McAfee Web Protection Pros and Cons

The most valuable is the blocking of blacklisted sites, a URL that is, either by intelligence or by McAfee, detected as a malicious site.

The solution does what it's meant to do.

It has dependable anti-malware and intrusion prevention features all-in-one package.

It's a solution that permits making a granular configuration and it is easier to deploy the same configuration on a lot of devices using the central console. It is the master of the product.

The most valuable feature of this solution is that it protects against threats that are coming from the web.

The most valuable feature is the ease in the configuration for security roles.

We used a consultant to help us set it up. Unfortunately, he was not that good. They were out of McAfee people. He was a consultant and knew the product, but he was not a McAfee person. How they managed it and how they worked was not straightforward.

Lacking filter for spam.

The manufacturerers should have more transparancy about exactly what is getting filtered when you use the product and why.

The configuration could be simplified because it is more complex to make the configuration on McAfee. What can be improved is the support of the agent on smartphones, IOS or Android. That still now is not available yet.

The solution should be more proactive in regards to sending you updates.

We need a better customer experience and more flexibility in the product.