Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0
Do you think Symantec Endpoint Protection is just another Antivirus solution?
Think again.
Providing effective IT Security is more complex than just installing antivirus now. You need the most advanced technologies to protect your organisation from today's more sophisticated threats. Symantec Endpoint Protect starts with Symantec AntiVirus and combines advanced threat prevention in a single agent administered via a single management console. This is the next generation of Protection from Symantec.
What type of organisations is the product suitable for?
Symantec Endpoint Protection and Symantec Network Access Control are horizontal security solutions, relevant to a broad range of organisations. However we are finding that they are particularly relevant to the Finance and Banking, Legal, Government (Local and Central), Health and Education markets because of the nature of the data generated by these segments and the system and regulatory compliance reporting required.
Helping you achieve regulatory compliance and protecting against data loss
We've all heard the stories in the news recently, with thousands of government and personal information and data lost, misplaced or stolen. This isn't a problem unique to the Public sector though, and we can expect further more stringent regulations coming into play regardless of whether we operate in the Public or Private sector.
In considering deploying Symantec Endpoint security, it's worth being aware of both the protective functionality of both Symantec Endpoint Protection and Symantec Network Access Control which would markedly decrease break-ins, data theft and infection by remote workers that put regulatory compliance at risk. Both system and regulatory compliance are enabled by the reporting and event logs of Symantec Endpoint Protection and Symantec Network Access Control.
We already have Symantec antivirus on our network. How does what I have correlate with the new product?
If you are running Symantec already, you may find the following overview of use to you.
You may have one or more of the following: |
These will now be: |
|---|---|
Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition and Symantec Client Security* and Sygate Symantec Enterprise Protection |
Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 |
Symantec AntiVirus Enterprise Edition |
Symantec Multi-Tier Protection 11.0 (Symantec Endpoint Protection + Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh + Symantec AntiVirus for Linux + Mail Security) |
Symantec AntiVirus Groupware (packs only) |
Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 11.0 (available in packs and licenses) |
Symantec Network Access Control |
Symantec Network Access Control 11.0 |
Did not have Symantec Antivirus |
Symantec Network Access Control Starter Edition 11.0 |
*with the release of Symantec Endpoint Protection, Symantec Client Security will be on a path to end of life.
What key business benefits do these products provide?
Primary business benefits include:
- Lower total cost of ownership
- Simplified centralised management of endpoint protection and compliance
- Protection against the growing number of existing and emerging threats
- Growing remote endpoint security policy concerns are addressed by ensuring that endpoints are properly protected prior to being allowed to access the network
Analyst summary
Download Frost & Sullivan's Symantec Endpoint Analyst summary.
So what exactly do these extra features do?
Click on the links below for a brief explanation of each component:
- Single Agent & Single Console
- Proactive Threat Scanning
- Advanced Rootkit Detection & Removal
- Application Control
- Device Control
Endpoint Whitepaper
Download Symantec's whitepaper examining the essential elements of comprehensive endpoint security.
