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Categories and Ranking

McAfee Complete Data Protec...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
36
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Endpoint Encryption (5th)
Vormetric Data Security Pla...
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
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Featured Reviews

reviewer2083461 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Analyst at a real estate/law firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Secures data loss for our law firm but has struggled with outdated, complex management
On a technical level, when I draw a comparison between McAfee Complete Data Protection and CrowdStrike, McAfee Complete Data Protection is a one out of ten, and then CrowdStrike is a ten out of ten. I say that technically McAfee Complete Data Protection is so low because the console and the portal haven't changed in almost ten years. It's had some slight visual improvements, but that's it. It's not really working in a modern portal the way that some of the enterprise apps like CrowdStrike actually work. McAfee Complete Data Protection is also very difficult to use. It takes a lot of time to get my head around how it actually operates. It's not very intuitive. However, in terms of pricing and the specific use cases that I have, it's good.
RC
IT manager at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Reliable and stable with the ability to encrypt external memory
The initial setup was very simple. We were migrating and we had to follow a guide. The installation guide was great. It was simple to follow, and, as long as we did, all we had to do was try out some tests. For the home environment, deployment took two or three days. However, if a company is going into production then it may take a bit more time. On the client-side, there will be a firewall, a server, and many other things in the environment to contend with. It may take five to ten days to deploy if you're talking about deploying on a production site. In house, we handled it, as I said, in two to three days. After installation, it requires about two to three engineers to handle the maintenance due to the production activity.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The main difference between McAfee Complete Data Protection and other solutions is that McAfee has a strong point as a comprehensive security solution."
"In addition, it is easy to use, and you can define rules that protect the database beyond the built-in rules of the product. I found another purpose for the product besides the basic things that it does, protecting the database: privileged use, weak authentication, SQL injection and and database platform vulnerability."
"The new feature for online protection does a good job of identifying traits."
"With proper policies and configuration, it prevents sending corporate data to both cloud storage or to flash drives and data extraction."
"With McAfee Complete Data Protection, you can managed all your security solutions from one single server and one interface. This might be the most powerful advantage of McAfee's solution."
"We can use our devices more securely, therefore it protects us from data loss, and therefore, it's very helpful for us."
"It works seamlessly as long as it's well configured and the policies have been put properly."
"I am satisfied with the customer service/technical support."
"In terms of file and data-level encryption capabilities, I'd say it is probably the best on the market."
"The solution is reliable and stable. You can edit it and it's flexible."
 

Cons

"I want simplicity. A new user opening the dashboard will be confused. It needs to be more user-friendly."
"We encountered several problems with the solution's stability."
"There was an option for SQL setup in the older versions of this product and it has been removed, but we would like to see it made available as an add-on."
"Maybe a better GUI platform; that would make it easier to present information to management, so I would not need to fix the data before I present it."
"They must improve or address USB-bound viruses and external media-bound viruses properly in McAfee Complete Data Protection."
"It is difficult to manage."
"The full set of features are enabled only for Windows. There are some features that do not work with Mac."
"The solution needs more advanced features."
"The solution really needs to improve the data pile. With the pile, if we could also do a column-level encryption or something like third-level encryptions that would be great. It would be a slight variation of same product."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I think the price could be a little bit less."
"The cost of McAfee Complete Data Protection isn't that high but isn't that cheap as well, so it's in the middle."
"McAfee Complete Data Protection is a little bit expensive."
"The pricing is quite reasonable compared to other vendors."
"When it comes to pricing, I've observed an increase recently."
"The solution is affordable"
"This solution is reasonably priced."
"The pricing is better than that of some competing products."
"I'm unsure of the exact pricing of the licensing, but I'd estimate we pay approximately $5-7,000. There are licensing as well as support costs and other ancillary fees."
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Financial Services Firm
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Construction Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
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Questions from the Community

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I am not very clear on whether McAfee Complete Data Protection is expensive or if it could be cheaper.
What needs improvement with McAfee Complete Data Protection?
The changes I would suggest for McAfee Complete Data Protection involve its global control capability. I am used to a comprehensive solution that extends beyond just branch or local office operations.
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