Symantec Data Loss Prevention
Discover, monitor, and protect your sensitive data.
Overview
Symantec Data Loss Prevention provides a robust suite of tools to discover where sensitive data resides across endpoints, networks, and storage, monitor how it's being used, and protect it from being lost or stolen. It is a market-leading solution known for its scalability and deep feature set, catering to large enterprises with complex data protection needs.
✨ Key Features
- Vector Machine Learning
- Exact Data Matching (EDM)
- Indexed Document Matching (IDM)
- Data discovery and classification
- Endpoint, network, and storage DLP
- User and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) integration
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Highly accurate detection technologies like Vector Machine Learning and Exact Data Matching.
- Scalability for very large enterprise environments.
- Broad coverage across network, endpoint, cloud, and storage.
Unique Value: Offers one of the most accurate and comprehensive data detection and protection engines on the market, minimizing false positives.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Blocking the transfer of files containing credit card numbers to external drives.
- Identifying and quarantining sensitive documents stored in unauthorized cloud services.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Small to medium-sized businesses due to high cost and complexity of deployment and management.
🏆 Alternatives
Provides deeper and more granular control over data policies compared to some newer, cloud-focused solutions.
💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Basic, Essential, and Mission Critical tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
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