Endpoint Security Fundamentals: Comparing Antimalware Protection Products - Tech Target

Tech Target, By Ed Tittel

Endpoint antimalware is an essential layer in an organization's security defense apparatus. While these products tend to have a lot of features in common, choosing the right product means paying attention to the details and matching organizational needs to product features, platform coverage, performance and cost.

All of the products in this article are considered best-of-breed when compared to the dizzying and immense array of antimalware protection products available on the market, but some stand out more than others in specific situations. Let's look at some top-notch products from Kaspersky, McAfee, Microsoft, Sophos, Symantec and Trend Micro to see how they meet the procurement criteria laid out in the previous article in this series, and how they fit into small, mid-size and enterprise environments. The product an organization ultimately picks from any vendor depends not only on the organization's size, but also on what features it needs. Read more.