Symantec ESM (Enterprise Security Manager) End of Life notification
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Symantec ESM (Enterprise Security Manager) End of Life notification

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Article ID: 190945

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Products

Control Compliance Suite Control Compliance Suite Standards Server

Issue/Introduction

With the release of Symantec Control Compliance Suite (CCS) 11.0 on 30 March 2012, Symantec announced the End of Life for Symantec ESM. The important milestones in the end-of-support schedule and their impact on the existing customers are listed in the following table.

Environment

CCS 11.5.x

CCS 12.0.x

CCS 12.5.2

CCS 12.6.x

Resolution

Important milestones and their impact on customers

Milestone

Date

Impact

End of Life (EOL)

03/30/2012

Marketing or distribution of Symantec Enterprise Security Manager was ceased. The End-of-Life date started the timeline and the process leading to End of Support for the major release and the related minor releases and maintenance packs for Symantec Enterprise Security Manager.

End of Standard Support Life

08/27/2015

This marked the End of Standard Support Life for the product for Symantec ESM on 27 August 2015. 

End of Extended Support Life

11/17/2016

17 November 2016 marked the End of Extended Support Life for Symantec ESM.   

FAQs

  • Does this mean Broadcom is no longer providing content or signature updates for Symantec Enterprise Security Manager?

Correct. Symantec Enterprise Security Manager is no longer available in the Broadcom products list and no security content updates (definitions) are published any longer. The last security update for Symantec Enterprise Security Manager was released on 17 November 2016.

  • Is Broadcom still supporting Message Based Collection (MBC) on CCS 12.x.x? 

No.  Broadcom only supports Raw Based collection (RBC) and MBC data collection is End of Support.

 

Since ESM and MBC data collection is at the End of Support (EoS) by Broadcom, updates are not available for Symantec Enterprise Security Manager, nor is any technical support provided.