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Sample Customers

KerioControl

Triton Technical, McDonald's

Popular Solutions

KerioControl

4 reviews

GFI LanGuard

1 reviews

KerioConnect

3 reviews

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

3 reviews

McAfee Complete Data Protection

4 reviews

McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention

2 reviews

Top Industries

Comms Service Provider

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Construction Company

Outsourcing Company

Financial Services Firm

13%

Construction Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Quotes From Member Reviews

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

Most Helpful Reviews

Constantnos Achilleos
Product manger at Asbis Mediteranean
The solution is used for site-to-site VPN connections and it is valued for its cost efficiency and easy connectivity....
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Marcelino Mongcal
Senior Systems Tech/Admin at Samco Software Inc.
Small medium-sized businesses are our primary focus, particularly in warehouse distribution and retail sectors. We...
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Thanu Kishore
Technical Executive at Satcom Infotech
My experience with GFI LanGuard involves patch management where, whenever we visit customers, they request patches...
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Marek Jaworski
Senior Engineer, Team Lead, Network Operations at a comms service provider
As a company dealing in satellite technology, we use it for small to big satellite links, and for some remote islands...
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Herbert Haug
Systems Administrator at a tech company
We have some old fax machines. Only one or two addresses are needed to fax because we have customers all around the...
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Binu Haneef
System Administrator at Sky News Arabia
We are using many components such as Drive Encryption, DLP, Threat Prevention, Advanced Threat Prevention, and Web...
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VivekGupta7
DGM at a financial services firm
McAfee Web Protection is for our entire system, regardless of the brand. It is implemented in all systems through an...
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Wahidur Rahman
Senior Executive Officer at United Commercial Bank Limited
Our primary use case for this solution is activity, authentication, and scans for audit purposes and priority...
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Anonymous User
Information Security Analyst at a real estate/law firm
My major use case for McAfee Complete Data Protection is for DLP. McAfee Complete Data Protection helps to prevent...
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Kalidas Mangle
Sr. System Engineer at Zensar Technologies
We are working with McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention and Trellix products in our environment, but not...
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Customer Service

