VIDEO: Norton Small Business Review: Top Features, Pros, And Cons

norton small business is an anti-virus and device management software system that works for a number of devices if you're looking for small business security software you'll want to consider norton's small business but if you're in a rush we can help use our product selection tool at technologyadvice.com to get a free list of security software recommendations click the link in the description below to get started norton small business is a straightforward yet effective anti-malware and device management program that can help you protect the devices your small business uses the system comes with a variety of features from basic anti-virus protection to email spam protection to password and remote device management being a cloud-based system you can see which devices are covered from a central portal and the software works on macs and pcs in addition to ios and android mobile devices norton's small business comes in three paid plans for 5 10 and 20 devices and it does not currently offer a free trial now let's take a look at some of the key features in norton small business like many anti-virus tools norton's small business uses several features to defend against malware norton will recognize and block malware including spyware and ransomware from downloading to your device but it also blocks access to unsecured websites that could potentially try to infect your device like any anti-malware system norton won't block every virus so when malicious files slip past its initial defenses norton's small business will find and remove them from your device lastly norton also comes with a spam blocking feature to protect employees against email threats and a simple password manager lets you save passwords so you aren't tempted to reuse the same one for every account you can see which devices norton protects by signing into your customer portal there you can see the type of device covered scan apps installed on particular devices for malicious activity locate lost or stolen devices and more notably the device management feature also lets you remotely wipe and lock lost or stolen devices to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive info you can also set off a scream alarm on missing devices creating an annoying problem for thieves or making it easier to find misplaced devices norton's small business is a top rated solution but it still has its pros and cons while it's true that norton's small business is not the most feature-rich or robust security system out there it does its job well protecting against a number of threats that target small businesses the system is also easy to use giving admins the ability to add new devices through simple email invitations finally this product offers pro-rated pricing meaning you won't pay extra for devices that you aren't covering norton small business is an effective flexible tool but expanding businesses might quickly outgrow it the number of devices you can protect caps out at 20 and the system doesn't offer advanced features like patch management full disk encryption or network monitoring plus with many email clients and internet browsers now taking a stronger stance on security features like malicious sight blocking and spam protection might be a bit outdated it's always a good idea to compare several different options before making a decision so if you're considering norton's small business you might also want to consider bitdefender gravity zone business security and a vast small business both of these solutions offer similar features to norton's small business but with fewer constraints on the number of devices you can protect still not sure if norton small business is right for you use our product selection tool at technologyadvice.com to get a free list of security software recommendations click the button on the left to get started

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