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Mid-Market user reports Symantec Email Security is resource intensive and has false positives

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What happened

A Verified User in Information Technology and Services at a Mid-Market company (51-1000 employees) reports that Symantec Email Security.Cloud is very resource intensive on on-premise deployments and occasionally produces false positives. The review does not quantify the business impact, nor does it indicate any active evaluation of alternatives.

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  • 4.5 of 5
    “The dislike about Symantec Email security is its very resource intensive on on prem and it is occasionally false positive too”

    Verified User in Information Technology and Services, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)Jul 25, 2026View

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Reliability issues

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Product
Symantec Email Security.Cloud
Star rating
4.5 of 5
Reviewer details
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

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Reviewer
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

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