Symantec Endpoint Protection 14 «FHD»
The core upgrade was the integration of the and SONAR engines with a new Advanced Machine Learning (AML) model. SEP 14 can now block zero-day threats in milliseconds without requiring an internet connection to the cloud—a critical feature for air-gapped environments.
| Metric | Count | Percentage | |--------|-------|-------------| | Total licensed endpoints | 2,500 | 100% | | Active / communicating with SEPM | 2,435 | 97.4% | | Stale (no contact >7 days) | 65 | 2.6% | | Virus definitions < 24 hrs old | 2,400 | 96% | | Clients running SEP 14.3+ | 2,200 | 88% | | Clients on older engine (14.2 or lower) | 300 | 12% | Symantec Endpoint Protection 14
In AV-Comparatives’ Performance Test (2023-2024), SEP 14 generated a system slowdown of only 3-5% during typical office tasks (copying files, installing software, browsing), placing it in the "very fast" category alongside ESET and Kaspersky. The core upgrade was the integration of the
Like all AVs, if a ransomware uses a valid signed driver (Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver attack), SEP struggles. You need a separate EDR solution for that, though Broadcom now offers "Symantec EDR" as an add-on to SEP 14. Like all AVs, if a ransomware uses a
Analyzes billions of files to identify and block new, unknown threats.
