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TitleGeneral Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Stable and scalable but needs vulnerability scanning at endpoints
Pros and Cons
  • "It serves its purpose and works well."
  • "The cost is very high."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for security purposes. 

What is most valuable?

I cannot speak to any specific feature that has wowed me. 

It serves its purpose and works well.

The initial setup is easy. 

The stability of the product has been good over the last 12 months. 

We have found that the solution scales well.

What needs improvement?

The cost is very high. it would be ideal if they would work on the pricing.

Technical support could be much better.

The product should be able to host a vulnerability scanner. Right now, we need to pay extra. It would be ideal if they could do a vulnerability scan of my endpoints. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for 12 months or so. It's been about a year. 

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability has been very good in the year that we have used it. I haven't found any issues. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze.  It's reliable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is very good. If a company needs to expand its usage, it can do so. 

How are customer service and support?

Technical support has been below expectations. They don't seem to be as helpful or responsive as we need them to be. 

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

The price of the product is high. It's expensive. 

What other advice do I have?

I'd rate the solution at a seven out of ten. It's been an okay solution, however, there still needs to be more done in certain areas. 

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Technical Director at a security firm with 1-10 employees
Real User
Scalable and secure with an easy initial setup
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is quite secure."
  • "The product isn't very user-friendly."

What is most valuable?

As a security competency company, we play a lot on this product. For us, it's one of the best for data center solutions. Deep Security is something that is a classic antivirus. However, it uses two-function device control. Everything is inside. We have virtual patching capabilities, which are very interesting in Deep Security. Virtual patching is just a host IPS solution which, if there is a delay in installing the patch, the patch is available by the editor.

It's a good product overall.

There is not a lot of bugs like you have in other antivirus solutions. It's quite stable. 

The initial setup is pretty easy.

The solution is scalable. 

The solution is quite secure. 

What needs improvement?

The main drawback is that it's complicated. With Trend Micro solutions, everything is complicated. Deep Security has its own management console, and every product in Trend Micro has its own management console. Everything is siloed. Now, they are trying now to connect everything inside the main control management or reporting console, however, it's still not a central management console. It makes for a lot of work when applying policies and security solutions.

The product isn't very user-friendly.

It's a bit old-fashioned in its design and approach.

While, for example, McAfee might have a new version every two months, Trend Micro might not release a new version for two years. While it's very stable, it could be a bit too long in-between versions.

It would be ideal if the solution communicated better with other security solutions from other brands. This is an issue. They need to open up their API or give access, or exchange information with other security products so that everything can communicate together, learn from each other, and block malicious threats better.

For how long have I used the solution?

We've been using the solution for a long time. It's been three or four years or so.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is very good. There aren't a lot of bugs or glitches. In comparison, for example, Sophos has some bugs and McAfee has a lot of bugs. When they give you a new version, you know that you have to wait for the service pack, to be sure that it will be up and running in production.

This product doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The thing users need to understand about the solution is that Deep Security is not by default meant to manage 100,000 PCs. It's for data centers, and it's for less than 300 servers at the same time. That said, even a big company doesn't have a lot of servers available. In terms of scalability, we don't find a limit for the moment based on the customer base we have.

You can also scale via the cloud. It's very flexible and you can deploy on command, on a virtual server in the cloud. 

How are customer service and technical support?

We've dealt with technical support in the past. We only call them, from time to time, if we can't figure out the answer ourselves. While four or so years ago they weren't as fast, not we get a quick response. Over the past year, we've been quite pleased with the level of support.

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

We're familiar with older versions of McAfee. We are playing with Sophos for the UTM, the NG Firewall, and for the antivirus, Sophos Intercept X. I've also worked with Kaspersky.

Which is best depends on the client. While Kaspersky, for example, is good for smaller clients, Trend Micro is better for medium to larger ones. However, the solution isn't something you just set and forget. You have to take details, verify, validate, and be aware that a small change will not produce too many logs on the threat detection.

How was the initial setup?

