Competitive Battlecard
Trend Micro OfficeScan 11 vs
Symantec Endpoint Protection 14
COMPETITOR OVERVIEW TREND MICRO CLAIMS AND REALITY
Trend Micro OfficeScan 11 is an endpoint security solution Trend Micro is THE Trend is the furthest right for
that combines on-premise and cloud-based security leader in the 2016 completeness of vision, but
technologies to protect servers, desktops, laptops, and Gartner MQ for Symantec is slightly higher in
virtualized desktops. EPP. ability to execute. Gartner gives
Trend credit for Virtualization,
OfficeScan is based on a plug-in architecture that allows Deep Discovery (sandboxing),
services to be added to the core antivirus functionality. Key and Endpoint Sensor (EDR).
plug-in modules include data loss prevention, virtual desktop These are products apart from
infrastructure, endpoint encryption, endpoint application OfficeScan and require separate
control, and vulnerability protection. Centralized management consoles.
provided through the Control Manager.
SYMANTEC COMPETITIVE STRATEGY In third party tests OfficeScan
was the only vendor in the
• Symantec leverages the largest civilian threat intelligence leaders quadrant that didn’t get
network to develop and innovate the broadest and most AAA from Dennis labs and
effective protection technologies on the market. generally has inconsistent results
compared to Symantec.
• SEP 14 includes static attribute analysis/machine learning
and memory exploit protection, technologies touted by Manage OfficeScan Not exactly. While some
„next-gen“ endpoint solutions. and other Trend capabilities such as encryption,
Micro solutions DLP, vulnerability protection, and
• SEP 14 is ATP and EDR ready, no need to deploy through a application control have been
additional agent for advanced threat protection capability. centralized integrated into the Trend Micro
Trend Micro Endpoint Sensor (EDR) is an added agent to management Control Manager (TMCM), the
deploy and maintain. console. 2014 Gartner Magic Quadrant for
Endpoint Protection Platforms
claims that they still require their
native consoles to be deployed.
Meaning, a customer needs to
PROTECTION COMPARISON SUMMARY have multiple consoles deployed
in order to plug them into the
Even though Trend does provide protection in each key attack phase
this is NOT parity with Symantec since actual effectiveness is lower. central feed. In addition, Deep
Security, Trend Micro’s endpoint
Trend has very inconsistent results in third party tests compared to protection solution for virtualized
Symantec. Symantec consistently is a top in protection tests. environments, has not been
integrated into TMCM for
deployment and policy
management.
Comprehensive, Trend Micro recommends
high performance deploying OfficeScan in addition
endpoint to Deep Security to account for
protection. vulnerabilities that occur during
routine upgrades.
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HOW TO WIN
Most effective advanced protection technologies
integrated in a single agent.
IPS, Insight, SONAR have differentiated SEP’s protection
capability. SEP 14 adds memory exploit protection and
advanced machine learning for broadest and most effective
protection on the market.
Third-party tests, like AV-Test and Dennis Labs, show that
Symantec consistently beats Trend Micro for protection AND
performance.
Lower cost to implement additional advanced security
needs like ATP and EDR for large enterprises.
SEP14 offers a single agent endpoint platform to address
best protection and is also ATP and EDR ready. Trend Micro
requires an additional agent for EDR (Endpoint Sensor).
Adaptable proactive protection with rule-based controls
to address device control, application control, system
lockdown, and host integrity use cases.
SEP includes rule-based protections so enterprises can
implement controls specific to customer needs. Trend Micro
requires separate products for Device Conttrol or Application
Control capability.
Questions to Ask:
Is it important to have consistent protection and low
false postives?
Reason: Trend Micro has very inconsistent results in third
party testing regarding detection and false positives. This
leaves customers guessing if every new signature update will
bring new surpises.
How easy are migrations? Client patch size?
Reason: Gartner notes customer references mention large
client patches. OfficeScan 11 sp1 Critical Patch with fix for
heartbleed was 116MB.
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Trend Micro OfficeScan 11 vs
Symantec Endpoint Protection 14

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Trend Micro OfficeScan 11 vs
Symantec Endpoint Protection 14

RESOURCES
External
• SC Magazine Review – Symantec Endpoint Protection 14
• Dennis Technology Labs Enterprise Anti-Virus Protection Report:
Oct- Dec 2015

Competitor Links:
• http://www.trendmicro.com/us/index.html
• Trend Micro OfficeScan Product Page

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