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We performed a comparison between Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration and McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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Pros
"It seems quite scalable. We don't anticipate any scaling issues. We have it deployed in the cloud.""The fact that we can share documents without emailing them and still be confident they will go through the corresponding scrutiny is great.""Email security has improved since we deployed this platform.""The setup is very easy. I haven't faced any complexity with the setup of the solution.""It provides visibility of events, what's going on with the environment, what we're missing with our other solution, and the user behavior.""It is fast and quite effective in terms of preventing any security incidents.""This DLP is very useful, as it gives our users additional protection.""I appreciate the ease of deployment and the intuitive dashboard. Even someone with basic IT knowledge can easily understand the dashboard and identify potential threats."

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"It can scale.""The solution has good stability and endpoint.""I am impressed with the tool's firewalls and web protection.""The administrative capabilities and the interface make this product accessible and easy to use.""You can manage your compliance in line with legislation such as GDPR and POPIA.""The most valuable feature is the ability to control access to USB drives and other external devices.""The ability to block all USBs from the McAfee portal has been great.""The product provides us with an excellent, dependable solution to recommend to clients for their security needs."

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Cons
"The integration with Gsuite could be improved, especially when reporting the amount of emails it manages to filter.""There are sometimes leakages of viruses when the system is experiencing network failures.""After updates, the internet connection fails, and I have to restart my desktop to resume initial functionalities.""It would be nice to see them expand their collaboration capabilities to include other suites and integrate with lesser-known products.""Its guides are not great.""The implementation could definitely be better.""The next release should focus more on email categorization and provide options for unlocking blocked safe emails.""Check Point's technical support is very much of a low level, especially with respect to other vendors and OEMs."

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"We faced many issues with the solution's customer support, and it should be made customer-friendly and more responsive.""McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention needs to improve the resources it uses for CPU and RAM.""McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention could improve by having artificial intelligence.""Technical support doesn't really offer fast response times.""The pricing is high for licensing and support and the GUI interface is good but could use updating.""The support from McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is good. However, if they provided 24 hours a day seven days a week support that would be a helpful addition.""When this solution is used it requires a lot of administration because the users can have difficulties using it and require assistance. The administrators are continuously modifying the policies for the users. Technical support will be used frequently.""The product uses a lot of resources and because of this it is not always a good solution for every situation."

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  • "Having information stolen by a hacker would be more expensive than purchasing a license."
  • "Being able to keep the phishing campaigns out of my company has been ROI for me."
  • "Do a full feature evaluation (interactive) with a support person. That is what I did."
  • "The price is very good, based on what they deliver."
  • "One of the nice features is that the licensing model is elastic, so if you go over your license count, you can add users during your billing cycle and true-up later."
  • "There are absolutely no additional costs to the standard licensing fees. One of the wonderful pieces is that CloudGuard SaaS is all-inclusive in its licensing. There's no a-la-carte functionality. You're getting 100 percent of the product for the licensing that you're paying."
  • "The difference between [Check Point and its competitors] boiled down to money. Price-wise, Check Point was very good, it was very competitive."
  • "The pricing and licensing are always negotiable."
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  • "The pricing seems expensive both for the license and the support."
  • "The price is high for this type of product."
  • "If the client purchases the entire suite of McAfee Endpoint, the license is included."
  • "Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
  • "There is an annual license to use this solution."
  • "It's not a cheap option."
  • "I'm paying the license for McAfee Total Protection yearly. It could be cheaper, but it's fine."
  • "The price of McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is expensive. It is not the most expensive solution but it is typically 15 to 20 percent higher than other solutions. There is no additional cost to using McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:I don't even have details of the product's single license purchased by my company.
    Top Answer:I use the solution in my company to secure the users' environment so that there are no phishing attacks. The tool operates as an anti-spam solution for the users in our company. Each and every email… more »
    Top Answer:The product offers good and easy integration capabilities with other products.
    Top Answer:The tool focuses on endpoints rather than networks. Endpoints cover everything. It wouldn't be possible to steal confidential information from endpoints.
    Top Answer:McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is expensive.
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    Also Known As
    Check Point CloudGuard, Check Point CloudGuard SaaS , Check Point Harmony Email & Office
    McAfee Total Protection for Data, McAfee Total Protection for DLP, Total Protection for Data, Intel Security Total Protection for Data
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    Overview

