Symantec Simplifies SME Security With Cloud-Ready Endpoint Protection

Symantec Corp.has announced Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 2013, giving small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in India choice by offering a cloud-managed service and traditional on-premise management in a single endpoint protection product. By simplifying the deployment options, SMBs have the freedom to very easily move to the cloud when they’re ready without adding complexity to their environment. SMEs can also effortlessly protect their information at a time when targeted attacks have doubled against businesses with 250 or fewer employees, climbing to 36 percent of all targeted attacks.

“Today’s SMEs are four times more at risk of malware attacks than larger companies. Despite the risk, some just cross their fingers and wing it because buying, deploying and managing security systems are too complicated. The announcement demonstrates Symantec’s commitment to simplifying information protection for SMEs,” said Anand Naik, Managing Director-Sales, India & SAARC, Symantec.

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“It takes just minutes for a virus to destroy a business. Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 2013 protects it just as fast. It installs in minutes and updates automatically, so small businesses can be confident the lifeblood of their business–their information– is always protected against viruses and malware.”

The numbers of security threats are on the rise and becoming more sophisticated every day. As a result SMEs need scalable, easy-to-deploy and easy-to-manage security solutions to protect against the onslaught of malware and web-based attacks. Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 2013 addresses these requirements by installing in minutes, protecting against viruses and malware, and updating automatically to deliver critical protection for laptops, desktops, and file servers.

Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 2013 allows SME owners and their employees to work confidently knowing they’re always protected with features that include:

• Industry-leading security: Advanced virus and malware protection, supported with Symantec Insight and Symantec Online Network for Advanced Response (SONAR) behavior-based security technologies, quickly and easily detects new threats and stops them in their tracks, keeping staff computers secure and productive even when they’re mobile.

• Management choice: The simplicity, power, and convenience of a cloud-managed service, or an on-premise management application, enables better budget management with a simple subscription fee that flattens operating costs and covers either management choice. Customers that prefer to initially deploy an on-premise management server can switch to the cloud at no additional cost when they’re ready, which future-proofs their investment.

• Windows 8 support: Compatible with Windows 8 to protect computers running the new operating system.

The cloud-managed service provides additional benefits to SMEs including:

• Sets up in minutes: Easy setup in minutes that requires no specialised staff or training. There is no hardware to install or upgrade, as everything happens effortlessly over the Web. The user-friendly, web-based console allows SMBs to change security settings, set up alerts, and view reports with just a few clicks, and local security updates deliver better bandwidth optimisation.

• USB device control: New capabilities to detect and protect against harmful files from USB storage devices, which are commonly used to spread malware.