Symantec DeepSight vs. VirusTotal

Well suited for cyber threats only, however, external device viruses and all, need another software.

Incentivized

VirusTotal is good for ad-hoc analysis of suspicious files, but it's not a replacement for an anti-virus / anti-malware or EDR solution. It's a good way to confirm if suspicious activity is actually malicious or benign.

Incentivized

• User Friendly console
• Malware , Threat prevention
• Email and phone alerts are very useful
• Deepsight feeds provide more information to analyze threats.

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• File Analysis
• URL Analysis
• User Interface
• Community Participation

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• Prices seems to be very high , Only top tier plans have all features.
• Customer support needs to be improved, They do take a long time to reply back to queries.

Incentivized

• Integration with common AV clients for a second opinion would be good

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We do come across multiple security tools but we get more information and security on Symantec deep sight.

Incentivized

Honestly, we have always used VirusTotal, its a leader in the industry and meets our needs perfectly so we have never had the need to look elsewhere

Incentivized

• It does provide good security to our systems
• We do get proper service for what we pay.
• Symantec mitigates security threat to our network

Incentivized

• Teaching users to use VirusTotal allows for some self service and quicker turnaround for users with questions about whether links or files are "safe".
• The API integration with our anti-phishing system provides an extra degree of confidence in results vs. a single detection engine technology.

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