The implementation process is not very complex. If the initial setup is just replacing a competitor antivirus with Trend Micro, it's very easy. The only thing you have to be sure of is that you are setting up the right functionality. Trend Micro Deep Security, has a lot of functions. If you want a classic antivirus, there are very few functions to set up. However, if you want a specific functionality, there may be more steps. There will be more fine-tuning that is required to make sure you are well-protected.

When you have start Deep Security on something that was not equipped with an antivirus, or equipped with, let's say, Bitdefender or Windows Defender, you have very few protections. If you don't take care of covering all these safety functions, you'll be vulnerable. That said, you need to be careful of which functions you activate. You need to make sure it makes sense in terms of the rest of your setup.

What other advice do I have?

It's been one of the four main antivirus solutions, deployed in an industrial way. We've been quite happy with it. You can deploy it on-premises or the cloud, and it's possible to use it with Windows and Linux.

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. We've been very happy with it and found it to be quite secure. 

Of course, next-generation solutions such as Crowd Strike or Carbon Black are game-changing. 

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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Cyber Security Technical Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
Fits any size business, reliable, and good technical support
Pros and Cons
  • "Some of the main features of this solution are it is reliable and can be used in small to large size businesses."
  • "The licensing structure could improve."

What is most valuable?

Some of the main features of this solution are it is reliable and can be used in small to large size businesses.

What needs improvement?

The licensing structure could improve.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for a couple of weeks.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I have found the solution scalable even for large enterprises.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have had good experiences with technical support.

How was the initial setup?

The installation is straightforward.

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

There is a license required for this solution and there are extra features you can purchase. 

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Trend Micro Deep Security an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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Technical Manager at Digital World
Real User
Easy to use, with good support, but it should be integrated with the cloud
Pros and Cons
  • "It's easy to use and the interface is simple."
  • "Another issue is if I want to suggest this solution to a customer, we won't get the pricing immediately, which is a major problem."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for protection from ransomware. 

We use artificial intelligence in the Trend Micro engine for deep security inspection. It allows us to analyze the data and threats.

What is most valuable?

It's easy to use and the interface is simple.

What needs improvement?

The biggest drawback with Trend Micro is even when it is connected to the server, it will show as offline.

Another issue is, if I want to suggest this solution to a customer, we won't get the pricing immediately, which is a major problem.

I would like to see cloud-based integration.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's a stable product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's a scalable solution. We have installed 10 to 15 customers.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have contacted technical support, and they are very good.

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

We provide OfficeScan, OfficeScan XG, Apex models, and Worry-Free Business.

How was the initial setup?

The installation is the same as in Symantec. We have not installed the cloud-based version of Trend Micro. We have installed the on-premises version and it is easy to do.

To deploy the server, it will take 15 minutes and only five minutes to deploy each client.

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

We would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it.

I would rate Trend Micro Deep Security a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Security Engineer/Architect at Telecom Italia
Real User
Versatile, works with any operating system, and integrates well with the cloud.
Pros and Cons
  • "It integrates well with the cloud; for example, AWS, and Google Cloud Provider."
  • "The problem with this solution is that if you go on large sites you have to have an external database, which would increase the cost."

What is our primary use case?

We are service providers for our customers. We are using Trend Micro Deep Security as an anti-malware and as an complete endpoint protection solution for server. The primary use case is data center security.

How has it helped my organization?

Our cloud hosting proposal has grown up with Trend Micro endpoint products fron officescan on to Deep Security. We propose it also on premise for our customers.  The antimalware engine is really effective.

What is most valuable?

This product has many features and it works with every operating system and any kind of endpoint. It's widespread.

Monitoring is good, and they also can protect DevOps/Docker enviroment.

It integrates well with the cloud; for example, AWS, and mow Google Cloud Platform.

What needs improvement?

One problem with this kind of  products is scaling. If you go on large sites you have to have an external database, which would increase the overall solution cost.

The solution offers many features aside from antimalware, lile Host FE and IDS/IPS, File integrity monitoring and so on, but if you use it to protect deliering agents on hosts you'd better verify the amount of host resources (ram)  utilized by DS agent itself.   

