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Categories and Ranking

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Net...
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Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
110
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (4th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (6th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (5th), Ransomware Protection (2nd), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (1st)
Symantec Endpoint Security
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
146
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (13th)
Symantec Norton 360 [EOL]
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

ABHISHEK_SINGH - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk
Gained full visibility and streamlined threat detection through behavior-based insights and AI integration
Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth. We have fine-tuned our security policies and allowed different levels of policies to get rid of those false positives. Currently, we are getting a fairly good amount of incidents that are not false positives or benign, but actionable items. The process is streamlined. In the initial days, the operations used to get involved in a lot of benign and other activities, but now the process is streamlined. We are leveraging the auto-detection and remediation plans. The operations teams are now more involved in other business roles as well, not just looking into the logs and fetching out what's happening there. They have fixed a lot of things. Initially, they didn't have IAC code drift detection, cloud posture management, or security posture management, but they have those now. They purchased different vendors and did a merger with that. They have now Prisma Cloud that gets integrated and now they are working with Cortex Cloud. Everything that was negative has now been addressed, and the product altogether looks to be in a very better and mature shape now. Currently, it's more or less detecting the workloads with AI-based best practices. Since most organizations are consuming AI agents and other things, we are looking forward to seeing what other feature enhancements Palo Alto can support in that.
Kumbesh Rajagopal - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Security Delivery Analyst at Accenture
Management becomes easier with minimal complications, but improvement in support tools needed
Regarding areas of improvement for Symantec Endpoint Security, there are many changes, and the support portal tool is complicated compared to other tools. When trying to get service from Symantec, the process is complex. I'm not sure whether it's because of my project or something else. Though it is easy to manage, easy to get, easy to install, and works efficiently for managing policies, we faced a significant disadvantage. We wanted to add multiple hashes because of numerous new alerts coming, but we could only add them one by one, which is a considerable disadvantage in Symantec.
RB
President at Transaction Security, Inc
Provides online backup in case of ransomware and hardware failure
I use Symantec Norton 360 on Windows 10 desktop with Edge and Chrome browsers.  Identity protection  Online backup  Virus protection It provides confidence by ensuring software programs are virus free and file integrity through an online backup. Identity Safe offers better password management…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Threat identification and detection are the most valuable features of this solution."
"Cortex XDR lets us manage several clients from the same console, and its endpoint defense is more advanced than traditional antivirus."
"Provides behavior-based detection which offers many benefits over signature-based detection."
"The most valuable feature of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is its machine-learning capabilities. Additionally, there is full integration with other solutions."
"After deploying Traps, we saw the performance of the network improve by 65 to 70 percent."
"Implementing Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks has had a significant impact on my security analyst workload because it becomes much easier."
"Has great threat detection capabilities."
"The anti-exploit is impenetrable."
"The solution offers very good security features and is comparable to Sophos."
"All the features are valuable."
"The mobile application is valuable. You are able to see the reports of intrusions and the like on mobile devices. That is one of the coolest aspects."
"What I appreciate most about Symantec Endpoint Security is that it's easy to manage compared to other tools I have worked with, such as minimal endpoint security, McAfee, and CrowdStrike."
"The tool has predefined rules, like which actions to block or allow. This makes it easy because I don't have to figure out what policies to deploy."
"With a single console, you get control over Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android. This control is most valuable."
"Endpoint Protection is the next generation. It covers antivirus, spamware, ransomware..."
"It is easy to use. Its interface is user-friendly. So, anybody can use it very well, which is a good thing."
"Norton 360 is a real all around application."
"Norton 360, commonly referred to as all-in-one bundle, combines both total data protection against threats and a backup facility."
"It adds some new features to this popular all-in-one suite including parental controls and better protection and performance."
"It provides confidence by ensuring software programs are virus free and file integrity through an online backup."
"It provides confidence by ensuring software programs are virus free and file integrity through an online backup."
 

Cons

"In an upcoming release, the solution could improve by providing hard disk encryption."
"Based on our experience so far, its implementation is quite complex."
"There's an overall lack of features."
"One thing that was missing was the integration part. Currently, they don't have out-of-box integration with IBM QRadar, or if they have the integration, the integration doesn't work well."
"There are some default policies which sometimes affect our applications and cause them to run around."
"It's not an ideal choice for smaller businesses, as you need a minimum of 200 endpoints to even use the solution at all."
"In an upcoming release, the solution could improve by proving hard disk encryption. If it could support this it would be a complete solution."
"In the next release, I would like to see more UI improvements. Their UI is a bit basic. When we are speaking about Palo Alto Networks they are the big company, so they can improve the UI a little bit. The UI, the reports, the log system can all be improved."
"We had trouble with the advanced features, such as the firewall builder and all the network protection modules. We were having a lot of issues because it would sometimes block users or the printing, or it would create issues with the network access resources."
"We are not satisfied with the technical support; sometimes technical support lacks a proper or firsthand knowledge of an issue and finds itself lacking in the appropriate response."
"Nowadays, threats are changing, and they are moving more towards script control and zero-day attacks. So, we would like to have more control similar to an EDR solution. Symantec Endpoint Protection has certainly come a long way as a traditional antivirus, but because the threats are changing, we would like to have more EDR features so that we have a detailed view of the source from where the infection entered the environment and whether it has tried to connect any other endpoint. It should provide such a detailed view for investigation. It should protect against zero-day threats, etc. These are the key enhancements that can make it a complete solution for any enterprise. Currently, we have seen organizations going for two solutions: antivirus and EDR. With both these capabilities, it would be a complete package."
"Maybe Symantec Endpoint Security could amend their pricing structure, but they always offer a good product."
"Every time an OS comes out, I have to upgrade the Symantec product. They don't know how to patch it."
"Compared to Kaspersky, the reporting features are not rich."
"The solution could improve by having a better graphical interface."
"The enterprise edition does not report attacks on external devices."
"The free online storage capacity is limited."
"Norton 360 is still heavy."
"The free online storage capacity is limited."
"Norton uses an enormous amount of memory on your computer and slows the computer down unnecessarily."
"Expiration of the subscription shuts down all the features."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Every customer has to pay for a license because it doesn't work with what you get from a managed services provider."
"Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is quite an expensive solution."
"The cost depends on your chosen license type, like Pro or other licenses."
"This is an expensive solution."
"The price is on the higher side, but it's okay."
"The price of the solution is high for the license and in general."
"It's about $55 per license on a yearly basis."
"It has a yearly renewal."
"It is the better product, even if it is a little on the higher side."
"It provides a good solution at a good price."
"The pricing is good, very moderate, and the licensing is also good. It gives you more room to install a lot of endpoints and it even gives you the opportunity to install it on your mobile phone without any extra cost."
"I rate the product's pricing a six out of ten."
"Its price is reasonable."
"There are subscription costs, we typically purchase the annual subscription. There can be other expenses too, for example, we use CrowdStrike also as part of our policy."
"When comparing this solution to others in the current market it is expensive."
"Symantec Endpoint Security is an expensive solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business45
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise48
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Company SizeCount
Small Business69
Midsize Enterprise32
Large Enterprise63
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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps
Symantec EPP, Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)
Norton 360
 

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Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank
Audio Visual Dynamics, Red Deer Advocate, Asia Pacific Telecom Co. Ltd., Kibbutz Ein Gedi, and AMETEK, Inc.
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