McAfee Advanced Threat Defense Reviews

Chuck Bartenbach

CISO at W.L.Gore

May 19 2019

Protects the endpoints of our organization but it is not cloud ready

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature for us, today, is that it works very well.

How has it helped my organization?

This solution has helped us to deal with malware. It does endpoint security very well and can explode malware into protected spaces so that it doesn't actually hurt the endpoint of the organization.

What needs improvement?

This solution needs to be made "cloud ready". As the industry is pushing everybody towards the cloud, there are these fat clients, like McAfee, that are not lightweight and cannot handle the cloud… more»

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

Our licensing fees for this solution are approximately one million dollars per year.

If you previously used a different solution, which one did you use and why did you switch?

I did use a different solution prior to this one, and I switched because of the dynamics in the industry. They had not caught up.

What other advice do I have?

This product does the job, but it is not flexible enough to do new environments yet. They're behind the eight ball. If another company is considering this solution then I would recommend it if they're… more»

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User at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Mar 26 2019

The product is very scalable, but the customer service responsiveness is not there with smaller companies

What do you think of McAfee Advanced Threat Defense?

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case is for networking.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is networking.

What needs improvement?

I would like to have a simplified deployment. So, it would not need to reconfigure a bunch of other things to get the product integrated. The Cisco networking products could be improved upon.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is above average in the industry. For reliability, I would rate them as an eight or nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is very scalable.

How are customer service and technical support?

The support on their side is not readily available. It takes a while. The customer service responsiveness is not there with smaller…

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IT7b60

IT at a security firm

Oct 21 2018

The features I find most valuable are: management, remediation of threats and successful threat detection.

What do you think of McAfee Advanced Threat Defense?

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case is for protection of server and desktop workstations.

What is most valuable?

The features I find most valuable are: the management, the ability for automatic remediation of threats and it can successfully detect a threat, and to act upon it.

What needs improvement?

I think maybe a simpler interface might help. And a better integration with the active directory and to integrate with directory services.

For how long have I used the solution?

Less than one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable. I do not have any system items that I need to take care of.

How is customer service and technical support?

Technical support was helpful for what I needed.

How was the initial setup?

It…

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MarioRojas

Computer Engineer with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jun 30 2019

Provides visibility of network events, but would benefit from AI technology

What do you think of McAfee Advanced Threat Defense?

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use for this solution is the detection of threats.

How has it helped my organization?

This solution allows for visibility of events in our network.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are the administration console and its detection and response module.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see future versions of the solution incorporate artificial intelligence technology.

For how long have I used the solution?

One year.

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What is McAfee Advanced Threat Defense?

McAfee Advanced Threat Defense enables organizations to detect advanced, evasive malware and convert threat information into immediate action and protection. Unlike traditional sandboxes, it includes additional inspection capabilities that broaden detection and expose evasive threats. Tight integration between security solutions - from network and endpoint to investigation - enables instant sharing of threat information across the environment, enhancing protection and investigation. Flexible deployment options support every network.

McAfee Advanced Threat Defense customers

The Radicati Group, Florida International University, MGM Resorts International, County Durham and
Darlington NHS Foundation Trust