Symantec Web Protection

Broadcom Symantec Web Protection is an enterprise secure web gateway (SWG) and web security solution designed to protect organizations against advanced web-borne malware, phishing, ransomware, and malicious websites while enforcing corporate acceptable web use policies. Delivered through flexible deployment models—including cloud-delivered Secure Service Edge, on-premises hardware appliances (ProxySG / Edge SWG), and hybrid architectures—Symantec Web Protection provides deep inspection and control over all web and internet traffic.

The platform provides high-throughput SSL/TLS decryption and inspection, ensuring encrypted web traffic contains no hidden threats or unauthorized data transmissions. Key capabilities include URL categorization powered by the Symantec Global Intelligence Network, integrated threat inspection with Symantec Content Analysis, threat isolation via Symantec Web Isolation (which renders suspicious web pages safely in a remote cloud container), and integrated Symantec Data Loss Prevention (DLP) to block sensitive corporate information uploads. Symantec Web Protection allows security teams to inspect encrypted traffic thoroughly without creating network bottlenecks or violating user privacy.

Symantec Web Protection connects seamlessly with Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, Active Directory, Cisco SD-WAN, and enterprise SIEM/SOAR platforms like Splunk. Primary enterprise use cases include protecting distributed workforces from malicious internet domains, sanitizing untrusted web downloads, isolating high-risk web browsing sessions, enforcing acceptable use compliance, and preventing data leakage through unapproved web applications. Symantec Web Protection satisfies rigorous regulatory standards including CIPA, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS, delivering carrier-grade reliability and high-speed web defense.