Symantec Data Security Posture Management
Symantec Data Security Posture Management provides continuous visibility and control over your organization's sensitive data to ensure compliance and mitigate risk.
- Continuous Monitoring: Gain ongoing insight into data access, usage, and location across your environment.
- Risk Mitigation: Identify and remediate potential data exposure points before they lead to breaches.
- Compliance Assurance: Meet regulatory requirements by demonstrating robust data protection controls.
- Actionable Insights: Receive clear, prioritized recommendations for improving your data security posture.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Symantec Data Security Posture Management is a subscription-based software platform designed to provide businesses with a clear understanding of their data security risks. It offers continuous monitoring and analysis of data handling practices, helping to identify vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with industry regulations.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who are responsible for protecting sensitive company data. It integrates into existing IT infrastructure, providing a centralized view of data security posture without requiring extensive hardware investments.
- Data Discovery & Classification: Automatically identify and classify sensitive data across various storage locations.
- Risk Assessment: Analyze data access patterns, permissions, and usage to pinpoint high-risk areas.
- Policy Enforcement: Define and enforce data security policies to prevent unauthorized access or sharing.
- Compliance Reporting: Generate reports to demonstrate adherence to regulations like GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA.
- Threat Detection: Identify anomalous activities that may indicate a data security threat.
Empower your IT team with the tools to proactively manage data security and maintain regulatory compliance effectively.
What This Enables
Enhance Data Visibility and Control
Enable teams to discover and classify sensitive data across all their storage locations. Streamline the process of understanding where critical information resides and who has access to it.
cloud storage, on-premises servers, hybrid environments, data governance initiatives
Automate Risk Assessment and Remediation
Automate the identification of data security risks, such as excessive permissions or unusual data access patterns. Streamline the remediation process to quickly address vulnerabilities before they are exploited.
security operations, compliance management, IT risk reduction, incident response planning
Ensure Regulatory Compliance
Support compliance efforts by providing auditable reports on data handling practices and security controls. Meet regulatory requirements for data protection and privacy with confidence.
GDPR compliance, CCPA adherence, HIPAA reporting, data privacy programs
Key Features
Automated Data Discovery
Reduces manual effort in identifying sensitive data, ensuring all critical information is accounted for.
Risk Scoring and Prioritization
Helps IT teams focus on the most critical vulnerabilities first, optimizing resource allocation.
Policy-Based Monitoring
Ensures data handling practices align with internal policies and external regulations.
Centralized Dashboard
Provides a single pane of glass for monitoring data security posture across the entire organization.
Subscription Licensing
Offers predictable costs and access to the latest features and updates without large upfront capital expenditure.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector handles highly sensitive financial data and is subject to strict regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, requiring robust data security posture management.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Organizations in healthcare must comply with HIPAA and other privacy laws, making continuous monitoring of Protected Health Information (PHI) essential for data security.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle confidential client data, necessitating strong controls to maintain attorney-client privilege and comply with data privacy regulations.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers manage significant amounts of customer data, including payment card information, requiring adherence to PCI DSS and other consumer data protection standards.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Symantec Data Security Posture Management?
It is a software platform that helps businesses understand and improve their data security by continuously monitoring data access, usage, and location. It identifies risks and supports compliance efforts.
Who is this product for?
This product is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-sized businesses who need to manage data security and compliance effectively.
How does the subscription model work?
The subscription provides ongoing access to the software, including updates and support, for a defined period, offering a predictable operational expense.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.