it_user422829 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems specialist at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
We can easily implement encryption for all our users in the company. ​A single sign-on functionality would be good to have in the future.

What is most valuable?

The easy accessibility of managing all the agents through a central server and the customizability of the management interface are the most valuable features for us from our experience with it so far.

How has it helped my organization?

With this product, we can easily implement encryption for all our users in the company and deploy modules as and when needed through a central interface. This has made our job much easier.

What needs improvement?

We’ve had issues when upgrading to updated versions of the product two times already. A single sign-on functionality would be good to have in the future.

For how long have I used the solution?

We’ve been using this for about three years now.

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What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

When we upgraded the agent deployed on our users' computers, it locked out the people who were still on the old agent, which was not supposed to happen.

We’ve also had an issue previously with one of the modules of Mcafee Endpoint encryption, DLP. This particular module, when we upgraded to the latest version ,took up all the resources on the computer, making it unusable. We had to remove this module from all the affected computers.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have had no issues with the stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have had no issues scaling it.

How are customer service and support?

They didn't know why the upgrade issue was happening.

How was the initial setup?

The setup is easy and straightforward. Install the agent, put the computer in the correct deployment group, and that's it.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented this through our in-house team and used the vendor for support in any technical issues we might encounter.

What other advice do I have?

Pilot testing is a must when upgrading any of the new modules or the McAfee agent.

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Senior Associate at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Consultant
A comprehensive solution that comes with a lot of protection features and does its job
Pros and Cons
  • "The package of protection that it provides is useful. It has antivirus, malware protection, VPN, and a whole bunch of other features."
  • "They can make it free, but that's not going to happen."

What is most valuable?

The package of protection that it provides is useful. It has antivirus, malware protection, VPN, and a whole bunch of other features.

It is just there in the background and does its job. Every once in a while, it reminds me that it is doing its job.

What needs improvement?

They can make it free, but that's not going to happen.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for about a year. It seems to be the current version.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

So far I have no issues. It is very stable, and does not tale a lot of CPU or memory resources, which was a problem in older products.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I am using it on a personal computer, so scalability is not an issue.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have not used their support.

How was the initial setup?

Its setup is very easy and straightforward.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Its price is reasonable. Setup was easy.

What other advice do I have?

I would advise others to get the most comprehensive protection that they can. For me, it meant McAfee, but there are other good solutions around.

I would rate McAfee Endpoint Security an eight out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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General Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 10
Offers powerful management tools and has good integration abilities
Pros and Cons
  • "When Intel acquired McAfee they worked on the protocol so that all vendors can work on the same platform. It's a very big improvement in McAfee. All McAfee products talk to each other. Other vendor's products can join this platform as well so it makes it more powerful on the enterprise side for McAfee."
  • "The initial setup is complex. It is a very complex product. You must have experience with it."

What is most valuable?

In terms of features, its internet exchange is also perfect. I mostly like the powerful management tools. It's got a lot of detail, so it's powerful.

What needs improvement?

They don't have any gateway solution. In the past, they did. I think they need a gateway solution to control internet traffic. In the next solution, it will improve the total security, on the network security side if they add this. 

In Turkey, according to regulations, the main platform must stay on on-prem, not on the cloud. Most of the customers are still using the mail gateway solution but McAfee stopped developing mail gateway security. For us, it's one of the missing pieces on McAfee in Turkey. They're right, they saw that mail business is going to cloud but in closed countries, we need a gateway solution. McAfee is missing this.

In the next release, they should add something that converts the endpoint business switch for the endpoints. They can integrate side endpoints and try to add them to an existing endpoint, or maybe they can match all these add-ons on a single agent. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for 15 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

All McAfee products are stable at the endpoint. That only changed when Microsoft announced a new update, and we can foresee compatibility problems. Normally if McAfee gives 1-gigabyte throughput in production, you will see the performance and stability. McAfee's products generally are stable, when I see the from the production angle. Approximately all of the products are stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's very easy to scale. You can deploy a conservative amount easily. If there are other branches, McAfee is the best solution for that kind of implementation. Scalability is very high. With the cloud solutions available after McAfee acquired Skyhigh, they can also offer a solution on the cloud side. On-prem and also cloud allows McAfee to be a full solution for the customers.

How are customer service and technical support?

Generally, in Turkey, support is very good. Soon they will open a call center in Turkey with a Turkish speaker with technical knowledge. Generally, when I was on the technical side, when I called the support team, in an hour or two maximum someone would connect to the system and start to investigate. In the end, most of my problems have been solved via the technical team.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is complex. It is a very complex product. You must have experience with it. If not, installation can be disastrous. You must have experience with it because it's not easy. But if you install it perfectly everything can then be done automatically and it's more powerful.

