Symantec and Norton Security Solutions Win Six AV-TEST Institute Best Protection and Best Performance Awards
February 21 2019 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Symantec Only Company to Win Enterprise and
Consumer Awards for All Solutions Tested
Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud and Norton
Security Awarded Best Protection and Best Performance
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC), the world's leading cyber
security company, today announced that Symantec and Norton security
solutions won six AV-TEST awards, including the coveted Best
Protection award for Norton Security, Symantec Endpoint Protection,
and Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud, Best Android Protection for
Norton Mobile Security, and Best Performance awards for Norton
Security and Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud.
This marks Symantec’s fourth consecutive year winning Best
Protection awards for Norton Security and Symantec Endpoint
Protection, second consecutive Best Protection wins for Symantec
Endpoint Protection Cloud, and second consecutive year winning Best
Android Protection for Norton Mobile Security, and inaugural Best
Performance wins for Norton Security and Symantec Endpoint
Protection Cloud. Symantec and Norton products notably achieved 100
percent protection scores, blocking every attempted attack in the
AV-TEST Institute’s rigorous tests. Additionally, Norton Mobile
Security for Android, which shares advanced security technology
with Symantec Endpoint Protection Mobile, bested all mobile
security competitors to be crowned the sole winner of AV-TEST
Institute’s Android Security Award.
AV-TEST Institute is globally recognized for its rigorous
independent testing methods that evaluate the effectiveness of
endpoint security solution defenses against advanced attacks
throughout the year. The organization puts each security solution
to the test by delivering more than 1,000 live zero-day attacks via
infected websites and emails, and over 65,000 active and widespread
threats. AV-TEST uses new attacks each month, ensuring attackers'
attempts to evade protection are fully tested. Symantec and Norton
blocked every single attack in each of AV-TEST's six certification
tests.
“It’s a tremendous achievement to win our prestigious AV-TEST
awards for Best Protection, Best Performance, and Best Android
Security,” said Andreas Marx, CEO of AV-TEST. “In 2018,
Symantec successfully eliminated the tradeoff between security and
performance, achieving best protection across all solutions tested
while also achieving best performance. Once again, Symantec was
head and shoulders above the competition in this year’s testing,
consistently delivering optimal protection for consumers and
enterprises alike.”
Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) is Symantec's flagship
enterprise endpoint security solution, delivering unrivaled
protection to meet the advanced security requirements of the cloud
generation in a single, easy-to-use agent. This agent combines
advanced features including advanced machine learning, zero-day
exploit protection, behavioral analysis, deception technology,
integrated endpoint detection and response, application isolation,
and application control. SEP Cloud also offers best-in-class
protection with an easy-to-use, security-as-a-service option for
organizations with limited IT security resources.
Norton Security, Symantec’s consumer cyber security solution,
helps consumers protect their personal devices and private
information from today’s digital threats. Multi-layered protection
technologies, with the addition of advanced machine learning,
artificial intelligence and zero-day exploit protection proactively
identify attacks and stop zero-day threats without slowing down a
machine's performance. Norton Mobile Security for Android provides
proactive protection for smartphones and tablets to safeguard
online privacy and protect personal information against stealthy
mobile cyber threats and online scams.
“The real-world tests used by AV-TEST reflect the latest threats
– which are constantly getting more advanced,” said Adam Bromwich,
senior vice president, Symantec Security Technology and Response.
“We are honored to be recognized for our innovative machine
learning-based protection with AV-TEST 2018 Best Protection awards
for all our enterprise and consumer security solutions that were
tested, and we are proud to be awarded Best Performance for
delivering best-in-class protection and performance. This
achievement is the direct result of our unparalleled, passionate
team that works hard to build innovative technology to protect our
customers no matter the threat.”
For more information on AV-TEST’s 2018 results, visit
AV-TEST.org.
About Symantec
Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC), the world's leading cyber
security company, helps organizations, governments and people
secure their most important data wherever it lives. Organizations
across the world look to Symantec for strategic, integrated
solutions to defend against sophisticated attacks across endpoints,
cloud and infrastructure. Likewise, a global community of more than
50 million people and families rely on Symantec's Norton and
LifeLock product suites to protect their digital lives at home and
across their devices. Symantec operates one of the world's largest
civilian cyber intelligence networks, allowing it to see and
protect against the most advanced threats. For additional
information, please visit www.symantec.com or connect
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