Dedi-Husni
Cybersecurity Lead at PT. Alpha Citra Siber Indonesia
The technical support from KerioControl is very helpful. I would rate technical support a nine out of ten.
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Timur Assembayev
Network Specialist at Wattum
I have not had the need to use the support from KerioControl because I have found all the answers to my questions...
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Ted Mbugua
Security Manager at a tech services company
The support from GFI LanGuard has been good.
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Constantnos Achilleos
Product manger at Asbis Mediteranean
I have never needed to contact customer support as the product is easy to use, allowing problems to be solved quickly...
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Ted Mbugua
Security Manager at a tech services company
I opened a case with technical support and the person who was assisting me was very helpful. I was able to resolve my...
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Justin Braegelman
IT Support at Rural Computer Consultants, Inc
The GFI technical support can be very time-consuming to get down to the root of the problem, but they are very...
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Anonymous User
Head of Networks at a recruiting/HR firm
I would rate GFI's technical support a six out of 10. It's difficult to log a support ticket with them. You have to...
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Anonymous User
Lead Hand - Print Department at a marketing services firm
The technical support is amazing. You receive a fast response after you create a ticket and the agent are very...
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Jaroslav Jašek
IT manager at ABITec s.r.o.
My experience with the solutions technical support is fine but they could be faster in responding.
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MarcoVivaldelli
IT Director CEO at MARVIV SRLS
Their technical support is very good. We haven't had any problems with them.
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Thanu Kishore
Technical Executive at Satcom Infotech
I have had a good experience with GFI LanGuard's technical support.
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Marcelino Mongcal
Senior Systems Tech/Admin at Samco Software Inc.
The technical support is good as a reseller. We have direct connection with the technical support, we can send them...
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Anonymous User
Senior Network Administrator at a tech vendor
We use the technical support. The support is good for GFI and its products.
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Freddie Lewis
Solutions Architect at Clockwork Solutions
I used support once or twice when I hit the first license ceiling. I did log a support ticket in. They were fine....
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Hugo Van Putten
Owner at Multi Level Software
The problems I've had with Kerio, when I wanted to change something, have always been solved by consulting the...
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Eugene Hacker
Director of Network Services at a university
I talked to them before about the issue of data not being available. They talked me through going in and just...
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Anonymous User
Senior Sales Technician at a tech services company
I have never used their technical support.
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Arie De Kruijf
EMP Specialist at Global EPM BV
GFI's technical support is way too slow in terms of response times. Their knowledge is okay. They should know their...
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Anonymous User
System Administrator Team Lead | Developer at a tech services company
It's been a while since we contacted support, but back when we did it was pretty hard to get a hold of someone. We...
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Denis L
Sales Solutions Engineer at a tech services company
I am a distributor so I often will act as the support.
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AliKia
Research And Development Manager at MFP
I don't use technical support because KerioControl is very easy to use.
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LB5
Information Technology Specialista at REMING CONSULT a.s.
Support is free and is part of the license. We get support through the partners. They are quick and responsive.
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Chris Kershner
CEO at Professional Project Managers
One of my customers had some issues that weren't pleasant. Support was pretty good and then it changed quite a bit...
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BrianCook
Information Security Officer - VP at Unified Technology Solutions
I would like to see a little improvement in their technical support when you have a problem. I may be a little jaded...
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AliAmini
IT Consultant at ArioRasaneh
I have not contacted technical support. When I have an issue I search the internet and solve the problem. When I...
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Anonymous User
IT Director at a comms service provider
The technical support is good.
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Jay Greiner
Head of IT at Glorious Way Church
I've only had to use technical support once and it was on a VPN. They updated the VPN protocol and I had a question...
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Bryant Dawson
Network Engineer at a marketing services firm
Customer Service: I never called them. Technical Support: I never called them.
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Chuck Schurman
System Administrator at a construction company
I haven't used technical support.
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Michael Livingston
IT Director at Thomas George Associates Ltd
I don't recall ever having to use their technical support.
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Meleria Mangaring
Systems Engineer at a consultancy
McAfee offers very good technical support and we have been very happy with its capabilities. We find support to be...
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Massimo Biccini
Cyber Security Consultant & Presale at Innovery
If we're talking about the classic product, we found that technical support usually had good skills and sound...
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BernardLugalia
Cyber Security Engineer at a tech services company
The tool itself is great, but the technical support is not always perfect. There have been some support issues. When...
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Vivek Sathaye
Director at Benelec
The support from McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention could improve.
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VivekGupta7
DGM at a financial services firm
Inspira provides both technical support and maintenance. They have a specialist, a special engineer, who handles it...
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Yantao Zhao
Software Integration Engineer at Thales
My impression of the technical support of McAfee Complete Data Protection is favorable.
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AdnanButt
Service Security Specialist
Technical support is good. We've been largely satisfied with them so far.
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Kamal Abdelrahman
Country Manager at a tech services company
I would rate McAfee technical support as a seven. Improvements could be made in response time or quality as all of...
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Syed M Sarfaraz Hussain
System Administrator at CyberGen
We do not have experience with customer service and support.
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Anonymous User
Cyber Security Consultant at a tech services company
The technical support is pretty poor.
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RajuBhatt
retired
I've never had to reach out to the support.
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Anonymous User
Senior Consultant at a financial services firm
We had a local technical support company and did not deal with McAfee at the regional level. I can say that our local...
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Anonymous User
Information Security Analyst at a real estate/law firm
I have dealt with technical support from McAfee Complete Data Protection. It just depends on where I get the person....
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Sambhaji Bhosale
Cyber security consultant at a tech vendor
The technical support has been excellent with no reported issues.
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Anonymous User
Security Professional
Customer Service: We were a McAfee EMEA Premier Managed Service Provider at the time, so we had no problems getting...
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Anonymous User
Network Security Engineer at a tech services company
Customer Service: 5/10. Technical Support: 4/10.
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Anonymous User
IT Manager at a financial services firm
Technical support is good. They are timely in responding.
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Abel Abenemi
IT Lead\Network Security Analyst at Oiltest Services Limited
Technical support is perfect. If you send a request for help but resolve the issue yourself after a few hours, they...
Read full review of McAfee Complete Data Protection »
JonathanChawatama
IT Security Consultant at ZOL Zimbabwe
McAfee technical support is ok, but we do not contact them very often. Every year, they impose certifications on us,...
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Anonymous User
Technical Engineer at a tech services company
Technical products are bound to get stuck due to the technical processes involved. Sometimes, certain new issues crop...
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DucDoan
Security Manager at a tech services company
For the most part, technical support has been great. When we've had technical problems, they've helped us. I've found...
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Anonymous User
Management Executive at a security firm
The support in South Africa could be much better.
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Amer-Alkhawaldeh
Presales Manager at a computer software company
Essentially, as a service delivery partner, we are also technical support to some level.
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Anonymous User
Application Programmer (Infrastructure and OA support) at a government
We have raised support cases to McAfee and they responded in a professional and helpful manner and completed with...
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Anonymous User
Lead Cyber Security Consultant at a security firm
The most important thing is how they enable our team. They provide us with good support during the pre-sales stages.
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Anonymous User
Storage Engineer at 22by7
Technical support is absolutely fine. I have very good friends in support. Most of the time, most of my friends are...
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Altaf Siddiqui
Network Engineer at IBoss Tech Solutions Pvt. Ltd
The solution's customer support team's response time is good. We raise the ticket on a support portal and communicate...
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Obaseun Awoyinfa
Security Consultant at CS Africa
To be honest, I have actually never really needed to call support overall. The product has been working all these...
Read full review of McAfee Complete Data Protection »
Yash Rana
Manager IT at OTE
The technical support of McAfee is good and that is why we use McAfee products. The support and protection is very...
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Anonymous User
Senior Marketing Specialist II at Harman International
When we raise a ticket with the support they respond based on the severity of the matter. I rate the support from...
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