What is Norton Small Business?

Cybercriminals increasingly target small businesses because they expect it to be easy. Norton Small Business is an antivirus service available as a subscription for protecting a multitude of endpoints, from NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec).

Categories & Use Cases

Antivirus

Verified User

Executive in Marketing (1-10 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use the dashboard to manage protection for all devices from a single location, then I can, for example can prevent employees from accessing malicious website. The best feature is the ability to set up regular updates and scans to keep the software and systems secure

Pros

regular updates and scans
easy to use (can add and remove devices as needed too)
cloud backup

Cons

limited integration capabilities
I don't believe there is endpoint encryption, therefore data is vulnerable if a device is lost
pricing should be straightforward

Return on Investment

Money saved on cybersecurity products
Time saved: ease of use
Reliable

Usability

Other Software Used

Wave Accounting, Elementor, Google AdSense

Farukh Alam View profile

Technical Engineer in Information Technology at Vinca Cyber (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Basically, it is just Norton Internet Security marketing for small businesses. I installed the software on 4 different devices. 2 PC's running Windows 8.1, 1 older system running Windows 7, and an Android tablet. Each installation went smoothly and took no more than 1-2 minutes even on the old system. Unlike some other big-name security suites, Norton Small Business is very light on resources and has no noticeable effect on the system's performance. It protects against the usual online threats, social media scams, network invaders, viruses, and spam.

Pros

In term of pricing
In term of Advanced threat protection
User friendly solution and good support team.

Cons

perfectly works for us, nothing as of now
works as expected, found reasonable for us

Most Important Features

Feels secure with Norton Small Business.

Return on Investment

no

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (discontinued) and Symantec Advanced Threat Protection

Other Software Used

Cynet 360, Trend Micro Apex One, McAfee Total Protection

Prasar Sharma View profile

Principal Consultant in Corporate at Evolution Partners (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

Effective Outcomes
Transparent & Customised Pricing
Ease of Use

Cons

Confusing Workflow at Renewal
Fixed Bundle Sizes may be an issue for Smaller Businesses with in-the-middle requirements
Easier Installation

Return on Investment

Data Protection is ensured which ensures positive focus from all team members on their work which certain results in improved productivity at the individual level of 2-4% that consequently improves organisational productivity.
Our cost of external inputs for data security issues is NIL therefore obviously reducing the bottomline by 1-2% which would be the average cost incurred by organisations of our size in general. Of course an event maybe costlier, but I am sticking to averages since we have had no events.
Overall, we feel that the cost of security software is also lower on account of optimised pricing by Symantec. While the expense in this segment is a fraction of total IT costs, and therefore tangible savings are also fractional. However, So, since the value of outcomes (lack of security related negative events) is much higher, intangible benefits are even higher.

Other Software Used

Adobe Acrobat DC, Evernote, Google Drive

Kaspersky Endpoint Security

McAfee Endpoint Security (now part of Trellix Endpoint Security)

Barracuda RMM

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