BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT) vs. Norton 360

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Cylance, a Blackberry company since the early 2019 acquisition, developed their flagship business antivirus and endpoint protection software in CylancePROTECT, featured in business and home editions boasting artificial intelligence guided protection. BlackBerry Protect is a post-acquisition evolution of CylanceProtect.N/A
Norton 360
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
The Norton products, including Norton 360, Norton Antivirus, and Norton Security, are consumer antivirus and privacy protection products. Features include password management, VPN, dark web and credit monitoring for individuals, and cloud backup for PCs.
$59.99
per year
Pricing
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)Norton 360
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Norton AntiVirus
$59.99
per year
Norton 360 Standard
$94.99
per year 3 PCs, Macs, tablets, or phones
Norton 360 Deluxe
$119.99
per year 5 PCs, Macs, tablets, or phones
Norton 360 with LifeLock Select Plus
$189.99
per year 10 PCs, Macs, tablets, or phones
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)Norton 360
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details1st year discounts available.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)Norton 360
Features
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)Norton 360
Endpoint Security
Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)
9.2
9 Ratings
8% above category average
Norton 360
-
Ratings
Anti-Exploit Technology9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)9.68 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized Management9.69 Ratings00 Ratings
Hybrid Deployment Support10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Infection Remediation9.86 Ratings00 Ratings
Vulnerability Management8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Malware Detection8.18 Ratings00 Ratings
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BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)Norton 360
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Medium-sized Companies
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BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)
Score 9.1 out of 10
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BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)Norton 360
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(20 ratings)
8.0
(17 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(2 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
9.3
(4 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
5.0
(5 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.5
(2 ratings)
Configurability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)Norton 360
Likelihood to Recommend
BlackBerry
The policies that you make is where it's key. The "less you let people do, the better it will be" so to speak. So if you really clamp down on a policy and don't let people do specific things, then it'll be better for you. It also helps to protect the "not so tech savvy" people as well. Basically the same thing as above, if you have users that need more flexibility, on occasion the policies might come into play and interfere if you're not careful.
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Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
For a stand-alone business this should do the trick, but if using across multiple clients (multi-tenancy not an option). Default settings within the program will cause performance issues if not tweaked, meaning someone with networking experience may be necessary. Not ideal for MSP's unless they only have a few clients, as the manageability must be done within "the walls" of each company.
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Pros
BlackBerry
  • Fast and Unobtrusive, users hardly notice that Cylance is running on their computer, except when it detects something malicious
  • User interface is simple for end users, and the management interface is streamlined and easy to get started with. The management interface has a quick tutorial that comes up upon first login that explains all the different aspects of how to configure CylanceProtect.
  • Customer support is fantastic - in that if you get stuck or need help understanding a feature/setting, they are quick to respond and help to ensure that your configuration is set as optimal as possible for your scenarios.
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Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
  • Norton works quite quickly and is efficient enough to detect threats
  • It is very easy and simple to install and is without any complications and irrelevant inquiries.
  • Norton is available at a very reasonable price in the market and is not heavy on pocket.
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Cons
BlackBerry
  • It would be great if there was a way for an administrator to make a file as safe from the end user device when a false positive has occurred (which is rare). At present and administrator has to log into the web console, create an exception and then wait 60-120 seconds for this to be effective on the end user device, still great, but this can be frustrating for users that are urgently trying to use the file.
  • Executive reporting could be better. Just a single page dashboard report that could be included in other monthly reporting.
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Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
  • Cost could be an issue. They could perform a free trial at the beginning for people to check.
  • It would be good if you can do an online free check of your computer.
  • While the updates are good sometimes your computer is attacked by a virus they did not expect.
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Likelihood to Renew
BlackBerry
It's simply been the best product I've used and tested within the past four years.
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Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
I did renew it before because support is great and cost is great. I believe that Norton has a very long experience in what they do and they are doing a great job with all the updates they provide and the work they are doing. Moreover Norton is going in the right direction for sure.
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Usability
BlackBerry
  1. Great product
  2. Great technology
  3. Great people
  4. Great leader (Stuart McClure)
  5. Great Service
I work with hundreds of complex suppliers in healthcare and tech, and this company is more than just an extension of our business.
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Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
User interface is excellent. The green tickmark in the tray ensuring everything is undercontrol is so satisfying. I have turned on Auto updates so, I am not bothered about unnecessary download updates popup
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Support Rating
BlackBerry
I have only used CylancePROTECT support one time and they were very fast and responsive with the answers that solved my issue. That is the only reason I gave them a 7 as I have only had one interaction with them.
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Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
Security software with very good features that works in the background.
Price suitable for companies of any size and easy to install and use.
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Implementation Rating
BlackBerry
No answers on this topic
Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
Would like a manual or online version that is simple to understand and explains in detail what choices we have and why to make these choices.
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Alternatives Considered
BlackBerry
Cylance, I believe is the only one that uses the predict and prevent execution of advanced threats and malware at the endpoint. Cylance is by far a superior product.
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Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
User-friendly interface (it's not just AV and users who were interacting with the product), performance, resource usage (most of the computers were not very fresh and that factor was very critical), efficiency, it shouldn't be just sitting on a PC - it should protect it, what was perfectly done with that product.
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Return on Investment
BlackBerry
  • We have the piece of mind that our endpoints are protected.
  • We have more time to work on other projects as we don't have to worry about computers being on to have scheduled scans.
  • Our computers CPU and RAM aren't going to be taken up with big process like typical anti-virus programs do.
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Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
  • Poor performance against Spyware and other threats despite claiming to act against them (recognizes very few and eliminates less) It is limited to viruses.
  • Regular blocking of incoming scripts (in front of other antivirus)
  • Little or almost no compatibility with the Windows XP Firewall, but they are involved.
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