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- ProsExcellent protection from all threat types. Easy to use and navigate. Good mobile device management features.
- ConsNo anti-phishing capabilities. Lacks report capabilities.
- Bottom LineSymantec Endpoint Protection Cloud comes at a nice price and is an overall solid business protection platform. However, it still lags behind the leading competitors somewhat when it comes to anti-phishing and reporting.
If you like buying your business security platform from an established name, there's none more firmly cemented in the market than Symantec. You should still pay attention to capabilities and SKUs, however, as the company has been making some shifts in this regard recently. Its current business endpoint protection product is Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud (which begins at $28 per device per year), but it's delivered across four tiers, so you need to look closely at what you're buying. And while it has adopted the cloud as a delivery mechanism, this product is still strongly focused on Microsoft Windows endpoints; though during this update we discoverd that it's added more support for Mac operating systems as well as some mobile device management (MDM) features, too. Still, while this all makes for a solid business protection platform, it remains just a little behind our Editors' Choice winners, Bitdefender GravityZone Elite and ESET Endpoint Protection Standard, especially when it comes to reporting.
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When investigating this product, you'll find it's offered in four versions. The Endpoint Protection Cloud product we review here is actually offered in two different pricing tiers. One is the per-device tier mentioned above, which starts at $2.50 per device per month or $28 per device per year. However, you can also buy it in a per-user model, where it'll run you $4.50 per user per month or $49 per user per year, and you'll be able to install it on 5 devices per user. If you're still running some Microsoft Windows Server instances on-premises, then there's also a Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud version for that, which goes for $3.50 per server per month or $38 per server per year. A good price and you'll be able to manage your server's security through the same online console as your end-user devices.
Finally, the Endpoint Protection pricing tree has a Drive Encryption tier listed separately as a fourth tier. We'd have liked to see this option included in the base bundle, but Symantic has broken it out into an optional add-on that'll run you $9 per drive per month or $97 per drive per year. We didn't test drive encryption as part of this review, though we did test the product's business-grade ransomware protection features as you'll see below.
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Installation and User Interface
Setting up Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud is considerably streamlined since the previous versions. Before, when installing, the client machine needed to be enrolled through your Microsoft ID. Now, you can simply generate a network deployment package that can be taken from machine to machine or pushed out via some other means.
A 60-day trial is available on their website. The software only took a minute or two to install, and a friendly 'You are Protected' message appeared. There is still no real indicator that anything is happening during the install, and I briefly wondered if it was working. However, the delay was minimal enough that it didn't matter much.
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The client software doesn't have much to speak of in terms of user interface (UI) as the major action occurs in the cloud management console. There is an Advanced section worth mentioning, but it only serves the purpose of indicating the results of the current policy applied to the device. It is also possible to manually trigger a malware scan, but this is generally a rare event since real-time detection is always enabled.
The cloud console is good-looking and easy to navigate. It starts you on a dashboard that provides some quick indicators of how many devices are secure and experiencing a threat. By clicking any of these, you can drill down to a detailed list of those devices and take appropriate actions. This could be anything from pulling the plug on a compromised device or addressing quarantined items. The device details are exceptional: the list includes everything down to the hardware and applications currently installed in addition to the event log.
Group management is similarly straightforward. It was intuitive to add groups, users, and devices to a specific group. It was interesting, and potentially useful, to see users and devices both as options for group membership. In instances where they are problem users, they could be defaulted to a more secure profile, while power users who might be working strictly from inside the network might have a more relaxed policy.
Policy management naturally follows with three major types. System policies control updates and proxy settings. Security policies control everything from antivirus settings to intrusion prevention, device controls, and web protection, with a significant set of other options in between. While each screen was very well-explained, it would be easy to get lost in the details. Not all of features apply to all platforms, so an icon appears to the right of each feature to let you quickly know where a policy item applies.
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Some of the exceptional highlights include configurable client encryption, network protection, and password protection. The addition of these three features demonstrate that Symantec is committed to a full system protection plan as opposed to simply trying to block malware. Centralized password complexity management is especially nice for small businesses that may or may not have Active Directory (AD) or similar product in place.
