Symantec launches endpoint protection solution based on artificial intelligence ZDNet

Symantec has launched Endpoint Protection 14, a new security solution which harnesses artificial intelligence to protect clients. Announced on November 1, the new security offering is powered by AI and machine learning on the endpoint and in the cloud. Symantec says that by harnessing machine learning to collate data and detect patterns and anomalies which may indicate a cyberattack, AI provides "a multi-layered solution able to stop advanced threats and respond at the endpoint regardless of how the attack is launched." Symantec Endpoint Protection combines machine learning, memory exploit mitigation, and threat intelligence provided by Symantec and Blue Coat, which combined their research and security operations in October after Symantec completed the acquisition of Blue Coat for $4.6 billion. The company also says that the solution is capable of 99.9 percent efficacy, low false positives, and a 70 percent carbon footprint reduction in comparison to past endpoint software.