Symantec protection against new and mutation threats available at year-end

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KUCHING: Symantec Endpoint Protection 12, a comprehensive protection against new and mutating threats, will be available in the market at the end of the year.

The new versions of Symantec Endpoint Protection and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition, presently available in public beta, provides advanced protection against all types of attacks while improving system performance.

According to Symantec principal consultant for Asia South region Nigel Tan, the product puts files in context using their age, frequency, location and more to expose threats that otherwise are missed by traditional signature-based security solutions.

“It is powered by Insight, Symantec’s award-winning community and cloud-based reputation technology.

“The software is compatible for PC and Mac use and is available for trial use on our website and will be available for purchase later this year,” he told reporters during a media briefing on ‘Protecting Critical Information of Businesses and Government in Sarawak’ on Thursday.

The Small Business Edition meets small business needs with what is touted as the fastest and most effective anti-malware capabilities in the industry, thus giving them a peace of mind that their data is safe from cyber criminals so that they can stay focused on growing their business.

Meanwhile, Symantec country manager Alex Ong said they organised a similar briefing for their local distributors and partners so that they get more insight on the importance of protecting critical information.

“We organised this session in Kuching because we see the strong growth potential in Small & Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs) in Sarawak and therefore are keen on growing with our distributors,” he said.

Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help consumers, small businesses and organisations in securing and managing their information and identities.

Two major distributors of Symantec products in Sarawak are Glocomp Systems and Ingram Micro Malaysia.