Data Sheet: Endpoint Security
Symantec™ Endpoint Protection
The next generation of antivirus technology from Symantec
Overview
Advanced threat protection
Symantec™ Endpoint Protection combines Symantec
AntiVirus™ with advanced threat prevention to deliver an unmatched defense against malware for laptops, desktops, and servers. It provides protection against even the most sophisticated attacks that evade traditional security measures, such as rootkits, zero-day attacks, and mutating spyware.
Symantec Endpoint Protection delivers more than world-class, industry-leading antivirus and antispyware signature-based protection. It also provides advanced threat prevention that protects endpoints from targeted attacks and attacks not seen before. It includes turnkey, proactive technologies that automatically analyze application behaviors and network communications to detect and block suspicious activities, as well as administrative control features that allow you to deny specific device and application activities deemed as high risk for your organization. You can even block specific actions based on the location of the user.
This multilayered approach significantly lowers risks and gives you the confidence that your business assets are protected. It is a comprehensive product that gives you the capabilities you need now, along with the ability to enable the pieces you need, as you need them. Whether the attack is coming from a malicious insider or is externally motivated, endpoints will be protected.
Symantec Endpoint Protection increases protection and helps lower your total cost of ownership by reducing administrative overhead as well as the costs associated with managing multiple endpoint security products. It provides a single agent that is administered by a single management console. This simplifies endpoint security administration and provides operational efficiencies such as single software updates and policy updates, unified and central reporting, and a single licensing and maintenance program.
Symantec Endpoint Protection is easy to implement and deploy. Symantec provides a range of consulting, technical education, and support services that guide organizations through the migration, deployment, and management of the solution and help them realize the full value of their investment. For organizations that want to outsource security monitoring and management, Symantec also offers
Managed Security Services to deliver real-time security protection.
Single Agent and Single Console
Antivirus
Antispyware
Firewall
Intrusion Prevention
Device and
Application Control
Results
Increased protection, control, and manageability
Reduced cost, complexity, and risk exposure
A unified approach to endpoint protection
Key benefits
Secure
Comprehensive protection—Symantec Endpoint
Protection integrates best-of-breed technologies to stop security threats—even from the most devious new and unknown attackers—before they penetrate the network. It detects and blocks malicious software in real time, including viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, adware, and rootkits.
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Proactive protection—TruScan™ Proactive Threat Scan is a unique Symantec technology used to score both good and bad behaviors of unknown applications, enhancing detection and reducing false positives without the need to create rulebased configurations.
Industry-best threat landscape intelligence—Symantec protection mechanisms leverage the industry-leading Global
Intelligence Network to deliver an unparalleled view of the entire Internet threat landscape. This intelligence results in actionable protection and peace of mind against evolving attacks.
Simple
Single agent, single console—A full range of security technologies are integrated into a single agent and a centralized management console, with an intuitive user interface and Web-based graphical reporting. You are able to set and enforce security policies across the enterprise to protect your critical assets. Symantec Endpoint Protection simplifies management, reduces system resource usage, and requires no additional agents when adding Symantec
Network Access Control support. Symantec Network Access
Control features are automatically enabled on the agent and management console with the purchase of a license.
Easy to deploy—Because it requires only a single agent and management console and it operates with an organization’s existing security and IT investments, Symantec Endpoint
Protection is easy to implement and deploy. For organizations that want to outsource security monitoring and management, Symantec offers Managed Security
Services to deliver real-time security protection.
Lower cost of ownership—Symantec Endpoint Protection delivers a lower total cost of ownership by reducing administrative overhead as well as the costs associated with managing multiple endpoint security products. This unified approach to endpoint security simplifies administration and provides operational efficiencies such as single software updates and policy updates, unified and central reporting, and a single licensing and maintenance program.
Seamless
Easy to install, configure, and manage—Symantec
Endpoint Protection makes it easy to enable/disable and configure desired technologies to fit into your environment.
Symantec Network Access Control ready—Each endpoint becomes “Symantec Network Access Control ready,” eliminating the need to deploy additional network access control endpoint agent software.
Leverages existing security technologies and IT
investments—Symantec Endpoint Protection works with other leading antivirus products, firewalls, IPS technologies, and network access control infrastructures. It also works with leading software deployment tools, patch management tools, and security information management tools.
Integration with Altiris endpoint management
solutions—Distributing software packages, migrating older
Symantec AntiVirus™ or other antivirus deployments, and viewing new agent rollout status and activity is easier.
Key features
More than antivirus
Antivirus and antispyware—Provides unmatched, bestof-breed malware protection, including market-leading antivirus protection, enhanced spyware protection, new rootkit protection, reduced memory footprint, and new dynamic performance adjustments to keep users productive.
Network threat protection—A rules-based firewall engine and Generic Exploit Blocking (GEB) block malware before it can enter a system.
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Proactive threat protection—Providing protection against unseen threats (i.e., zero-day threats), it includes TruScan
Proactive Threat Scan, which does not rely on a signature.
Single agent and single management console—Antivirus, antispyware, desktop firewall, IPS, device and application control, and network access control (with the purchase of a
Symantec Network Access Control license) are provided on a single agent—all managed by a single console.
