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Symantec Proxy pros and cons

Vendor: Broadcom
3.7 out of 5

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PROS

Symantec Proxy's caching capabilities and content caching support are highly valued.
It offers a stable and scalable experience, needing a small team for deployment and maintenance.
The URL database, malicious URLs, and policy creation are among its most valuable features.
The Global Intelligence Network and CPL code provide significant advantages in web security and management.
Symantec Proxy is praised for its technical support and autoscaling abilities.

CONS

Activating SSL inspection presents challenges, including performance issues with O365 cloud connections.
Technical support requires improvement, especially in response time and case resolution.
The initial setup is complex, with difficult deployment due to lack of remote install options for users without admin rights.
There are challenges with reporting, accessing specific logs, and lack of dashboard integration.
Pricing is difficult to specify and needs improvement, as Broadcom's platforms include multiple products.
 

Symantec Proxy Pros review quotes

Ganesh Khutwad - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 13, 2023
Symantec Proxy’s technical support is very good.
ST
Nov 20, 2024
The proxy is valuable due to its reputation and categorization features for sites, which assist in blocking malicious sites.
reviewer2134215 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 3, 2023
It enables us to manage bandwidth for users based on their privilege levels. For example, if a user wants to use a certain application or resource, we can provide access based on their privileges.
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reviewer1987287 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 1, 2022
The Symantec antivirus suite and the proxy component are the most valuable feature.
Muhammad Salahuddin - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 26, 2022
The product is very good, and the URL filtering database is great.
Ganesh Basappa - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 11, 2024
The security features provided by Symantec Proxy, such as granular controls for web traffic and caching, set it apart from other secure web gateways.
Mel Stevenson - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 6, 2023
The CPL code is the best feature of the solution.
reviewer2341938 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 11, 2025
The GUI has been effective.
Vinit_Shah - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 19, 2022
The initial setup of Symantec Proxy is easy.
reviewer1806405 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 17, 2022
The most valuable features of this solution are the URL database, malicious URLs, policies, and policy creation.
 

Symantec Proxy Cons review quotes

Ganesh Khutwad - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 13, 2023
The initial setup can be somewhat complex, and deploying the system can take some time.
ST
Nov 20, 2024
There are some challenges with reporting and accessing specific logs, particularly older logs or user activity over time.
reviewer2134215 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 3, 2023
One area for improvement in Symantec is the lack of a reporting server or dashboard integration with SIM.
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reviewer1987287 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 1, 2022
The initial setup is actually quite complex to install because our users don't have admin rights on the boxes and there's no remote install option by an administrator.
Muhammad Salahuddin - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 26, 2022
The deployment is quite difficult.
Ganesh Basappa - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 11, 2024
The product needs improvement in support services, as they are lagging and not very responsive when we raise concerns or queries, especially in terms of significant impact.
Mel Stevenson - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 6, 2023
The tool’s reporting features must be improved.
reviewer2341938 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 11, 2025
AI features could potentially improve the proxy by helping build rules more efficiently, suggesting unused rules, and enhancing preference setting.
Vinit_Shah - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 19, 2022
Prior to the Broadcom purchase, every appliance was application based, but now they have one ISG device and on top of it multiple applications are running. It has a single point of failure. If your device goes down, all of the applications would be down.
reviewer1806405 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 17, 2022
Support response time and case resolution could be improved.