

However, the company is committed to maintaining ongoing protection for its customers: The retirement of SEP has been driven by solid reasons, but Symantec’s customers are understandably alarmed at the thought of losing support for their subscriptions. With endpoint threats continually changing, it's important that you run the latest, most up-to-date cyber security solutions possible for all your endpoints.” Symantec’s urgency was backed up by alarming data: “ We’ve seen an increase of more than 33% in mobile ransomware, more than a 600% increase in Internet-of-Things (IoT) attacks, and more than an 80% increase in iOS and Android vulnerabilities.

November 2, 2020, has been announced as the official end-of-life date. Symantec recently surprised users and service providers alike by announcing an immediate end to all new licenses for the company’s popular Endpoint Protection Cloud (SEPC) and Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 2013 (SEP SBE 2013) products.
