Symantec Information Security’s Next Chapter Keyed to Data Protection Everywhere

Symantec Information Security’s Next Chapter Keyed to Data Protection Everywhere


Alex Au Yeung Head of Product, Information Security Group, Symantec Enterprise Division




Introduction
It has never been more important for modern enterprises to treat their data as strategic assets, and  protecting that data is necessary not just for success but for survival.  In today’s digital world, the vectors where that data gets authored, shared, consumed and stored has completely changed. Data protection solutions have to adapt and evolve with this increasingly complex environment.
At Symantec, now officially part of Broadcom, the Information Security Group (ISG) is focused on the next leg of its journey: To take a data-centric approach to securing enterprise data wherever it may be, as part of a holistic strategy built around the concepts of Zero Trust.
Enterprise information security executives are tasked with delivering data security without affecting productivity--if a security solution is disruptive, it will invariably not be used and could potentially be ‘ripped out’.  In a productivity-first, cloud-enabled world, the challenge of data security can easily become a daunting task.

How we’re working to improve usage and customer experience
ISG helps customers rise to today’s security challenges with its combination of leadership in enterprise data loss prevention (DLP), cloud access security brokers (CASB), zero trust network access technology (ZTNA), and user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) to form a single cohesive platform to address various data security use cases.  From on-premises and perimeter, to private/public cloud infrastructure and onward to SaaS, ISG solutions apply data controls in a uniformly consistent manner to greatly increase efficacy and minimize disruption to users.
The ISG portfolio was always well positioned to address these challenges.  However, myriad offerings in the solution set, coupled wi ..

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