
“Symantec Endpoint Protection and Norton Security demonstrated impressive security protection in the 2016 testing series, particularly in comparison to competing solutions. “For the second consecutive year, Symantec has achieved the highest protection scores simultaneously in both the business and consumer protection categories -a feat no other company has accomplished,” said Andreas Marx, CEO, AV-TEST. In addition, AV-TEST measures the security solution’s detection of more than 100,000 current and widespread threats.

Security solutions are subjected to more than 1,000 live zero-day attacks delivered via infected websites and e-mail to measure a product’s complete protection ability. Symantec is the first company to win this prestigious award in both the Business and Consumer categories two years in a row.ĪV-TEST, globally recognized for its rigorous independent testing practices, evaluates the efficacy of endpoint security solutions against advanced attacks throughout the year. 1, 2017 – Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced that Symantec Endpoint Protection and Norton Security won AV-TEST Institute’s “Best Protection Award 2016” in consecutive years for its industry-leading capabilities to stop sophisticated cyberattacks. This extensive coverage from Symantec complements your in-house support and maintenance resources to optimize their efficiency and free up more time to focus on core business needs.Innovative endpoint solutions achieve highest protection scores in consecutive years Symantec Essential Support offers response time targets of thirty minutes for your most critical issues and gives you 24 x 7 x 365 access to more than 2000 support professionals located across the globe.

They can help you achieve your uptime goals and protect your network, storage, server, and client systems so your information is safe, secure, and always available. You need Essential Support Services to help manage a holistic IT risk management program. That's why you need around-the-clock access to Symantec's best-in-class support engineers - a team of experts with the industry's most comprehensive knowledge and experience in availability, security, performance, and compliance. Whether your company is small or large, local or multinational, a service interruption or security threat can mean significant loss to your business.
