IDS and IPS Buyers Guide: Symantec Endpoint Protection shields devices using reputation technology to identify threats

Symantec offers Symantec Endpoint Protection and Symantec Data Center Security as IDS and IPS solutions for enterprise-level organizations. These solutions focus on protecting end users and use a combination of host-based intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, and least privilege access control. Symantec uses reputation-based technology and leverages data from a worldwide threat intelligence network. The solutions are offered as perpetual licenses. Other leading security specialists, such as Cisco and Fortinet, also offer similar tools. It is important to carefully plan the purchase of IDS and IPS tools.