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been working with this solution for more than five years. We also delivered Deep Discovery suite products ad advanced ATP solution.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

At one time we had some issues, but not anymore. It's quite a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's on of the best scalable antimalware solution as the amount of protected endpoints grows.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have support here in Italy and we contact them directly. We have a good relationship with our local support.

Overall, we are quite satisfied with technical support.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is complex.

The time for deployment depends on the size. You have different installations for different sizes.

What about the implementation team?

we integrated it with vendor engineering assistance. The level of their assistance team is high,  they have skilled and expert people

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

It's more expensive than other endpoint protection solution. It's not the cheapest.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

for our customers i also evaluated: Symantec, Kaspersky, Sophos. Bitdefender

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend Trend Micro Deep Security. 

If you need a versatile solution that covers many different needs or requirements, Trend Micro Deep Security is very good. It's a broad-spectrum product.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. we use Deep Security in our own Datacenter as actual users but also as system integrators for our customers
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IT Executive at IFB
Real User
Each and every IP connecting to the server gets scanned so we can block whichever IPs do not belong to us at the firewall
Pros and Cons
  • "In terms of valuable features, I would say its intrusion prevention. Each and every IP connecting to the server gets scanned so we know everyone who is accessing our server and we can block whichever IP's do not belong to us at the firewall."
  • "As for what could be improved, I think it should come with an XDR facility without any extra cost. They're always releasing new features, but we need to pay extra for them."

What is our primary use case?

We are using two products. One is Trend Mirco Deep Security, and the other is Apex One. We use Apex One for endpoint protection and Deep Security for server protection.

It scans for intrusion prevention and the forensics of any threats.

How has it helped my organization?

On the product side, they have done multiple upgrades. When we started with Trend Micro they offered us the OfficeScan agent. It is a malware product. After that, it upgraded to Worry-Free. Then we moved to Apex One. So Trend Micro offered all the upgrades. Since we are in the manufacturing industry our focus is mainly on production and we don't consider IT much. In this regard, we are not upgrading our hardware much. We are using the same hardware for five, six, seven years.

However, Trend Micro does not support less than Windows 7. So that is a drawback for us. Otherwise, the functioning of the product is very good.

What is most valuable?

In terms of valuable features, I would say its intrusion prevention. Each and every IP connecting to the server gets scanned so we know everyone who is accessing our server and we can block whichever IPs do not belong to us at the firewall.

Another valuable feature is its lightweight nature. It is only 25 MB deployed in the server, yet it works smoothly, and everything is automated, including the updates and scans. We have scheduled scans that give us a weekly report.

What needs improvement?

As for what could be improved, I think it should come with an XDR facility without any extra cost. They're always releasing new features, but we need to pay extra for them. Our management is a little conservative about paying for new features. So if they're upgrading something or coming out with a new technology, they should provide it to the existing users. Recently, I attended a webinar that XDR gave about their new threat finding features and we have not received them yet. They are not giving it to existing customers. They are only offering it for purchase. It is for threat forensic reports.

I'm not asking for free, since we are already paying. Whenever they come out with a new thing, they should integrate it with the existing product. That is my opinion.

Additionally, we need a complete web reputation. We need to be able to do forensics for any incoming threat, to find details of the source of the threat, and to catch the '"enemy."

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Trend Micro Deep Security for the last two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

In terms of stability, it is very good at finding malware, threats, etc... There is no virus problem, no external threats, no data leak. It is good for now.

We have not experienced any bugs, or glitches, or crashes.

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

Before we started using Trend Micro were using McAfee. We switched because we got a ransomware attack back in 2016. It wasn't safe enough. It was one of the first attacks in India and our management said that McAfee was not ready for it. They had not upgraded their signature and it had multiple systems attacked. After that, management decided to switch to another product and that's when we started using Trend Micro. For the last four or five years we have not had any problems.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup and deployment are not complex. The infrastructure is very good to operate. 

The deployment of the agent is very lightweight. It takes about 10 minutes to complete. 

What about the implementation team?