Symantec Endpoint Protection product family
Symantec
Endpoint
Protection
Antivirus
Antispyware
Firewall
Device and application control
Intrusion prevention
Symantec™ Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange
Symantec™ Mail Security for Domino
Premium AntiSpam
(for Groupware)
Brightmail Gateway software subscription
Symantec Mobile AntiVirus for Windows Mobile
Symantec AntiVirus for
Linux
Symantec AntiVirus for Mac
X
X
X
X
X
X
Symantec
Multi-tier
Protection
Small Business
Edition
X
X
X
X
X
X
X*
X
X*
Symantec
Multi-tier
Protection
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X*
X*
X*
X
X
Shaded area = Centrally managed by a single agent and single console
* New additions.
Note:
• If a customer does not want to use Symantec Endpoint Protection when they purchase a bundle, they may install Symantec AntiVirus. They just need to go directly to Customer Care.
• In the new bundle, The Symantec Endpoint Protection version is 11.0.3
(MR3).
System requirements
Client workstations and servers
• Processor: Intel® Pentium® processor or compatible architecture (32-bit and 64-bit)
Note: Itanium® is not supported
• Windows® operating systems (32-bit and 64-bit versions):
– Windows 2000 Professional, Server, Advanced Server,
Datacenter Server, Small Business Server with Service
Pack 3 or later
– Windows XP Home Edition, Professional Edition, Tablet
PC Edition, Embedded Edition, Media Center Edition with Service Pack 1 or later
– Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Enterprise
Edition, Datacenter Edition, Web Edition, Small
Business Server, Compute Cluster Server, Storage
Server
– Windows Vista® Home Basic, Home Premium, Business,
Enterprise, Ultimate
– Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, Enterprise
Edition, Datacenter Edition, Web Edition
– Windows Small Business Server Standard Edition,
Premium Edition
– Windows Essential Business Server Standard Edition,
Premium Edition
• Linux® operating systems (32-bit and 64-bit versions):
– Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 3.x, 4.x, 5.x
– SUSE Linux Enterprise (server/desktop) 9.x, 10.x
– Novell® Open Enterprise Server (OES/OES2)
– VMware ESX 2.5, 3.x
– Ubuntu 7.x, 8.x
– Debian 4.x
• Memory: 256 MB of RAM or more
• Hard Disk: 600 MB or more
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Management server
• Processor: Intel Pentium processor or compatible architecture (32-bit and 64-bit)
Note: Itanium is not supported
• Windows operating systems (32-bit and 64-bit versions):
– Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server, Datacenter
Server, Small Business Server with Service Pack 3 or later
– Windows XP Professional Edition with Service Pack 1 or later
– Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Enterprise
Edition, Datacenter Edition, Web Edition, Small
Business Server, Compute Cluster Server, Storage
Server
– Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, Enterprise
Edition, Datacenter Edition, Web Edition
– Windows Small Business Server Standard Edition,
Premium Edition
– Windows Essential Business Server Standard Edition,
Premium Edition
• Memory: 1 GB of RAM or more
• Hard disk: 2 GB or more
Management console
• Processor: Intel Pentium processor or compatible architecture (32-bit and 64-bit)
Note: Itanium is not supported
• Windows operating systems (32-bit and 64-bit versions):
– Windows 2000 Professional, Server, Advanced Server,
Datacenter Server, Small Business Server with Service
Pack 3 or later
– Windows XP Professional Edition with Service Pack 1 or later
– Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Enterprise
Edition, Datacenter Edition, Web Edition, Small
Business Server, Compute Cluster Server, Storage
Server
– Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business,
Enterprise, Ultimate
– Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, Enterprise
Edition, Datacenter Edition, Web Edition
– Windows Small Business Server Standard Edition,
Premium Edition
– Windows Essential Business Server Standard Edition,
Premium Edition
• Memory: 512 MB of RAM or more
• Hard disk: 15 MB or more
Database
• Embedded database provided. Also supports:
– Microsoft® SQL Server 2000 with Service Pack 3 or later
– Microsoft SQL Server 2005
• Hard disk: 4 GB or more
Symantec AntiVirus for Linux client
• Linux distribution supported:
Component
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.x, 4.x, 5.x
SUSE Linux Enterprise (Server/Desktop)
9.x, 10.x
Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES/OES2)
VMware ESX 2.5.x, 3.x
32-bit
X
X
X
X
Not centrally managed by the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager
64-bit
X
X
X
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Additional administrator tools
Live Update Administrator
• Operating system supported: Microsoft Windows 2000,
2003, and XP
• Processor: Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz
• Memory: 512 MB of RAM
• Hard disk: 5 GB
More information
Visit our Web site www.symantec.com/endpoint
To speak with a Product Specialist in the U.S.
Call toll-free 1 (800) 745 6054
To speak with a Product Specialist outside the U.S.
For specific country offices and contact numbers, please visit our Web site.
About Symantec
Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage, and systems management solutions to help businesses and consumers manage their information. Headquartered in
Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 40 countries. More information is available at www.symantec.com.
Symantec World Headquarters
20330 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Cupertino, CA 95014 USA
+1 (408) 517 8000
1 (800) 721 3934 www.symantec.com
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