What other advice do I have?

Everything has been simplified. On the endpoint side, there is also a lot of improvement.

When Intel acquired McAfee they worked on the protocol so that all vendors can work on the same platform. It's a very big improvement in McAfee. All McAfee products talk to each other. Other vendor's products can join this platform as well so it makes it more powerful on the enterprise side for McAfee.

With a knowledgeable technician that has a lot of experience with the product, you won't have problems. If you work with a less experienced person, implementing the solution can become a problem.

I would rate this solution a nine out of 10.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller.
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Consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Reseller
Valuable endpoint management features and their technical support is very good
Pros and Cons
  • "The new central console is better than the earlier one."
  • "Sometimes, while installing the ePO, we were getting so many errors and I don't know why it happened."

What is most valuable?

I find the endpoint management feature the most valuable. I like the exploit blocking, the anti-exploit.

What needs improvement?

The solution is getting better. The new central console is better than the earlier one. Earlier it was too complex to find out which option was there. So, if there was a search menu for certain things and if I wanted to enable or disable something, I couldn't. Now there's a search menu that I can type into and I can navigate through the menu to where I want to go.

There are still too many options but it is better now.

Sometimes, while installing the ePO we get many errors and I don't know why they happen. So I just want them to work on that part. So that during the implementation there will be fewer errors.

I'm not sure if McAfee supports patching. They could add vulnerability scanning as a feature. I know the setting is already there, but if they could add a feature of vulnerability scanning and patching that would be great.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for 3.5 years.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support is very good. I'll say in the Middle East, I don't know about other divisions, but in the Middle East, it's good. If I have a ticket they follow up and give a call. I don't know where support is set up for the Middle East, if it's in the area, but those guys are very nice.

What other advice do I have?

I would like to recommend the solution. It's better, and pricing wise, it's worth it. It's really worth it as compared to other advanced malware security solutions in the market. They are costly, like anything. And the technical support good, even though the solution is new. The solution is not yet mature. Pricing is fairly affordable for all enterprises, big or small. 

I would rate this solution an 8.5 out of 10. Because sometimes it makes machines really slow. There are a lot of features. I enabled all the layers but it sometimes makes systems slow. The solution keeps on adding engines and engines. If they can add everything in one engine instead of having multiple engines, then I would really say the system would work faster. I'd say it's not that bad, but it's not that good. The speed is still better than other versions in the past that came out.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller.
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Security Professional with 501-1,000 employees
Consultant
Top 20
My customers are always impressed by its central management, reporting, and options to do more. But, the policies and rules at deployment take time if you don't know the product.

What is most valuable?

The central management solution by far.

There can be like a religious war between the large antivirus systems, but I do think that all of the larger competitors deliver good antivirus solutions.

The thing that separates them is:
- The way they are managed.
- The way they adapt to new threats.
- The products around the product that give you a higher value.

How has it helped my organization?

Every time I have installed this at a customer site they are most impressed by the central management, reporting, and options to do more.

What needs improvement?

Improvements are made all the time as the threats change.
I think the improvements on speed are the most important after actually finding the threats.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used this or the predecessor to this since 2002.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

The polices and rules take time if you don’t know the product.
This is not unique to McAfee and it's not really an issue.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Not really with the antivirus part, but the application firewall and encryption can make functions stop working if not tested vastly before deployment.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

10/10

Technical Support:

10/10 (maybe not tier 1 but every one after)

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used F-Secure, Symantec, Kaspersky Lab and Trend Micro.

How was the initial setup?

It's all about planning and testing.
ePO can be complex but the antivirus is not that complex.

What about the implementation team?

I am a consultant.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I have used F-Secure, Symantec, Kaspersky Lab and Trend Micro.

What other advice do I have?

I think that in the enterprise space, this is by far the best solution and not because the actual antivirus. It's because of ePO.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: We're a partner.
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Director Of Information Technology at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Stable, with good endpoint security but needs to offer local support
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution offers very good endpoint security."
  • "The solution needs to offer better local technical support."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for endpoint security.

What is most valuable?

The solution offers very good endpoint security.

The solution is quite stable.

We've found the pricing to be pretty good. It's not too expensive.

What needs improvement?

The solution needs to offer better local technical support.

I would like to see Endpoint Vulnerability Assessment included in the solution in the future.