    Check Point Harmony Email and Office is a cloud-based software offering complete protection to stop malware attacks through emails. The software is designed to provide protection for organizations using Office 365, G Suite, Google Workspace, and all other collaboration and file-sharing apps. Access permissions can be granted and custom policies can be defined for any user of choice.

    Check Point Harmony Email and Office identifies and blocks advanced malware, phishing, and ransomware attacks in real time before they reach the user’s inbox. In turn, this also helps protect sensitive business data from breaches. Harmony Email and Office was the first solution to implement machine learning, API, and AI for email security, and will ultimately prevent any attempts at account takeover via agentless multi-factor authentication.

    What is Complete Protection?

    Check Point Harmony Email and Office offers a superior catch rate for collaboration apps and cloud email with their API-based solution that detects attacks that other solutions miss, including account takeover, supply chain attacks, ransomware, and BEC. The complete protection offers:

    • Malware Protection - Recognized by NSS Labs as “most effective in breach prevention,” the solution leverages technologies to bring clean files to users within 1.5 seconds. In addition, enterprises can be safer as the solution prevents malicious messages and files from reaching the user’s inbox.
    • Data Leakage Protection - Any confidential or sensitive information will be marked and have a classified suffix added to the end of the message or file to help keep those materials safe. Those files are encrypted, and the user will be alerted to any attempted breach of those messages.
    • Phishing Protection - Before advanced phishing attacks reach the end user, Harmony Email and Office detects and blocks them, including outbound, inbound, and internal communications.
    • Account Takeover Protection - After a user connects their cloud app, the solution captures the user's history and creates a profile and a custom threat profile. In the event of a suspected account takeover, threat intelligence is leveraged through millions of Check Point-secured gateways and endpoints and is blocked.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Check Point Harmony Email and Office offers a revolutionary prevention solution to stop malware attacks through emails. Users particularly like its visibility and the ability to protect sensitive business data.

    David U., a CISO at IMC companies, notes, "It provides visibility of events, what's going on with the environment, what we're missing with our other solution, and the user behavior."

    Mantu S., a senior technology architect at Incedo Inc., writes, "We are able to protect sensitive business data and maintain regulatory compliance with advanced data leak prevention (DLP)."

    McAfee Total Protection for Data solution suite protects your data using a combination of powerful encryption, access control, and user-behavior monitoring.
    Sample Customers
    Helvetia, Denham Capital, Daymark Solutions, Neopharm Group
    Kleberg Bank
    Top Industries
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    Energy/Utilities Company17%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Security Firm10%
    Healthcare Company7%
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Real Estate/Law Firm6%
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    Financial Services Firm33%
    Security Firm13%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Comms Service Provider13%
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    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Healthcare Company6%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business51%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise32%
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    Small Business36%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise46%
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    Small Business61%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise25%
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise67%
    Buyer's Guide
    Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration vs. McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention
    March 2024
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    Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration is ranked 5th in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with 47 reviews while McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is ranked 9th in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with 29 reviews. Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration is rated 8.8, while McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration writes "Has a user-friendly dashboard, a great anti-phishing algorithm, and sandboxing for testing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention writes "Highly beneficial DLP functionality, full system protection, and useful file scanning". Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Avanan, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Mimecast Email Security and Cisco Secure Email, whereas McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is most compared with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, HP Wolf Security, Trend Micro Integrated Data Loss Prevention, Cisco Secure Endpoint and Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention. See our Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration vs. McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention report.

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