Symantec Web Security Service

Symantec Web Security is a cloud based software that helps protect organization from compromised websites and malicious downloads and allows user to control, monitor and enforce Acceptable Use Policies for organizations users, whether on-premises or away from the office.

Languages supported: English

8.4/10 (Expert Score) ★★★★★
Product is rated as #5 in category Browser Isolation Software
Ease of use
8.7
Support
8.3
Ease of Setup
8.6

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Symantec Web Security Service (WSS) provides the same proactive web protection capabilities delivered by the market’s leading on-premises Secure Web Gateway, Symantec ProxySG, but delivered as a resilient and performant cloud security service. Sitting between employees, wherever they are located, and the Internet, the service protects the enterprise from cyber threats, controls and protects corporate use of cloud applications and the web, prevents data leaks, and ensures compliance with all company information and web/cloud access policies.

Symantec WSS delivers web and cloud security from a diversified network of certified global data centers. Universal Policy Enforcement (UPE) capabilities allow administrators to define protection policies once and distribute them to all of their gateways. Whether they are in the cloud or on-premises, enterprises can ensure consistent protection is in place. Its best-in-class feature set, combined with powerful integrated solution options, enterprise-class network security capabilities, and flexible subscription pricing model, has made WSS the smart choice for companies looking for enterprise-class security capabilities in a cloud-delivered service.

Symantec Web Security Service
Symantec Web Security Service

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Symantec Web Security Service Reviews

Vishal V.

Advanced user of Symantec Web Security Service
★★★★★
Bluecoat technology on cloud

What do you like best?

1) Granularity in access method

2) Web Isolation

3) integration with DLP/isolation/firewall services (all symantec only)

4) reporting

5) Global presence of Data PODs.

What do you dislike?

1) NO integration with other OEM products. Should have open APIs.

2) Granularity of the policies in on prem appliance is not completely availble in cloud.

3) no visibility on the traffic on endpoint. Should have a packet capture feature built into the agent.

4) Not a truly separate tenant architecture.

5) DNS security is a missing piece in the overall package, if that can be added then WSS will become a complete security package.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Understand the licensing model in detail as everything is separate and dont go by assumptions.

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

1) Visibility and control on what roaming users are doing on web.

2) Making WFH infra ready in few clicks.

Review source: G2.com

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