Symantec VIP vs. Silverfort

Symantec Validation and ID Protection (VIP) is a cloud-based, multi-factor authentication (MFA) service designed to secure access to sensitive data and applications across various devices and locations. By combining traditional username and password credentials with additional authentication factors, such as one-time passwords (OTPs), biometrics, or hardware tokens, VIP enhances security without compromising user productivity. Its scalable infrastructure allows organizations to implement robust authentication measures without the need for dedicated on-premises hardware.

Silverfort’s Unified Identity Protection Platform is the first to consolidate security controls across corporate networks and cloud environments to block identity-based attacks. Using innovative agentless and proxyless technology, Silverfort seamlessly integrates with all existing IAM solutions (e.g., AD, RADIUS, Azure AD, Okta, Ping, AWS IAM), extending coverage to assets that could not previously have been protected, such as legacy applications, IT infrastructure, file systems, command-line tools, and machine-to-machine access.