McAfee Complete Data Protection Reviews

I have a project with McAfee and a customer to deploy and roll out the solution for ADR and other components from the McAfee ecosystem. The entire solution is for endpoint security with the new component, ADR, the adaptive threat protection, and the TIE server, which is responsible for the threat information exchange between the product of the ecosystem. There’s a sandbox connected to the endpoint protection, to the ePolicy Orchestrator, and also the network security platform to connect the sensor for EPS or EDS.

We have several components on top of the McAfee agent. Each component performs different activities. We have the base component that is the classic anti-malware, and then the endpoint security, which we call the endpoint security platform. We also have adaptive threat protection that can handle the reputation on file.

If the file is unknown and the GTI (global threat intelligence) of McAfee doesn't know the reputation of a file, this file can be sent to the sandbox. Then, the sandbox analyzes the file to discover if it's zero-day ransomware or something else. They can then decide if the file needs to be blocked or if some other action needs to be taken.

There’s the new component ADR on top of the solution from McAfee Complete Protection that can collect the index of items compromised inside the computer. All this information is sent to the cloud, to the console ADR in the cloud. We can analyze everything with the security operation center.

The adaptive threat protection and the new component of EDR are excellent.

It's a new technology. However, it’s already improving with new additions. It gives new releases more frequently than in the past with other McAfee products. It evolves quickly.

The console of the EDR is totally in the cloud.

We have all we need, and the customer is happy.

It's very configurable, McAfee. If we talk about McAfee, we have a lot of opportunities to configure the product, customize features, views, or reports, et cetera.

The solution already has a lot of really great features. Nothing is missing.

As a new technology, it does need to grow. They need to continue to grow security aspects.

I’ve used the solution over the last six months.

It's stable. It depends on the product. For instance, if we talk about solid core application control, that is one of the products that McAfee can manage and administer with the Policy Orchestrator. This product is very complex, and it's not so easy to maintain and set up. However, for the most part, it’s reliable.

We have different business units. Each business unit performs a different activity. I work for cybersecurity and around the installation of the endpoint security product. However, we also have the red team that performs penetration tests. We also have a business unit related to the cloud infrastructure. Then there are people that are working directly on security. There are maybe 200 people, maybe more, that work with this solution.

We tend to work with medium to large organizations.

It's very specific for large or medium customers. However, it depends also on the type of business of the customer. The customer can be small, however, if the business is very important, then maybe the DLP solution is also needed for smaller organizations.

It is absolutely scalable.

If we're talking about the classic product, we found that technical support usually had good skills and sound knowledge when we open a service request. In the case of solid core, which is a very specific product, we note that the support of McAfee doesn't have skill with that product, however, it's normal as the distribution on the market of this typical product is not so vast.

I have experience with some Trend Micro and Symantec products for the endpoints.

All three vendors adopt the classical techniques for malware interception, and then the digital senior too. There’s also new functionality with the EDR. Maybe McAfee and Symantec have bigger data centers with global threat intelligence and are more advanced instead of Trend Micro. However, the solutions are all basically the same. That said, McAfee is a unique vendor in that it can give one console for our product.

For me, it's not complex. We have more than six years of experience with McAfee. Each vendor needs to perform the installation. However, the systems are the same for all vendors. When we need to perform a new installation or upgrade, then the problems are mostly the same for each vendor.

It only takes about six hours to implement the product.

I’d rate it a three out of five in terms of the ease of implementation. How difficult it might be is related to the technician's skill that performs the installation. For the first time, it might be a bit more complicated. Once you understand McAfee, however, and you’re well-versed in the product, it’s not a problem.

The solution doesn’t require any maintenance.

We provide implementation services to our clients.

We’ve seen that, especially when we deployed the last protection to the customer, with new EDR functionality and DLP functionality, the customer is happy about the time dedicated to analyzing the incidents. That time is very reduced now since the product now can automate a lot of things that, in the past, the analyst would have to do manually.

In terms of the price, it's different for a government user.

The price on the market for one endpoint with all the protection needed is at least 25 euros. It depends on the product that we need to install, however.

The number of endpoints can impact the price. If we try to sell 1000 endpoints compared to more than 1000, the price can change.

When we sell the protection solution, we also sell the service of the security operation center. Then, our team also can manage the infrastructure of protection for the customer.

The price is moderate for the market. I’d rate it a three out of five in terms of affordability.

We are a platinum partner of McAfee.

We’re using the latest version of the solution.

It is on-premise. However, it is also connected to the cloud as the McAfee solution, when we work in the EDR console, is cloud-connected to the on-premise console with the intelligence on the cloud.

The product is excellent. However, it is very complex to implement from scratch. Therefore, it’s good to have a partner that can assist you and help you with the setup.

I’d rate the solution eight out of ten.

We use the solution to manage all incoming and outgoing traffic of the user's laptop.

The solution has good monitoring and interface features for the DPM layer.

The solution's pricing could be better compared to Kaspersky Endpoint Security.

