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| caption = Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager GUI, version 14.2
| developer = [[Broadcom Inc.]]
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'''Symantec Endpoint Protection''', developed by [[Broadcom Inc.]], is a security software suite that consists of [[anti-malware]], [[intrusion prevention]] and [[Firewall (computing)|firewall]] features for [[server (computing)|server]] and [[desktop computer|desktop]] computers.<ref name="two" />
==Version history==
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At the time, Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition was widely criticized as having become bloated and unwieldy.<ref name="two" /> Endpoint Protection 11.0 was intended to address these criticisms.<ref name="two">{{Cite news |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LmAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36 |title=Troubled Waters |last=Walsh |first=Lawrence |date=November 2007 |work=CSO Magazine |publisher=[[CXO Media]] |issue=10 |volume=6}}</ref> The [[disk footprint]] of Symantec Corporate Edition 10.0 was almost 100 MB, whereas Endpoint Protection's was projected to be 21 MB.<ref name="two" />
In 2009, Symantec introduced a managed service, whereby Symantec staff deploy and manage Symantec Endpoint Protection installations remotely.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.networkworld.com/article/2257821/security-vulnerability-mgmt/symantec-unveils-endpoint-protection-services.html |title=Symantec unveils endpoint protection services |last=Messmer |first=Ellen |date=23 June 2009 |website=[[Network World]] |publisher=[[IDG]] |access-date=3 May 2017 |archive-date=19 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519224646/https://www.networkworld.com/article/2257821/security-vulnerability-mgmt/symantec-unveils-endpoint-protection-services.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> A Small Business Edition with a faster installation process was released in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.crn.com/features/security/222300110/security-in-20-minutes-really.htm |title=Security In 20 Minutes, Really |last=Moltzen |first=Edward |date=1 January 2010 |website=[[CRN (magazine)|CRN]] |publisher=The Channel Company}}</ref> In February 2011, Symantec announced version 12.0 of Endpoint Protection.<ref name="Messmer 2011">{{Cite web |url=http://www.networkworld.com/article/2199769/network-security/symantec-looks-to-protect-users-from-mutating-malware.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816201424/http://www.networkworld.com/article/2199769/network-security/symantec-looks-to-protect-users-from-mutating-malware.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 August 2017 |title=Symantec looks to protect users from mutating malware |last=Messmer |first=Ellen |date=15 February 2011 |website=[[Network World]] |publisher=[[IDG]]}}</ref> Version 12 incorporated a cloud-based database of malicious files called Symantec Insight.<ref name="Messmer 2011" /> Insight was intended to combat [[malware]] that generates mutations of its files to avoid detection by [[Signature based detection|signature-based]] anti-malware software.<ref name="Messmer 2011" /> In late 2012, Symantec released version 12.1.2, which supports [[VMware]] vShield.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.networkworld.com/article/2161783/network-security/symantec-releases-first-anti-malware-software-to-work-with-vmware-vshield-security-.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816192706/http://www.networkworld.com/article/2161783/network-security/symantec-releases-first-anti-malware-software-to-work-with-vmware-vshield-security-.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 August 2017 |title=Symantec releases first anti-malware software to work with VMware vShield security system |last=Messmer |first=Ellen |date=3 December 2012 |website=[[Network World]] |publisher=[[IDG]]}}</ref>
A cloud version of Endpoint Protection was released in September 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.crn.com/news/security/300082061/symantec-rolls-out-new-cloud-based-endpoint-protection-solution-for-smbs.htm |title=Symantec Rolls Out New Cloud-Based Endpoint Protection Solution For SMBs |last=Kuranda |first=Sarah |date=13 September 2016 |website=[[CRN (magazine)|CRN]] |publisher=The Channel Company}}</ref> This was followed by version 14 that November.<ref name="Osborne 2016">{{Cite web |url=
==Features==
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