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Kaspersky Security for Internet Gateways vs. Symantec Web Security Service

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricKaspersky Security for Internet Gateways

by Kaspersky

Symantec Web Security Service

by Broadcom

Overall rating4.14.4
Review count29120
Ease of use8.59.1
Ease of setup6.79.0
Quality of support8.78.6
Meets requirements9.08.9
NPS44.82758659.633028
Small Business62.1%28.3%
Mid-Market20.7%24.2%
Enterprise17.2%47.5%
Total page views142187
Total LLM citations49367

Kaspersky Security for Internet Gateways

Kaspersky Security for Internet Gateway offers reliable protection against all forms of web-based threats including malware, ransomware, miners and phishing – while helping to reduce risk and boost productivity by controlling internet usage. • Multi-layered threat protection The solution combines proactive machine learning-based detection and analysis with real-time global threat intelligence to block malware, ransomware, wipers and miners attempting to attack systems via web resources.

Pros

    Symantec Web Security Service

    Symantec Web Security Service (WSS) provides the same proactive web protection capabilities delivered by the market’s leading on-premises Secure Web Gateway, Symantec ProxySG, but delivered as a resilient and performant cloud security service. Sitting between employees, wherever they are located, and the Internet, the service protects the enterprise from cyber threats, controls and protects corporate use of cloud applications and the web, prevents data leaks, and ensures compliance with all company information and web/cloud access policies.

    Pros

    • Security Protection
    • Ease of Use
    • Simple
    • Easy Access
    • Implementation Ease
    • Affordable