I have been using McAfee Data Protection for three to four years.

Stability-wise, the solution works properly.

I rate the solution's scalability an eight out of ten. We have 150 users in our organization.

The solution's customer support team's response time is good. We raise the ticket on a support portal and communicate with the technical team. They provide the best solution as soon as possible.

Positive

We have used Kaspersky Endpoint Security before. We switched to McAfee because of the pricing.

The solution is easy to manage, configure, and monitor. It also has a good UI. I rate it an eight out of ten.

Actually, my customers use the solution for important documents. So, they usually use the DLP on-prem. They have an on-prem solution for DLP.

Actually, the feature I found valuable is almost everything in the solution except that it's not applicable to a Windows OS. Reporting and encryption are its most valuable features.

Since most companies are going into the cloud now, McAfee needs to adapt to the cloud solution. Currently, it is on-prem. In short, currently, the DLP solution is on-prem. They need to adapt to the cloud environment.

I would like the product to be more scalable in the next release.

I have been using McAfee Complete Data Protection for around ten years. I work with an IT solution distributor in the Philippines. So from time to time, I download some reports with respect to the brands that we are carrying, and we are distributing here in the Philippines. So, we sell McAfee and Trellix products to our partners and users.

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a six out of ten. We encountered several problems with the solution's stability.

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a six out of ten since the operating system is not that flexible.

I know that we have around four or five customers with a company logo. Also, we have around 1,000 users.

Usually, we cater to enterprise-sized companies.

My clients and suppliers are usually working with technical support.

With the initial setup, on a scale of one to ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy, I rate the setup an eight. The setup is pretty straightforward. However, it is not so easy.

Regarding the time taken for deployment, deploying the solution is easy, but configuration with the policy will take a while, so maybe the cycle would be six months or more.

Regarding the steps for deployment, we did the usual McAfee ePO, push and pull the product.

On a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the solution a seven. The product is so expensive. There are so many more expensive solutions in the market.

There are no additional costs to the standard licensing fees. It's a straightforward solution. So all features and all modules included in that SKU are already included in the price.

My suggestion to those planning to use the solution is that they need to research more before implementing it, especially about the compatibility.

Since we encountered some issues still, even though this product is already mature enough, I rate the overall solution a six out of ten.

We use this solution for outfitting our customers.

We have a hybrid deployment.

We have many Complete Data products in versions 11.6 and 11.7.

Complete Data products have helped our organization. For example, some customers require that we have products with Bluetooth, pen drives, hard drives, and external and internal drives for logging into our organization.

All of the Complete Data products are valuable. We haven't had any issues.

We had to migrate and upgrade the DLP, and then customers were experiencing some unknown issues. We had to upgrade the Microsoft package on our system.

It's stable.

We haven't had any issues with scalability.

Initial setup was complex.

I would rate this solution as 10 out of 10.

I use the MR services or active response, which scans actively on the machine.

Our compliance department understands that we need a secure environment free from viruses.

They need to segregate McAfee Complete Data Protection for endpoints and servers. We need two different platforms one for endpoints and one for servers. This will provide stronger security from a compliance perspective.

I have been using McAfee Complete Data Protection for a few years.

McAfee Complete Data Protection provides stability and is a good product.

After we deployed McAfee Complete Data Protection we found it scalable.

McAfee Complete Data Protection has a good technical support team.

Positive

We did switch to see what the latest in technology trends are now and evaluate them.

The initial setup was straightforward. In our case, we needed two individuals to deploy McAfee Complete Data Protection.

We had a dedicated team to complete our deployment. This deployment required a year to implement.  Larger organizations will take longer.

We currently have a contract option with McAfee Complete Data Protection.

I would recommend anyone interested in McAfee Complete Data Protection should do their own assessment. After they do their assessment then they can decide if the product is for them. I would rate McAfee Complete Data Protection a seven out of ten.

We have many clients in India using Complete Data Protection and host data protection. Complete Data Protection covers the network servers and endpoints. Okay. So with any species attachment scan with complete data production. Complete Data Protection was necessary to meet advanced customer requirements. We have around 2,250 users covered by Complete Data Protection.

Complete Data Protection lets us define roles in our data products. It helps us identify something suspicious on the client's device. 

Some clients still receive spam and malware in their attachments, so the data protection isn't working correctly. We have configured it and enabled the features in the client's system, but some policies have failed to work once or twice. 

I have been using McAfee for five years.

Data Protection is easy to set up. We have templates for data protection roles in each country. Once we configure the DLP roles, we deploy the agent, and the agent communicates with the EPU and the client's device. 

We have to configure the solution with the data protection role and customize it based on the customer's requirements. Finally, we test it to see if everything is working normally. Configuration takes about 30 minutes. 

I rate McAfee Complete Data Protection 10 out of 10. 

It helps prevent my machine from hacking and wireless attacks.

It's easy to use, and so far, it's been successful for me.  I receive updates quite frequently.

