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Symantec Data Loss Prevention pros and cons

Vendor: Broadcom
4.0 out of 5
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PROS

Symantec Data Loss Prevention offers advanced network monitoring, making it the most sophisticated in the market.
It provides valuable endpoint security and protection features that help contain confidential data.
Users appreciate its ease of modifying policies and integrating with other tools like Splunk.
The reporting and incident response capabilities are robust, aiding in quick action and management.
Symantec Data Loss Prevention is highly stable and handles sensitive data efficiently, ensuring enterprise-level security.

CONS

Symantec Data Loss Prevention has complex installation requirements with many components.
The reliance on Oracle databases can be financially infeasible for many customers.
Support services have seen a decline since the acquisition by Broadcom, with smaller firms facing greater challenges.
There is limited compatibility with macOS updates, causing delayed responses.
The system requires more comprehensive, informative documentation and cloud options.
 

Symantec Data Loss Prevention Pros review quotes

it_user121395 - PeerSpot reviewer
ITSM & AntiFraud Consultant at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Jun 19, 2017
The Network Monitor component is the most advanced on the market. Combined with the other Network DLP components.
HX
Systems Architecture Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 24, 2019
The product is very stable.
RR
System Administrator at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Feb 25, 2019
One of the most valuable features is that you can check attachments.
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DP
Senior Cyber Security Consultant at Infosec Ventures
Feb 25, 2019
We are able to contain our confidential data in our environment.
KN
Principal Consultant at Design Consulting Inc
Feb 26, 2019
The synchronize application detection policies have been very good.
SK
Engineer - Information Security at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
May 7, 2019
They have a feature on the management side called the document indexer. Let's say you have a unique document with many near identical versions, which have one or several values that change, while the rest of the content stays the same. You can collect 50 of those documents and put them into this feature of the Symantec DLP system. It will compress them and create a profile specifically for that document.
it_user840159 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Jul 10, 2019
The features I like most about this solution is the endpoint modules because it gives us the protection we need.
Head9899 - PeerSpot reviewer
‎Head: Group Legal at Optiflex
Aug 28, 2019
I'm able to track everyone who is trying to send information outside the environment and to know if they are not supposed to be sending it. I'm also able to see the people who are accessing or maybe try to access the information they are not supposed to be accessing based on their level of classification. It gives me overall control of who has got access to what and at what point. And who can do what with specific information.
MH
Private Security Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Oct 6, 2019
The most valuable feature of this solution is endpoint security.
AS
Cyber Security Engineer at quadra
Nov 5, 2019
The data matching features are the most valuable due to the easy policy setup and implementation.
 

Symantec Data Loss Prevention Cons review quotes

it_user121395 - PeerSpot reviewer
ITSM & AntiFraud Consultant at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Jun 19, 2017
The Symantec DLP solution is very complex, and installation requires many components.
HX
Systems Architecture Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 24, 2019
Virtualization is not currently supported.
RR
System Administrator at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Feb 25, 2019
We are finding delayed response if the macOS is updated. They need to make sure their solution is compatible.
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DP
Senior Cyber Security Consultant at Infosec Ventures
Feb 25, 2019
They could improve the predefined reports because they don't have much information. We would like detailed reports.
KN
Principal Consultant at Design Consulting Inc
Feb 26, 2019
We want a more proactive reporting structure.
SK
Engineer - Information Security at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
May 7, 2019
That fine tuning has to be done for the customer as well as the vendor. So if I take Symantec DLP, we have to have some final fine tuning but we may need some time developing this depending on the customer. This is an area where something can be done to improve the product.
it_user840159 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Jul 10, 2019
I do have a problem with the database.
Head9899 - PeerSpot reviewer
‎Head: Group Legal at Optiflex
Aug 28, 2019
In a majority of cases, most of the companies are using DLP for endpoint sessions, where you have a user that might be communicating information outside of the company. However, they forget there are actual interfaces that can directly communicate with either the database or other files within the data center that uses end-to-end encryption. In those cases, you might need things like your DLP to be able to monitor and block some of that. The solution needs to catch information communicated through the data center on the server-side.
MH
Private Security Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Oct 6, 2019
This product is very powerful but it is very complex, so making it simpler to use would be an improvement.
AS
Cyber Security Engineer at quadra
Nov 5, 2019
The enforce service is difficult to understand, and free courses made available on the internet would be useful.