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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CrowdStrike Falcon

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACrowdStrike offers the Falcon Endpoint Protection suite, an antivirus and endpoint protection system emphasizing threat detection, machine learning malware detection, and signature free updating. Additionally the available Falcon Spotlight module delivers vulnerability assessment with no performance impact, no additional agents, hardware, scheduled scans, firewall exceptions or admin credentials.

    $59.99

    per endpoint/month (minimum number of endpoints applies)

    McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)

    Score4.7 out of 10
    N/AMcAfee's Total Protection included antivirus and antimalware offerings for home and small businesses or home offices. This product line is not a focus for Trellix, the brand formed from the merger of McAfee and FireEye that offers business grade products. Trellix Endpoint Security is the company's product line for business endpoint security.

    $24.99

    per year (2 year subscription, 5 devices)

    Symantec Endpoint Security

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ASymantec Endpoint Protection is the company's flagship antivirus / endpoint security product.

    $29.99

    per year 100-249 devices

    Pricing
    CrowdStrike FalconMcAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Symantec Endpoint Security
    Editions & Modules
    Falcon Go (Small Business)
    $59.99
    per endpoint/month (minimum number of endpoints applies)
    Falcon Go (Small Business)
    $59.99
    Falcon Pro
    $99.99
    per endpoint/month (for 5-250 endpoints, billed annually)
    Falcon Enterprise
    $184.99
    per endpoint/month (minimum number of endpoints applies)
    Multi-Device
    $24.99
    per year (2 year subscription, 5 devices)
    Individual
    $29.99 ($79.99)
    1st year price (subsequent years)
    Family
    $29.99
    per year (2 year subscription, 10 devices)
    Endpoint Security, Initial Hybrid Subscription License With Support
    $29.99
    1 year 100-249 devices
    Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise, Initial Hybrid Subscription License with Support
    $34.99
    1 year 1-99 devices
    Endpoint Security, Initial Hybrid Subscription License With Support
    $90.99
    3 years 100-249 devices
    Symantec Endpoint Security Enterprise, Initial Hybrid Subscription License with Support
    $99.99
    3 years 1-99 devices
    Symantec Endpoint Security Complete, Initial Hybrid Subscription License with Support
    $200
    3 years 1-99 devices
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CrowdStrike FalconMcAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Symantec Endpoint Security
    Free Trial
    YesNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    CrowdStrike FalconMcAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Symantec Endpoint Security
    Considered Multiple Products
    CrowdStrike
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    Since CrowdStrike is a cloud-native platform, it reduces the need to maintain many servers on-premise and worldwide architecture. McAfee uses very high CPU and RAM resources on endpoints and servers.
    Identity protection feature is a huge step towards zero trust implementation.
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    We used Symantec Endpoint Security prior to moving over to CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection, and it's a night and day difference. Symantec Endpoint Security ran on Java and was a mess to deploy and even worse to remove. Clients would often break and lose connection to …
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    McAfee did not stop the attack we received. We hope that Crowdstrike proves that it can going forward.
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    CrowdStrike Falcon is far superior in all aspects. I love the features and support they provide.
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    At the time of purchase CrowdStrike provided the best featureset and value proposition for the organisation. The cloud first nature of the product and the mix of heuristic and behaviour based detection technologies was better than anything else that we looked at.
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    High ENS compliance and client requirements.
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    Next Gen antivirus solution. You don't need your own infrastructure for the service. Deployment is very easy and fast. Only one sensor on the clients with very low CPU impact. Easy multi factor deployment. Good overview in the console over your entire envirement. Very good and …
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    CrowdStrike Falcon provides a single solution to complex problems along with the ability to contain a machine and remotely execute programs using admin dashboard and administrator capabilities
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    We still utilize Malwarebytes, CrowdStrike has proven to catch more malware than Symantec (although with more false positives). CrowdStrike has not to date caused any issues with applications running on our endpoints and is not even noticed by our end users. Deployment seems to …
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    CrowdStrike is always working. We used to have endless issues with endpoints not being connected, but CrowdStrike is always there and we can see and connect to that device wherever it is.
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    Falcon is a bundle of antivirus solutions designed to block numerous types of attacks, including ransomware, trojans and other types of malware, from the most basic to the most advanced. The solution leverages a global network of threat intelligence and technology for immediate …
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection is one of the best industry leading NG-AV and it is capable to cater all needs which are present requirement. You can blindly trust on this product as it is having multiple features and using latest technology to eliminate the risk which …
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    Crowdstrike Falcon Endpoint protection is based on AIML enhanced technology,l. It's cloud-based so users don't need to connect to their office network to get their policy synchronization done from Server to endpoints agents. Also, the Crowdstrike Falcon agent size is small and …
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    N/A
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    It's easier to manage, less time to deploy, has more integrations and better understands the business needs. False positives, visibility, sensors management, device control, detections, preventions are pretty much the differentiators with other rivals. It will have more and …