For how long have I used the solution?

We've been using the solution for about ten or so years now. It's been a while. It's likely been around a decade.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of the solution is very reliable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. The performance is great.

How are customer service and technical support?

We don't have very good local technical support. The company really needs to build out its ability to support clients at a local level. We're not overly satisfied with the level of help we receive due t the lack of local support.

How was the initial setup?

I wasn't responsible for the initial setup. I can't really speak to how easy or difficult the solution is to set up or how long the deployment takes.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing is pretty reasonable. It's not too expensive.

What other advice do I have?

We're just a customer and end-user. We aren't affiliated with McAfee and do not have a business relationship with them.

I wouldn't recommend this solution to other companies, at least not in Indonesia. There's no local support of the product here and it affects our ability to leverage it properly.

I'd rate the solution at a seven out of ten.

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Managing Director at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Good end-to-end integration, straightforward to set up, and scales with our requirements
Pros and Cons
  • "What I like best is the integrated end-to-end security that works with the security information and events manager."
  • "Technical support is an area that can be improved because sometimes, the response time is a bit slow and the explanation is short."

What is our primary use case?

We use this product for endpoint server protection and content security.

What is most valuable?

What I like best is the integrated end-to-end security that works with the security information and events manager. It's a complete suite.

What needs improvement?

Technical support is an area that can be improved because sometimes, the response time is a bit slow and the explanation is short.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using McAfee Endpoint Security for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

McAfee Endpoint Security is scalable. We have approximately 3,000 users.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have used technical support in the past and I find that their response time can be a little bit slow. Also, they provide less of an explanation than we expect.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

At this time, we use the complete suite of McAfee solutions. However, we used to use Trend Micro.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is pretty straightforward because it comes with the central admin manager. This means that it can be deployed or pushed from this console.

It takes a couple of hours to roll this solution out to about 500 users.

What about the implementation team?

My in-house team is responsible for deployment and maintenance. There are three people in our support team.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

If the price of this product were lower then it would be much more attractive.

Since the maintenance is done by our own team, the price of the subscription should really be cheaper.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

This is indeed a premium product when compared to others.

What other advice do I have?

Feature-wise, I am happy with this product and we have no plans to change it at the moment. It is a product that I recommend.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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Senior Security Consultant at a integrator with 501-1,000 employees
Consultant
Good reporting and compliance. Easy to administer.

What is most valuable?

McAfee Endpoint Protection is a a good product that's easy to administer. It provides endpoint protection for desktops, laptops, and servers, and the protection includes anti-virus, anti-malware, anti-spam, DLP, and encryption.

How has it helped my organization?

We're less affected by viruses and threats on end-user device, able to manage all endpoints from a centralized server across locations. We're also able to encrypt sensitive laptops with ease. Very good reporting and compliance to endpoints.

What needs improvement?

It needs much better control on zero-day viruses and easier submission of threats to McAfee. They also need to improve the DLP rules since loads of false positives and patch releases are not quick enough when a new OS hits the market. Because of this, there are incompatibility issues which cause slowness on end-user devices.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used it for five years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

Deployment of agents and products to end-user machines is straightforward and easy. The basic McAfee ePO deployment is not easy and you need good knowledge in SQL and servers.

Patch release is not fast when there is a new OS on the market, so compatibility issues will come and can cause slowness on end-user devices. For example, I had a tough time when Windows 10 was released and the devices were not protected for a month, which is not advisable.

The upgrade of the new ePO from older versions always have issues and need support from McAfee engineers all the time. In a span of three years, we had upgraded three times and all three times were difficult. But the engineers were good enough and at the end of the day, they fixed it.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We had no issues with the stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We had no issues with the scalability.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

Excellent 8.5/10

Technical Support:

9/10 - Very fast support and engineers have good knowledge of the products. They show patience in understanding the issues before taking any action/recommendations, which I personally appreciate. They also have an escalation matrix that provides for faster response time depending on issue severity.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used Symantec, not happy with their support and was facing lots of performance issues.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is complex as loads of communication (ports between server, clients and locations) has to be done, making setup difficult. You need a good engineer who has knowledge of SQL, database, servers, and firewalls.

What about the implementation team?

Our environment was a mix. I prefer to do it with a vendor and Intel Support.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing was good and licensing is on a per-user basis, so it's flexible. All the products will work, but only AV signatures will stop downloading.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated Kaspersky and Trend Micro.

What other advice do I have?

Always test on all environments and different OS's before deploying into production, especially VSE, DLP, and encryption.

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