Symantec has launched a new cloud-based offering Hosted Endpoint Protection for small and medium sized organisations, which it claims to help customers protect their Windows-based laptops, desktops, and file servers from growing threats.
The company said that the new cloud-based offering is designed to safeguard endpoint systems with a single solution managed from a web-based console, providing protection from the endpoint to the gateway. It leverages the Symantec Global Intelligence Network and automates security updates to occur transparently over an internet connection keeping employee systems current whether workers are in the office or on the road.
According to Symantec, the new offering includes advanced technologies for antivirus, antispyware, firewall and host intrusion prevention. Administrators can access the administration portal over a supported web-browser and corporate VPN access is not required to monitor and manage each computer. It also adds and manages new computers without requiring on-site management servers.
In addition, the hosted model allows the new offering to scale to incorporate new endpoints quickly without requiring additional hardware or management software. It can be deployed to users via standard download, an email invitation or can be pushed to the customer’s network, the company said.
Rowan Trollope, senior vice president of hosted services at Symantec, said: “As the hosted model for messaging security has become increasingly popular for its ease of management and deployment, organisations are similarly motivated by the reduced complexity that cloud-based services can offer while effectively protecting their endpoint systems.
“Symantec Hosted Endpoint Protection leverages our SaaS expertise to deliver advanced technologies that help protect customer systems without requiring additional hardware, management software, or dedicated IT staffing.”
