Item: Symantec Endpoint Security
Rating: 5
Author: Drew Moen

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it in our own and MSP practice supporting 500 clients around the globe with over 25K endpoints and servers. SEP combines with NACS gives us a last line of defense against malware of all types. We have NEVER had an endpoint compromised by an7y malware in over 11 years of deployment. It has done it's job perfectly, every time.

Pros and Cons

Central Console on Prem or in the cloud
Works with everything
Zero Day protection is best in the industry because of their huge sensor net and rapid remediation.
Available on all major platforms, Microsoft, Linux / Unix, and Mac
Outstanding flexibility in configuring group and individual policies for all aspects of the product.
Support, PRIOR to Broadcom was simply superb. Now it is just average.

Partner Support
Product Support
Have someone other than Broadcom own and develop the p[product. Broadcom would have to improve 1000% just to be awful.

Return on Investment

Reduced Malware related down time to near zero.
Rapid Seamless updates
Forced compliance for remote users.

Alternatives Considered

ESET Endpoint Security, Sophos Intercept X, Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection and Webroot Business Endpoint Protection

Simply superior in every way in my opinion. These others were not in the market when we started with SEP.

Key Insights

Do you think Symantec Endpoint Security delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Symantec Endpoint Security's feature set?

Yes

Did Symantec Endpoint Security live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Symantec Endpoint Security go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Symantec Endpoint Security again?

Likelihood to Recommend

Again, my issue is not the product, it is Broadcom. It is excellent in mid sized, and multinational business. It is too expensive for the smaller businesses since Broadcom has eliminated SKU's. It is a superb endpoint protection product with excellent centralized management features. When combined with Network Access Control Suite, it provides the perfect solution for on prem and remote workers.

Why I still think Symantec Endpoint Protection is the best Endpoint protection on the market, (Even though Broadcom is ruining it!)

Overall Satisfaction with Symantec Endpoint Security