13D01473_Beyond Antivirus
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It's time to move beyond antivirus to
proactive protection. For faster, more secure
endpoints, activate Network Threat
Protection.
In 2007, hundreds of thousands of malware
variants were each infecting millions of
computers with a single string of malware.
Traditional antivirus stopped most of these
attacks, but the threat landscape has
evolved. Today, it's more sophisticated, more
targeted, more dangerous. As malware variants
mutate and morph, traditional antivirus can't
keep up. In 2012, millions and millions of
malware variants were at large and were more
sophisticated in how they compromise your
system and extract your data. With 43 percent
more targeted attacks in 2012, protecting
your information has never been so critical.
One wrong click on a legitimate-looking link
could cost your business hundreds of
thousands or even millions to recover from.
For Symantec Endpoint Protection 12
customers, the ability to move beyond
antivirus to full protection is merely a
checkbox away. It starts with network threat
protection, and it's one of the five layers
of protection every endpoint needs to combat
both known and unknown threats. As an
example, an employee receives an email from
someone she thinks is a friend sending her an
attachment. She clicks on the link, and
malware deploys. In this drive-by attack,
hackers look for vulnerabilities in the
infrastructure or in the system itself. The
downloading malware would look like hundreds
of lines of code infiltrating the system, but
the problem is traditional antivirus can't
see or stop it. The malware works silently,
sometimes for months or even years,
extracting data, infecting other systems, or
waiting to take control of business critical
systems. For protection against drive-by
downloads, social engineering, and unpatched
vulnerabilities, turn on Network Threat
Protection. Now, when the employee clicks on
the affected link, the malware is blocked
from ever infecting the system. Full malware
protection requires the five layers of
protection within Symantec Endpoint
Protection 12. Network, file, reputation,
behavior, and repair. To move beyond
antivirus, deploy more proactive protection
for faster, more secure endpoints. To upgrade
to Symantec Endpoint Protection 12 and ensure
you have the five layers of protection you
need, visit go.symantec.com/sep.