Item: Symantec Advanced Threat Protection
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Symantec Advanced Threat Protection

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Symantec Advanced Threat Protection is currently being used in various organizations and departments. In most cases, it is being used as an endpoint threat detection and protection tool to prevent unwanted and unauthorized access from external networks into the network and onto end points such as personal devices.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Uses Symantec's vast experience in threat protection
Symantec's global presence and information sharing
Large customer base results in knowledge of potential threats at infancy stage

Cons

As in most software, it can always be easier to use for non-technical clients
When it comes to security, detection speed is key and can never be fast enough
For some end users, the application itself can be slow to respond

Most Important Features

Ease of use
Ease of implementation
Ease of management
Speed and trust in real-time protection

Return on Investment

relatively low cost solution
appropriate solution in a lot of end-user and network protection scenarios
well known brand with a strong reputation makes it a trusted investment

Alternatives Considered

Symantec meets and in almost all cases exceeds the offering of other products in the same or similar categories.

It is however, one of the few companies that offers a wide ranging array of solutions that can protect and organization from top to bottom. It is not a singularly focused solution for edge or end user, but can be a near all-in-one solution.

Key Insights

Do you think Symantec Advanced Threat Protection delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Symantec Advanced Threat Protection's feature set?

Yes

Did Symantec Advanced Threat Protection live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Symantec Advanced Threat Protection go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Symantec Advanced Threat Protection again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

Symantec is my favorite and most recommended threat protection solution and has been recommended to others countless times.

Symantec offers a wide variety of solutions that are suited for personal at home use, enterprise use and global organizations with large networks and worldwide presence.

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