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    Crowdstrike [Falcon Endpoint Protection] blows [McAfee Endpoint Security] out of the water. At least when you compare their traditional AV to CrowdStrike. Operational and Security wise, leaps and bounds.
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    CrowdStrike is on another level compared to AV solutions.
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    I was not part of the selection process; however after speaking with the team that did make the call, the following where the key scenarios or features that ultimately made the decision.
    1. The number one decision from the support team was the client deployment and management of …
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    Crowdstrike has a much lower memory footprint than most traditional antivirus platforms and has a much more modern interface. The centralized portal gives data which feels like it actually represents reality. We feel we can be confident that Falcon actually works but we have …
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    CrowdStrike is the only software we have used or tried that actually held up to what they said they would do and could do. I have tried multiple different products and was able to sneak exploits by them all while using and testing them - I was not able to do so with CrowdStrike.
    Incentivized
    Chose CrowdStrike Falcon
    1. It had the best ransomware protection built into the base version of the software. This was our primary focus, with some companies in town being hit by ransomware every other week.
    2. Better overall detection and response capability.
    3. Central management is 100% cloud-based, …
    Incentivized
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Broadcom
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    The versions of McAfee that we've tried don't really cover our small business needs like Symantec Endpoint Security does.
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    We have evaluated McAfee, it degrades the performance of computers and also the feature set were not properly working, it also lacked the key features that we require, the cost is also higher, on other hand we also evaluated Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection it has …
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    We did use a mix of Symantec and ClamWin AV and after that a mix of Symantec and AVG for our store locations. We also tested Comodo and McAfee at one point. McAfee was too expensive for our budget and Comodo I believe just didn't deploy to our store locations easily. We did …
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    I have past experience with McAfee AV in the past, The Device Control in McAfee is much better, but requires the additional DLP license. Management is a bit more complexed but also looks better. The EPO is also used to manage other McAfee products, whereas with SEP you can only …
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    We found McAfee to be very difficult to administer. There were many issues with the suite blocking legitimate applications. We also had several clients become infected, even though McAfee was running and up-to-date. Much happier with Symantec Endpoint Protection. Very few …
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    Don't like McAfee at all. Trend Micro Deep Security is very good for server operating systems. If I had to go with another product it would definitely be the Trend products. McAfee has never really had what I would call a good solution for security purposes. It always seems to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    I have worked on many antivirus tools, but according to my opinion, this is a stable and reliable product.
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    Symantec Endpoint Security seems to be a more mature solution compared with CrowdStrike, particularly when CS was just recently getting their USB blocking functionality rolled out for macOS endpoints this year. Another differentiator with CrowdStrike is that Symantec ES still …
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    In comparison with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Symantec Endpoint Security has, in my opinion, more scalable file inspection/spyware/antivirus settings. Plus it is more stable in a multi-OS user environment. But it also has numerous issues with itself and related Symantec …
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    Cylance: (Active Engage) (Cost 4x Symantec [Endpoint Security]) Cylance is a good product but we have it through an MSSP and only have read-only. The certification and training for the entry [are] like 3 hours of videos but a smart person can just go in and look as the system …
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    Symantec Endpoint Production is hands down my least favorite endpoint projection software on the market today. It's a difficult endpoint to deploy, manage and remove. It's a heavy client so once you get it installed it consumes a large amount of resources on the endpoint. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    Symantec Endpoint Protection outperformed all other competitor front-line antivirus products with more accurate signature detections and less false positives. We ultimately chose to pair SEP with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to provide a more comprehensive security solution that …
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    We choose Symantec over these other two (continue to choose in some cases) because of the better, and easier, centralized client management. I believe all the products probably have similar hit rates when it comes to stopping infections however Symantec's product is more …
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    We decided on Symantec based on the cloud control at the time. We have been happy with this decision.
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    I've used other AV products in the past but I have found SEP to be much easier to manage. I can remotely push client upgrades, easily configure exclusion policies, etc. This has helped us protect our environment, without impacting the business.
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    We were a McAfee shop and changed to SEP. We tried out Trend as well. SEP just worked better based on the criteria we had.
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    Symantec Endpoint Protection is one of the better solutions out there for anti-virus.
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    Symantec Endpoint Protection did more than the above products.
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    Less overhead on machine during scanning
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    Symantec Endpoint Protection provided the best overall layered protection and provided the less amount of resource impact on the endpoint.