Ransomware Protection
For ransomware protection, Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud brings a few good tools to the table. For one, it has an excellent firewall and browser protection, so you are less likely to have a threat get to the point of execution on your system. Secondly, it offers a feature called Memory Exploit Mitigation (MEM). This looks for typical exploit behaviors and can interrupt and shut down anything looking suspicious. So, even if some ransomware finds it onto your system and tries to run, it's probably not going to get very far.
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Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud doesn't obviously apply any ransomware specific detection capabilities outside of its core engine, but it does this very well. This means nothing fancy like ransomware vaccine, a way to trick ransomware into believing your system is already infected, is included. There is also nothing in the way of file rollback if data gets damaged in an attack. However, as testing shows, Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud is still a force with which to be reckoned, and aims at proving that those extras are unnecessary. If you need ransomware vaccine, then ESET Endpoint Protection Standard is a good way to go.
Test Results
My initial testing involved using a known set of malware collected for research purposes. Each was stored in a password-protected ZIP file and was extracted individually. The virus samples, when extracted, were detected immediately. Out of 142 malware variants, all items were flagged and quarantined.
To test protection against harmful websites, a random selection of the newest 10 websites were selected from PhishTank, an open community that reports known and suspected phishing websites. None of the URL's were recognized as malicious despite them being obvious PayPal or banking frauds.
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To test Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud's response to ransomware, I used a set of 44 ransomware samples, including WannaCry. None of the samples made it past extraction from the ZIP file. This is not terribly surprising since each of the samples has a known signature. That being said, the response was decisive and prompt. The executables were promptly flagged as ransomware and removed from disk. KnowBe4's ransomware simulator RanSim was also flagged as a ransomware instance as well. Since it's likely these were picked up via known signatures, I proceeded with a more direct approach by simulating an active attacker.
All Metasploit tests were conducted using the default settings of the product. Since none of them succeeded, I felt confident in skipping any settings of a more aggressive nature. First, I used Metasploit to set up an AutoPwn2 server designed to exploit the browser. This launches a series of attacks that are known to succeed on common browsers such as Firefox and Internet Explorer. Symantec blocked the exploits without issue.
The next test used a macro-enabled Microsoft Word{/ZIFFARTICLE}} document. Inside of the document contained an encoded app that a Microsoft Visual Basic Script (VBScript) would then decode and attempt to launch. This can often be a tricky condition to detect when various masking and encryption techniques are used. The file produced an error when opening, indicating that the attack failed.
Lastly, I tested a social engineering based attack. In this scenario, the user downloads a compromised installer of FileZilla using Shellter. On executing it, it will execute a Meterpreter session and call back to the attacking system. The exploit was blocked within seconds and removed from disk, demonstrating that even with an encoded exploit, the system was able to recognize the malicious behavior of the app and shut it down.
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AV-Test, an independent lab that tests antivirus software, conducted a test in July/August 2018 to evaluate a series of endpoint security software packages. Their results gave Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud a protection score of '6 out of 6' and a performance score of '6 out of 6.' In addition, MRF-Effitas , in its Q2 2018 'In the Wild 360 / Full Spectrum' test, cited Symantec as automatically blocking 99.7 percent of the malware samples presented, with the remaining 0.3 percent detected base on behavior. In addition, it was able to completely block all 29 ransomware samples. This was on par with our Editors' Choice entries, including Bitdefender GravityZone Elite, ESET Endpoint Protection Standard, and Sophos Intercept X Endpoint Protection.
Final Thoughts
Overall, Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud is a powerhouse that can steamroll over attempted attacks. While it lacks the ability to detect phishing websites, it excelled in all other protections. It has recently gained some additional support for Mac OS as well, which is a bonus. On the other hand, Linux is still not welcome to the party. The reporting is somewhat lackluster and, while good-looking, does not capture the full gamut of things I'd like to see. It does have some nice MDM features, however, and has an excellent price. Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud is not a bad choice for any small business looking to protect its network. If you want better reporting with the same level of defense, then consider one of our Editors' Choice products, such as Bitdefender GravityZone Elite, ESET Endpoint Protection Standard, or Sophos Intercept X Endpoint Protection.
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Bottom Line: Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud comes at a nice price and is an overall solid business protection platform. However, it still lags behind the leading competitors somewhat when it comes to anti-phishing and reporting.
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