It's user-friendly and has been performing well for me for the past five years.

The advanced threat prevention capabilities are pretty good; my laptop is well-secured.

The price could be improved.

I have been using it for five years now. 

I would rate its overall performance and stability an eight out of ten. I consider eight to be excellent, but there's always room for improvement.

I'm only using it on my laptop, and it's working fine.  

I've never had to reach out to the support.

The initial setup was easy. 

It worked for me: it's easy to use and has been very effective.

The return on investment is that my machine is safe. It's working well for me; no viruses, no unauthorized access.

The licensing is yearly, and the cost is pretty reasonable. I've only used the standard licensing options. I don't have to pay for the extra costs. 

It's not the cheapest; I'd rate it around six out of ten, with ten being the highest and one the cheapest.

I chose McAfee because it was referred to me by a friend.

I would recommend using it. Some of my relatives/colleagues are also using it because I recommended it.

In the five years I've used it, I haven't had any virus in my system.

Overall, I would rate the solution a ten out of ten. It keeps evolving. As long as the threats are advancing, I believe McAfee will continue to update and advise us effectively.

We primarily use the solution to protect sensitive data and general protection.

The protection on offer is very good at protecting the organization. We can protect our assets and our IP.

The data protection has been very good. Customers like the product based on the amount of protection they are getting.

We can scale the solution.

It's a stable product.

The UI could be improved a bit.

Other than that, the solution has been very good.

I've used the solution for about a year. 

It's been stable and reliable so far. There aren't bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. 

The solution is scalable. 

We've never escalated any issues to technical support. I can't speak to how helpful or responsive they would be. 

The solution has a moderately difficult setup. It's not easy or difficult. It's intermediate. We can deploy the product in 15 to 25 minutes on average.

At this time, I haven't noticed any necessary maintenance.  

I'm not sure of the exact pricing of the product.

We are using the latest version of the solution. 

I'd likely recommend the solution to others. It's a good place to start in terms of developing a security strategy.

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.

It can be used for all mobile works laptops, which are more susceptible to data loss. Or it can be used for file servers where you put your file servers on the cloud, and so the data addresses and transit are encrypted.

They offer very good accepted standards. The solution is compliant and offers good support. They offer pretty good security due to their standards compliance. 

It is part of the DLP and works well for that use case.

They could be better in terms of Complete Data Protection. There are a lot of components that get involved there. 

I would like to see a bit more stability.

The initial setup process could be simpler. 

I've used the solution for the last four years or so.

I haven't used it much, and therefore cannot speak to the overall stability, although I would like it to be more stable in general. We've faced problems on and off.

Having not used it very much, I have never tried to scale the product.

It is a complicated initial implementation process. The implementation is not straightforward. My File and Folder protection take at least two days to three days to fix and deploy. To get all the end-users on, it might take three or so days. 

You do need to purchase a license in order to use the solution. 

It is a pretty good product. Overall, I would rate it a seven out of ten.

We primarily provide services to our clients.

Clients usually use the solution mainly to audit GDPR compliance. As for the audit, they need to meet their compliance, the PCI DSS compliance, and GDPR compliance. Based on that they procure the DLP solution.

The classification front-end and the features for the endpoint are great aspects of the product. 

It works absolutely fine for the customer requirements.

It's user-friendly and easy to navigate.

The initial setup is very easy.

Technical support is very helpful. 

The stability is good. 

The product can scale. 

There are compatibility issues with the Chrome browser. The DLP works absolutely fine with the internet and the Firefox browser, however, it doesn't support Chrome. That's the only drawback of the DLP. Even if there is a new patch released in Chrome, McAfee DLP doesn't support it.

There are a lot of incidents that are being captured and there is no option for deleting the older incidents from the console. However, if you want to treat that incident, then I think there is some task that has to be done and it doesn't work in the right way. We had to run some more subscriptions this year to reduce the incidents.

I've used the solution for around ten years or so. Maybe even longer. It's been a long time. 

I would rate the stability at an eight out of ten. It's pretty reliable. There aren't really any bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze. 

The scalability is okay. I would rate it at an eight out of ten. 

Technical support is absolutely fine. I have very good friends in support. Most of the time, most of my friends are working there, and I get connected with them. There aren't any problems. I'm quite satisfied with their level of knowledge and helpfulness. 

The initial setup is straightforward. It's very simple to deploy. It's just in a matter of five to ten minutes of checking out everything. On top of that, policies can be configured within 30 to 40 minutes. In that time, everything can be set up.

The pricing is reasonable. Of course, it could always technically be cheaper, however, as a company that is a systems integrator, we tend to get more margin.

We are service providers, not customers. We're a platinum partner.

I'd recommend the solution to other companies. It's more than just an antivirus. It helps with compliance. 

However, I would advise a company that is considering buying it to understand what it can do and how it works in order to ensure it meets the needs of the organization.

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten. We're mostly quite satisfied with its capabilities.