Cisco Enterprise Network Security vs. Symantec Advanced Threat Protection

I think Symantec ATP is more of a medium or large-scale product where a company has a lot of endpoints. It is burdensome for smaller companies with limited IT support to try and get the product up and running. In addition I feel the new own, Broadcomm, is also trying to angle their product more to the large customer base. A medium or large scale customer in the need of end-to-end protection for their network really cannot go wrong with the product once configured correctly.

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• It was easy to install on machines in an active directory environment, and maintain/update whenever we needed without having to physically go to clients.
• The interface was pretty well locked down for clients, which was good in order to stop accidental meddling.
• Symantec has good online resources for current threats, including messages or warning signs and what to do/where to find them on a machine in case SATP cannot deal with it on its own.

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• Supplier support - Really dire. Technical support off shore was passable, but account management was non existent. Really reflects on Symantec poorly given our spend per annum with them.
• Cost per annum. At the upper end of protection systems. With little or no account support this was poor value.
• Proactive communications with customer

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Symantec Advanced Threat Protection has done a sufficient job at identifying true positives. However, the UI could be improved and the amount of false positives is a little too frequent for my liking

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There is a small learning curve, but compared to other AV products it is fairly simple and easy to catch onto

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Support responds fast for higher priority issues, they have always been good at solving the problems we encounter.

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No, besides to review documentation prior to beginning. That is what helped lead to a smooth implementation

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Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection is a software with a high potential to detect and respond quickly to threats that target email, however Symantec Advanced Threat Protection provides a more complete protection that protects the entire network or devices and endpoints that are managed on a daily basis and has incredible ease of use. While Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection is not a software that is very easy to use, it requires high maintenance and its protection is based on attacks that enter through email; this is why Symantec Advanced Threat Protection was finally chosen.

Incentivized

• We haven't ever suffered from a serious security compromise, and I owe that to our Symantec AV.
• Once installed and set up, it's difficult to pull it out of the environment and try something else, so it has a way of keeping itself stable.
• Some customers have a hard time paying the price because they don't "see" it do anything, and wonder what they are paying for.

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