{"id":26071,"date":"2012-11-30T18:00:34","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T08:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=26071"},"modified":"2012-11-30T18:00:34","modified_gmt":"2012-11-30T08:00:34","slug":"symantec-simplifies-smb-security-with-cloud-ready-endpoint-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=26071","title":{"rendered":"Symantec Simplifies SMB Security with Cloud-ready Endpoint Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SYDNEY, Australia. \u2013 November 30, 2012 \u2013<\/strong> Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 2013, giving small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) 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\u2019re ready without adding complexity to their environment. SMBs 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more detailed blog post<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/auc.tractionplatform.com\/id=4880,18224869,23197715,336007,1?erl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.symantec.com%2Fconnect%2Fblogs%2Fthreats-stop-business-we-stop-threats%3Fom_ext_cid%3Dbiz_socmed_twitter_facebook_marketwire_linkedin_2012Oct_worldwide_SEPSBE\" target=\"_blank\">Threats Stop Business, We Stop Threats: Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nearly all SMBs have reported suffering from cyber attacks.\u00a0 As a result, SMBs need scalable, easy-to-deploy and easy-to-manage security solutions to protect against the onslaught of malware and web-based attacks targeting their business. 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. Built specifically for SMBs, this new solution delivers on <a href=\"http:\/\/auc.tractionplatform.com\/id=4880,18224869,23197715,336008,1?erl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.symantec.com%2Fabout%2Fnews%2Frelease%2Farticle.jsp%3Fprid%3D20120605_01%26om_ext_cid%3Dbiz_socmed_twitter_facebook_marketwire_linkedin_2012Oct_worldwide_SEPSBE\" target=\"_blank\">Symantec\u2019s commitment<\/a> to serving, enabling, helping and protecting this important business community around the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simple, Fast and Effective Protection against Cyber Attacks<\/strong><br \/>\nSymantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 2013 allows SMB owners and their employees to work confidently knowing they\u2019re always protected with features that include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Industry-leading \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 security:<\/strong> Advanced virus and malware \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 protection, supported with Symantec <a href=\"http:\/\/auc.tractionplatform.com\/id=4880,18224869,23197715,336009,1?erl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.symantec.com%2Freputation-based-security%3Fom_ext_cid%3Dbiz_socmed_twitter_facebook_marketwire_linkedin_2012Oct_worldwide_SEPSBE\" target=\"_blank\">Insight<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/auc.tractionplatform.com\/id=4880,18224869,23197715,336010,1?erl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.symantec.com%2Ftheme.jsp%3Fthemeid%3Dstar%26tabID%3D4%26om_ext_cid%3Dbiz_socmed_twitter_facebook_marketwire_linkedin_2012Oct_worldwide_SEPSBE\" target=\"_blank\">Symantec Online Network for Advanced Response<\/a> (SONAR) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 behavior-based security technologies, quickly and easily detects new \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 threats and stops them in their tracks, keeping staff computers secure and \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 productive even when they\u2019re mobile.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Management \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 choice:<\/strong> The simplicity, power, and \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 convenience of a cloud-managed service, or an on-premise management \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 application, enables better budget management with a simple subscription \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fee that flattens operating costs and covers either management choice. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Customers that prefer to initially deploy an on-premise management server \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 can switch to the cloud at no additional cost when they\u2019re ready, which \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 future-proofs their investment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Windows\u00ae \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8 support: <\/strong>Compatible with Windows 8 to \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 protect computers running the new operating system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nThe cloud-managed service provides additional benefits to SMBs including:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sets \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 up in minutes:<\/strong> Easy setup in minutes that \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 requires no specialised staff or training. There is no hardware to install \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 or upgrade, as everything happens effortlessly over the Web. The \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 user-friendly, web-based console allows SMBs to change security settings, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 set up alerts, and view reports with just a few clicks, and local security \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 updates deliver better bandwidth optimisation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>USB \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 device control:<\/strong> New capabilities to detect and \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 protect against harmful files from USB storage devices, which are commonly \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 used to spread malware.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Partner Management Console<\/strong><br \/>\nSymantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 2013 is supported by the <a href=\"http:\/\/auc.tractionplatform.com\/id=4880,18224869,23197715,336011,1?erl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.symantec.com%2Fpartners%2Ftheme.jsp%3Fthemeid%3Dmsp%26om_ext_cid%3Dbiz_socmed_twitter_facebook_marketwire_linkedin_2012Oct_worldwide_SEPSBE\" target=\"_blank\">Symantec Partner Management Console<\/a>, which allows partners to easily monitor and manage their customers\u2019 environments using cloud-managed deployments of Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 2013 and Symantec Backup Exec.cloud through a single web-based portal. The console enables fast customer set-up and accelerates partner profitability by reducing the costs of managing multiple customers and services while demonstrating increased value to end users.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quotes<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cToday\u2019s SMBs 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 is too complicated. Today\u2019s announcement demonstrates Symantec\u2019s commitment to simplifying information protection for SMBs. 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&#8211;their information&#8211; is always protected against viruses and malware.\u201d &#8211; Sean Kopelke, Director, Specialist Solutions, Pacific Region, Symantec.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pricing and Availability<\/strong><br \/>\nSMBs currently using a competing endpoint security product may qualify for discounted pricing on Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 2013. Symantec customers using a different Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition product may qualify for discounted pricing when switching to the new product. Symantec customers currently using Symantec Endpoint Protection.cloud are automatically transitioned to Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 2013 and inherit all of the new features of the service. Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 2013 is immediately available for purchase in select countries worldwide through Symantec\u2019s global network of value-added authorised resellers, distributors and systems integrators or directly through the <a href=\"http:\/\/auc.tractionplatform.com\/id=4880,18224869,23197715,336015,1?erl=http%3A%2F%2Fstore.symantec.com%2F\" target=\"_blank\">Symantec e-store<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SYDNEY, Australia. \u2013 November 30, 2012 \u2013 Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 2013, giving small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) choice by offering a cloud-managed service and traditional on-premise management in a single endpoint protection product. 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