Symantec's protection mechanisms utilize the industry-leading Symantec Global Intelligence Network to deliver an unparalleled view of the entire Internet threat landscape. This intelligence results in actionable protection and peace of mind against evolving attacks.
Multilayered defense:
Includes the integrated Symantec Endpoint Protection solution for Microsoft Windows operating systems, Symantec AntiVirus for Linux and Macintosh, and the award-winning Symantec Mail Security for SMTP, Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange, and Symantec Mail Security for Domino solutions. This combination provides heightened protection against the evolving threat landscape for multiplatform networks and protects against email-borne virus threats, and security risks in a turnkey package with guaranteed interoperability.
Comprehensive protection:
Integrates best-of-breed technologies to stop security threats even the most devious new and unknown attackers before they penetrate the network. Detects and blocks malicious software in real time, including viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, adware, and rootkits.
Proactive protection:
New Proactive Threat Scan uses a unique Symantec technology to score both good and bad behaviors of unknown applications, enhancing detection and reducing false positives without the need to create rules-based configurations.
Symantec Network Access Control ready:
Each endpoint becomes "Symantec Network Access Control ready," eliminating the need to deploy additional network access control endpoint agent software.
Antivirus and antispyware:
Symantec Endpoint Protection provides unmatched, best-of-breed malware protection, including market-leading antivirus protection, enhanced spyware protection, new rootkit protection, reduced memory footprint, and new dynamic performance adjustments to keep users productive.
Network threat protection:
Offers a rules-based firewall engine and Generic Exploit Blocking (GEB) that blocks malware before it can enter a system.
Proactive threat protection:
Provides protection for unseen threats (i.e., zero-day threats). Includes Proactive Threat Scan which does not rely on a signatures.
Single agent and single management console:
The Symantec Endpoint Protection portion of Symantec Multi-Tier Protection provides antivirus, antispyware, desktop firewall, IPS, device control, and network access control (with the purchase of a Symantec Network Access Control license) on a single agent all managed by a single management console.
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux and Macintosh:
Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh and Symantec AntiVirus for Linux remove viruses from email attachments, Internet downloads, and other sources to safeguard the enterprise network.
Email Protection:
Provides protection against email-borne virus threats and security risks in a turnkey package.