We deployed under the consultation of Trend Micro. But I can also manage it. When we run into any actual problem only then do we contact Trend Micro. Otherwise, it is running smoothly.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

As a user, I am not finding any drawbacks or problems in this security product. But I do see in some forums comments about issues other customers are facing. I know there are multiple products in the market that are maybe better than Trend Micro. That is why I came to your site and researched other solutions. I have found that Palo Alto is better than Trend Micro. But we have not tested it yet, so I requested from Palo Alto Networks to show us some other products. They are coming next week to show us. If we find that they are better than Trend Micro we will switch. But overall, Trend Micro is working very well.

We had also evaluated Symantec in the past.

What other advice do I have?

I am satisfied with the product. As I mentioned, sometimes we feel some other features should be included. For example, the complete system control and web reputation. Regarding web reputation, I am a little limited because although we are blocking some sites, they are able to access those sites from out of our network. In other words, the restriction should be permanent whether it is done on-premises or on the internet. That is a drawback.

I can recommend it because it is good product. I have experience with other products as well and they have failed in the security field. That why I'm working with Trend Micro now.

The user interface in Trend Micro is very helpful. They have some study videos and some process videos included in the portal itself. So when we are in any system or get a warning or any critical error we can resolve it on the spot because we have the solution attached to the data error. That is something good thing they have done in the portal. With the instructions they have given we can see what we need to do so we can get it resolved by our self. We can learn the things on our own with no need to go to support. 

On a scale of one to ten I would rate Trend Micro Deep Security an eight.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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A reliable and easy-to-use product that has an excellent dashboard and an amazing support team
Pros and Cons
  • "The user interface is the most valuable feature."
  • "The updates for legacy systems are not rolled out frequently."

What is our primary use case?

I used the solution for a UK-based banking company. They had around 200 Linux servers. They had the product installed as an antivirus solution on the servers. We were responsible for managing malware or virus detection. We protected the environment from malicious files.

What is most valuable?

The user interface is the most valuable feature. The customer support provided by the tool is also valuable. The software is regularly updated. We don't face any major issues after updates. It is pretty compatible with every system.

What needs improvement?

The updates for legacy systems are not rolled out frequently. The product must improve on it.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the product’s stability a ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I rate the tool’s scalability a nine out of ten. I work with a security services company. Four of my colleagues are also using it in their enterprise environment.

How are customer service and support?

The customer support is very good.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The solution provides proper documentation for setting it up. It's pretty easy. We can follow the steps in the video tutorials. It’s simple to configure. We installed Trend Micro Deep Security Manager on Windows Server and connected all the agents to it. The deployment took around five to seven minutes on each server. It depends on the network speed.

What other advice do I have?

My company is a partner. I am a technical person supporting my clients with the product. Trend Micro is a very reliable company. Its products are easy to use and easy to deploy. It has a pretty good name in the cybersecurity market. Trend Micro continuously conducts workshops and events to engage with its partners. It keeps the partners and customers aware of the new technologies.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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System Administrator at Alebra
Real User
A scalable and stable solution that provides excellent vulnerability detection features and technical support
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of the product is vulnerability detection."
  • "The initial setup was complex."

What is our primary use case?

I work with the solution as an administrator. I use the solution for servers.

What is most valuable?

Deep Security is a great solution for the server. The most valuable feature of the product is vulnerability detection. It is very fast and clear. It protects from most attacks.

What needs improvement?

The initial setup was complex.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for the past three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I have not faced any issues with the tool’s stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The tool is scalable. We have 40 users and 40 servers in our organization.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support team is very helpful.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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

We use other solutions along with Trend Micro Deep Security. The choice of the solution depends on the server and users. Deep Security has many features and provides many layers of protection for the server.

How was the initial setup?

Once we get used to the product, it is easy to use.

What about the implementation team?

Trend Micro’s team helped us to deploy the solution and make test addresses for the policy. The deployment took us two hours. Trend Micro’s team helps us with maintaining the solution.

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

The product has a high price in Kuwait. Sometimes, we face some issues with the pricing. The pricing module should be improved.

What other advice do I have?

I am using the latest version of the solution. I face issues when I want to adjust policies for users on Apex One. I would recommend the solution to others. The product's protection and the team's support are very nice. Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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