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    Faster signatures and over all better performance and support.
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    Symantec Endpoint Protection is not very difficult to implement across an enterprise. Policy configuration is straightforward. Initial architecture of the product is simplistic and the install process is seamless. With the components it offers, keeping endpoints out of harms …
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    Mcafee was pretty bloated and a memory hog. NOD32, pretty disappointing... no monitoring or management interface...
    Incentivized
    Chose Symantec Endpoint Security
    I have used McAfee, AVG, Trendmicro and others. This software is by far a lot better than the products that I mentioned earlier. It is simple to use and it just works.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    82 Answers
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    83%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    75 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    20 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    84 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    68 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    18 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    75 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    23 Answers
    Features
    CrowdStrike FalconMcAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Symantec Endpoint Security
    Endpoint Security
    Comparison of Endpoint Security features of CrowdStrike Falcon and McAfee Total Protection (discontinued) and Symantec Endpoint Security
    Feature
    CrowdStrike Falcon
    8.7
    98 Ratings
    2% above category average
    McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Symantec Endpoint Security
    9.2
    37 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Anti-Exploit Technology8.989 Ratings00 Ratings9.031 Ratings
    Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)9.296 Ratings00 Ratings9.933 Ratings
    Centralized Management8.997 Ratings00 Ratings9.035 Ratings
    Hybrid Deployment Support8.24 Ratings00 Ratings9.026 Ratings
    Infection Remediation8.993 Ratings00 Ratings9.035 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management7.772 Ratings00 Ratings9.831 Ratings
    Malware Detection9.396 Ratings00 Ratings9.035 Ratings
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    Score9 out of 10
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    Score7.8 out of 10
    SentinelOne Singularity
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Malwarebytes
    Score8.8 out of 10
    BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    ESET PROTECT
    Score8.8 out of 10
    AVG AntiVirus Business Edition
    Score8 out of 10
    ESET PROTECT
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CrowdStrike FalconMcAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Symantec Endpoint Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (101 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (64 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (11 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CrowdStrike FalconMcAfee Total Protection (discontinued)Symantec Endpoint Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CrowdStrike
    Crowdstrike is a unified platform for monitoring endpoint devices, whether they're workstations, servers, cloud-native machines, or even mobile devices. It uses AI/ML to monitor anomalies and suspicious behavior, including zero-day attacks. It is suitable for large organizations but may be costlier or less appropriate for smaller organizations, those who want an on-prem EDR setup, and those who need custom scanning based on compliance requirements.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I think McAfee is great to have whether it's for work or for personal use. While it has some drawbacks, I like the peace of mind of feeling safe when I'm browsing the web/email, especially when my computer has sensitive/confidential information, knowing that McAfee will immediately detect any threats. The UI is extremely easy to navigate, which makes it easy for users regardless of how tech-savvy they are.
    Incentivized
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    Broadcom
    Symantec Endpoint Security is a well-rounded product that provides a significant amount of functionality and covers many of our endpoint needs without needing to resort to multiple vendors that might clash in unpredictable ways when ultimately deployed to the endpoints in our estate. The default policies are adequate and tuning these requires some time as with all similar EDR products but the product is flexible enough to allow very granular whitelisting/blacklisting which is great. Low resource requirements are also fantastic and we've not had many complaints from developers who were getting slowed down when compiling complex code with other previous solutions.
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    Pros
    CrowdStrike
    • The Log analysis is very detailed and easy to use.
    • Prevent and block all type of malwares.
    • Great threat intelligence which is very up-to-date with the recent cyber attacks
    • very user friendly in access and management
    • Automated feature of detecting, taking action and closing incidents using fusion workflow.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Excellent protection of all internet connected assets on our VPN.
    • Constant updates of needed security patches that ensure our network and systems are protected from current and emerging/potential threats.
    • Prompt and reliable customer service that provides needed answers and expertise in a crisis.
    • Strategic whitepapers on emerging cyber threats and McAfee solutions to resolve them before they become a problem for my team or our clients.
    Incentivized
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    Broadcom
    • The virus and spyware protection has worked well for us, catching several things and quarantining the items or cleaning them.
    • The virus definitions very rarely fail to update for the users, so I feel confident that my client machines are kept up to date.
    • I like the report I get daily telling me about threats found and action taken without having to login to the console to look it up myself.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    CrowdStrike
    • Support - we are often tasked with running down problems rather than being directed by support.
    • The sales staff we have dealt with are not very responsive or timely.
    • I believe this is a product built for installations of 300 users or more.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Price - Extremely high price tag for many of the solutions.
    Incentivized
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    Broadcom
