Proofpoint Information Protection vs. Symantec Data Loss Prevention

Best suited for organizations that are dealing with high volumes of protected/personsal or financial information that must be kept secure

Incentivized

Email, web browser, and data storage areas will fulfill the security of mobile devices very well. It provides multiple methods of data filtering and classification to ensure important data can be well protected. Unfortunately, it does not support you to make regex-based definitions. for this reason, you need to work on the rules a lot. Another disadvantage is that it cannot monitor Linux systems.

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• User administration is very intuitive and simple.
• Rules are quickly implemented allowing solid email incidence response.
• Enterprise support is spectacular offering to go above and beyond whenever necessary.

Incentivized

• Protection against Data Leakage via the USB channel on endpoints.
• Protection against Data Leakage via email channel on endpoints
• Protection against Data Leakage over the Web channel on endpoints.
• Flexible and configurable for various types of content inspection.

Incentivized

• Continue to improve on the receiving side when the message is delivered through the system

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• Policy tweaking and customizations can be very complex and take a lot of effort and time.
• API integration is difficult and requires specialized support. Finding an experienced professional can be difficult.

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Symantec DLP works good for our very simple and low complexity use cases and I would highly recommend it for them. However, I can't speak to highly complex or advanced use cases that might arise in certain industries like finance. I would recommend that if you are seeking an Enterprise DLP solution that you absolutely must explore this product as one of the leaders in the space - not doing so would be negligent in my opinion.

Incentivized

Symantec DLP is the best. Put it in a head to head competition and it will win. However it can be a bit more expensive than other products so don't compare on price, compare on quality of product.

• Stronger security posture.
• Able to quickly respond to SPAM/Phishing campaigns.
• Business is more adaptive and agile in the security space.

Incentivized

• Found data that should have been protected or moved to a different location
• Helped us understand what type of data is leaving the environment