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Symantec Web Security Service vs. Silo Workspace

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

MetricSymantec Web Security Service

by Broadcom

Silo Workspace

by Authentic8

Overall rating4.44.7
Review count120115
Ease of use9.19.1
Ease of setup9.09.1
Quality of support8.69.4
Meets requirements8.99.6
NPS59.63302881.651376
Small Business28.3%28.7%
Mid-Market24.2%47.8%
Enterprise47.5%23.5%
Total page views187538
Total LLM citations367730

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

Silo Workspace

Silo Workspace is a digital investigation platform that helps users conduct secure, anonymous online research, collect source evidence, analyze findings, and produce intelligence within an isolated cloud environment. The platform is designed for teams that need to investigate online sources while separating analyst identity, organizational attribution, and endpoint systems from the activity being performed.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Security
  • Implementation Ease
  • Security Protection
  • Scanning Efficiency
  • Reliability