Linux support.
TOP FEATURES
SYMANTEC CORPORATION Presence in Cybersecurity Software
Questions & Answers

Buyer, Healthcare, SME
Head - Product Management, Buyer Healthcare
#7 in Cybersecurity Software
“Easy deployment"
Jun 10, 2019
It can be installed on-premises, on the cloud or in a hybrid format to fit whatever model you prefer. A cloud deployment will keep things lightweight and easy to implement, but if one prefers to keep all security and data in-house, then hardware appliances and software can be installed onsite. Software components of the platform are compatible with all operating systems, and cloud access is supported on all browsers.

Buyer, Manufacturing, SME
Chief Product Officer, Company Name Classified
#7 in Cybersecurity Software
“Excellent UI"
Jun 10, 2019
The UI enables to navigate incidents, develop rules, administration work, and updates all very easy. It also allows to create simple to extremely complex rules. It is very simple to use DLP solution as part of the mail solution.

Buyer, Media & Entertainment, SME
Business Analyst, Company Name Classified
#7 in Cybersecurity Software
“Amazing DLP"
Jun 10, 2019
By using machine learning, its DLP feature helps to detect data loss and leakages. It produces less false positives and can identify text in the images using OCR techniques.

Buyer, Healthcare, SME
Head - Product Management, Buyer Healthcare
#7 in Cybersecurity Software
“Goos Customer Service"
Jun 10, 2019
Symantec provides different ways for technical support, including a support portal where one can contact support agents on the Symantec Enterprise website. Symantec''s customer service is good and their representatives are also well trained and can answer questions raised.

Buyer, Media & Entertainment, SME
Business Analyst, Company Name Classified
#7 in Cybersecurity Software
“Strong Control"
Jun 10, 2019
It provides strong control over the multiple protection points, that allows to set hundreds of rules and policies across the network. It allows to integrate multiple Symantec modules and products under one platform and interface for enterprises called the Symantec Management Center. This interface gives access and controls for the secure web gateway, CASB and endpoint protection.