    • The system should have a better ability to auto repair, if an item is malfunctioning it should auto reinstall.
    • The cloud platform and the server do not talk well to each other and it would be great to get the same data on both platforms, this may be due to version though.
    • It seems the whitelisting on the cloud platform could use some work.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CrowdStrike
    Crowdstrike has a large suite of tools built for helping the engineers triage and respond to security event whenever identified. The ability to customize the security policies and implement more granular policies to different devices based on the functionality is unmatched. Crowdstrike provides so much of ability in a decent budget which ascertains the value for money or ROI.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    McAfee has consistently delivered on its stated goals of providing comprehensive protection for our networks and systems. Due to their excellent work and follow through I have been, and will continue to be a loyal customer.
    Incentivized
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    Broadcom
    Best of Breed. Symantec Endpoint Protection beats all other end point products I have used, tested and seen in presentation at this point in time.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    CrowdStrike
    I think it is a complete and very trustful XDR platform, with very few False Positives. It is very well supported by highly skilled professionals on all levels: from pre-sales engineers, Customer Account Managers and support engineers.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Broadcom
    The rating reflects Symantec Endpoint Security's ability to balance enterprise grade security with user-friendly workflows or advanced configurations require extra effort. For most organizations, the streamlined management and robust automation justify the high score. Management GUI is old fashined and need to be improve. Older devices may experience slowdowns during full scans without careful configuration.
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    Reliability and Availability
    CrowdStrike
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Broadcom
    We've used it for years and the software is easy to use. The dashboard is easy to read, and you can easily figure out where to go to troubleshoot or deploy software. Symantec is there for emergencies like backup restoration or file retrieval. It's pretty low maintenance. Symantec is there when your IT infrastructure needs it
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    CrowdStrike
    Any time we need to engage the Crowdstrike Falcon Complete Team, their response is switch, thorough, and they are sure to not close out any request until the customer confirms that they have provided an acceptable resolution. If I ever need anything from the account team related to the product, I also get a response from them within minutes typically to address my question. Top notch customer service!
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Broadcom
    Support is completely awful! You can never get anyone to help if you can even find a number to call. The support web portal is a joke and their response time if you're even able to submit a ticket is ridiculously slow.
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    In-Person Training
    CrowdStrike
    There is limited amount of learning that can be completed in an in-person training available. In my opinion, the self-paced learning provided by Falcon portal is more useful over in-person training. The support from Falcon is great and useful to overcome difficulties, if any.
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Broadcom
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    CrowdStrike
    The training provided by Crowdstrike Falcon is complete in terms of the depth of technical knowledge and teaches the users about going through with the platform. There are lots of jargons for different tools that Crowdstrike Falcon has and this training teaches them all which helps in managing the platform better. Plus, the regular knowledge checks are also very helpful for the end user.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Broadcom
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    CrowdStrike
    Read the documentation
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Broadcom
    Use a third party deployment tool and not the deployment option within the SEP Manager itself.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    CrowdStrike
    It was just a legacy AV program onboarded during initial setup days. As the org. As it expanded, its threat landscape also grew, and we needed a next-gen solution to protect against evolving threat vectors. Falcon EDR was the one that solved all these in a single place.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I haven't used Norton for a while, but when I did use it I felt that it slowed down my computer and had constant pop-ups, which were both equally frustrating and annoying. It was also very difficult to remove from my computer. Malwarebytes is a great, straightforward program I've used for virus scanning. It's pretty bare bones but I think if you just want something to scan for viruses it gets the job done quickly and reliably. In my opinion McAfee offers similar benefits as Norton but its more intuitive and doesn't impact system performance.
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    Broadcom
    Symantec Endpoint Security offers very similar features to the above products, they all do the same thing in terms of protecting your endpoints against cybersecurity threats. Installation wise the products all install from a central management system and report back to this for central reporting. Ultimately we choose Symantec as the reseller was able to offer additional incentives which made their pricing very competitive.
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    Return on Investment
    CrowdStrike
    • CrowdStrike Falcon's proactive threat mitigation has significantly reduced the risk of successful cyber attacks, resulting in tangible savings related to potential data breaches or system compromises.
    • The cloud-native architecture and automated features have improved operational efficiency.
    • The platform's real-time visibility and threat hunting capabilities have drastically improved incident response times.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Blocks unsafe websites
    • Virus detection and removal
    • Protects sensitive data
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    Broadcom
    • The ROI from deploying this has led to fewer security issues which reduces costs.
    • Keeping track of security issues and how the were remedied is easier.
    • Deskside support can work with end users easily if something is triggered and this allows us to not have to overstaff.
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