Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud Secures SMBs Against Growing Threats
September 13 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
65 Percent of Targeted Attacks are Launched
Against Small and Mid-sized Businesses to Steal Confidential
Customer Information for Financial Gain
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ:SYMC), the global leader in cyber
security, today introduced Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud, a
new solution for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) to protect
them from targeted attacks and ransomware. According to the latest
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, 65 percent of all
targeted attacks struck small and mid-sized organizations in 20151
to steal valuable company information. Symantec Endpoint Protection
Cloud gives SMB owners enterprise-grade protection in a solution
that can be set up in less than five minutes and operated by
someone with general IT knowledge.
Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud is for organizations with
fewer than 1,000 employees that are looking for an effective way to
protect corporate and personal devices on the corporate network.
Gartner indicated that by 2018, 95 percent of global enterprises
will have both a Choose Your Own Device (CYOD) and a formal Bring
Your Own Device (BYOD) plan in place2. This expected flood of new
devices will put increasing pressure on businesses with limited IT
resources.
“Attackers no longer aim just for the Fortune 500. Small and
mid-sized business owners must adopt the same vigilance against
advanced attacks and deploy the same modern defense capabilities
found in enterprise solutions like machine learning to protect
their businesses,” said Javed Hasan, vice president of engineering
at Symantec. “With Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud, we’re
providing a cloud-based solution with all the features necessary to
keep our SMB customers’ information secure without over-taxing
already stretched IT departments.”
Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud offers customers:
- Layered detection controls to protect
endpoints from threats that are powered by advanced machine
learning techniques and Symantec’s Global Intelligence Network
- Easy set up and deployment in under
five minutes
- One place to manage all devices,
including: PCs, laptops, mobile phones, tablets and servers across
Windows, Mac, iOS and Android
- A reduction in IT administrative
support with a self-service portal that allows employees to add new
devices for protection
- Real-time updates on threat activity
and compliance with a simple and easy to read dashboard
- Protection for up to five devices per
employee under a single license fee
“Symantec’s SEP Cloud brings to bear a rich set of features,
including advanced threat prevention capabilities, delivered
efficiently from the cloud, representing a solution that
organizations seeking efficacy and efficiency should consider3,”
said Doug Cahill, senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group.
Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud provides a single cloud-based
console for endpoint protection, management, mobility and
encryption, bringing users a solution that simplifies management
and reduces total cost of operation, typical pain points for
SMBs.
“To remain successful in today’s dynamic threat landscape, small
and mid-sized businesses require the same robust technology built
for larger businesses but with the ease-of-use and price point that
enables them to protect themselves and their most valuable data
assets,” said Jason Bystrak, executive director, North America,
Ingram Micro Cloud. “We are pleased to add Symantec Endpoint
Protection Cloud to the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace portfolio as
a key security solution for our reseller partners.”
Availability
Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud is available in the U.S. now
and globally by the end of the year. Additional information can be
viewed here.
Additional Resources
- The Need for Endpoint Security
Report
- Cloud Security and Cost Benefits
Infographic
- SEP Cloud Product Overview Video
About Symantec
Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) is the global leader in cyber
security. Operating one of the world’s largest cyber intelligence
networks, we see more threats and protect more customers from the
next generation of attacks. We help companies, governments and
individuals secure their most important data wherever it lives.
1 Source: Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, April 2016.
https://www.symantec.com/content/dam/symantec/docs/reports/istr-21-2016-en.pdf
2 Gartner: Implement BYOD, CYOD and COPE to Serve All Employees,
Report # G00290937, Leif-Olof Wallin, Oct, 2015
3 ESG, Operationally Efficient Advanced Endpoint Security with
Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) Cloud, Sept, 2016
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Symantec CorporationErica Coleman,
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