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Categories and Ranking

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Net...
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Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
118
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (4th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (5th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (4th), 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) (8th)
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.
Abhimanyu Das - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at Kyndryl
Behavioral protection has blocked ransomware and now saves extensive recovery and audit time
The best feature of Symantec Endpoint Security is its effectiveness in malware protection. Its malware protection capabilities stand out due to their ease of management. Although multiple tools assist in this process, managing them all can sometimes be challenging. In terms of malware protection, Symantec Endpoint Security performs well, and its mechanisms, tactics, and techniques are effective. Symantec Endpoint Security offers robust features such as advanced reporting capabilities with a customizable dashboard that integrates EDR timelines, threat maps, and compliance metrics into a single view. Additionally, reports can be exported to PDF or CSV formats, making reporting one of its strong points. It also provides comprehensive device control features, which block unauthorized USB devices and support whitelisting. This helps prevent data exfiltration and phishing scenarios without disrupting user workflows.
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

"From a single pane of glass, you can easily manage all of your endpoints."
"The one feature of Palo Alto Networks Traps that our organization finds most valuable is the App ID service."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"The stability is pretty good except for one or two cases, and based on the performance, it's been okay with pretty high performance, no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze."
"One of the things that I enjoy the most is using policy extensions. It's like having host firewalls to control USB connections. I think it's a wonderful tool to restrict use when connecting to our computers. Another important tool is Home Insights. That is an add-on to the Cortex solution. I like that because we can see all the vulnerabilities in the environment and control what assets are connected to our network."
"The most valuable features are the fact that it was running in the background and it would intercept any weird stuff, and the fact that it would send things directly to the cloud for sandboxing. It's quite practical."
"Cortex XDR can integrate the firewalls and determine the tendencies of the attacks. It's a new generation antivirus, with protection endpoints and detection response. It is very easy to use and everybody can operate the solution."
"The behavior-based detection feature is valuable."
"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."
"Symantec Endpoint Protection covers everything, including antivirus, spamware, and ransomware, and we feel safe from spam while not facing problems on endpoints now."
"I will continue to use this product and definitely recommend it to other users."
"Symantec End-User Endpoint Security is a stable solution."
"Endpoint Security has helped us manage threats and malware; we saw the benefits immediately, and it made our threat response faster and more secure."
"For what we are paying for, which is a signature-based antivirus, the product is fine."
"Symantec EndPoint Protection is a package of protection against different types of threats and vulnerabilities."
"Personally, I've not had a breach or seen a breach, and it runs on the machine and I can't even tell it's there."
"Norton 360, commonly referred to as all-in-one bundle, combines both total data protection against threats and a backup facility."
"It provides confidence by ensuring software programs are virus free and file integrity through an online backup."
"Norton 360 is a real all around application."
"It adds some new features to this popular all-in-one suite including parental controls and better protection and performance."
 

Cons

"For Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks, if I had to point out improvements, I would say the UI is still somewhat difficult for beginners."
"The solution should add unwanted malicious hash values to a block list so that whenever the action is triggered, it will automatically prevent the malicious content."
"Cortex XDR could be improved with more GUI features."
"For working with the solution, you only really need a web browser, however, we've found that working on Chrome, for example, is horrible."
"A better pricing plan would make this product more competitive."
"This product has not improved my organization - in fact, we are in the process of moving back to another product as a result of Cortex's horrible impact on system performance."
"The solution should offer more dashboards and they should be better customized."
"Data privacy is a matter of concern. You have to be careful with data privacy, it can be sensitive and Cortex can have most of your access."
"Must push to EXE files to the endpoints."
"Maybe Symantec Endpoint Security could amend their pricing structure, but they always offer a good product."
"From my experience, I find scaling this solution is difficult."
"Users mostly complain that the solution slows down the system whenever something is scanned."
"There is no local support for Symantec products in Hong Kong."
"Need to improved orchestration for broken clients fixes."
"After selling this product, what we have observed is that the system gets slower, which is a major issue."
"The localization could be better. It could be more friendly for local users."
"Expiration of the subscription shuts down all the features."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Licensing for Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR can be costly, especially when it comes to a hundred users. A license is required for each user, and the subscription must be renewed on a yearly basis."
"I feel it is fairly priced."
"The pricing is okay, although direct support can be expensive."
"The cost depends on your chosen license type, like Pro or other licenses."
"The pricing is a little high. It is per user per year."
"The pricing seems fair, and I do like the licensing model. You use wherever they are, and it is elastic."
"It's way too expensive, but security is expensive. You pay for your licensing, and then you pay for someone to monitor the stuff."
"The price of the product is not very economical."
"It is cheap. It is especially cheaper than Malwarebytes, which is three times higher than this. It is also cheaper than Cisco. Its price is almost similar to Bitdefender, Gravity, and CloudZone."
"I thought the pricing was reasonable."
"It's not cheap."
"When comparing this solution to others in the current market it is expensive."
"The pricing is pretty much at the market standard... Symantec is not that cheap and it's not that expensive compared to CrowdStrike. I would put them in the 'middle block.'"
"The pricing is a little bit more expensive than other competitors, if you compare it to Kaspersky, for example, or McAfee."
"Its price is reasonable."
"Each annual client license is around 1200 or 1600 INR."
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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Construction Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Construction Company
8%
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Company Size

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Small Business47
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise55
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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)
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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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