it_user874107 - PeerSpot reviewer
Risk Management Specialist
Real User
Provides anti-spam, trojan/worm detection/prevention but CPU and memory usage need work
Pros and Cons
  • "Antivirus, including anti-spam, trojan, and worm detection and prevention. Kaspersky has a comprehensive virus definition update which is very helpful for threat prevention."
  • "The need to re-engineer the source code to reduce CPU and memory usage. Other areas for improvement include a data-loss prevention solution, enhanced application control, enhanced device control, an endpoint encryption solution, an advanced persistent threats (APT) solution, and an all-in-one solution with one pricing scheme for corporate and enterprise business needs."

What is our primary use case?

For preventing virus spreads in our networks (servers and PCs). In my experience, Kaspersky products have comprehensive and quick zero-day response for global and local (Indonesia) threats, including spam, Trojans, worms, etc.

My environment consists of 30 servers and 200 PCs and laptops with no USB and CD/DVD media restriction. Eighty percent of all clients have internet connection without any restriction policy.

How has it helped my organization?

Decreases IT threats, incidents from outside the environment as well as internal. Reduces cost and time when handling incidents, including mitigation, restore backup, recovery, reducing/preventing file/data error caused by the threat.

What is most valuable?

Antivirus, including anti-spam, trojan, and worm detection and prevention. Kaspersky has a comprehensive virus definition update which is very helpful for threat prevention.

What needs improvement?

The need to re-engineer the source code to reduce CPU and memory usage. Other areas for improvement include a data-loss prevention solution, enhanced application control, enhanced device control, an endpoint security encryption solution, an advanced persistent threats (APT) solution, and an all-in-one solution with one pricing scheme for corporate and enterprise business needs.

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For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.

What other advice do I have?

I rate it at seven out of 10. It would be an eight if they could decrease memory and CPU usage.

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Network and Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Scalable, easy to use, and stable
Pros and Cons
  • "The product is quite scalable."
  • "The solution could be more secure. It's an aspect the company needs to be mindful of."

What is our primary use case?

The solution is primarily used in order to protect computers. It also helps you avoid issues online.

What is most valuable?

The solution has been very stable. The performance is good.

The product is quite scalable.

We use it at our enterprise, and it's been extremely beneficial.

We've found the product to be easy to use.

What needs improvement?

The solution could be more secure. It's an aspect the company needs to be mindful of.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for around two years at this point.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It's reliable. We don't deal with any types of crashing or freezing.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution can scale if you need it to. That's not a problem.

Right now, in our organization, about 25 people use it.

How are customer service and technical support?

We've never used technical support before. We've never had to call them. Therefore, I can't speak to how helpful or responsive they are. 

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

For an antivirus product, I used to use McAfee. However, I had some information stolen from my computer and therefore I had to change products. It didn't protect me very well. 

How was the initial setup?

I did not handle the installation process. There's another team that manages that aspect of the solution. Therefore, I can't comment directly on how easy or difficult it was to implement.

There is a systems manager that handles any maintenance that may be required.

What about the implementation team?

We had a team that handled it internally.

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

You do have to pay for a license. We pay a yearly licensing fee. I can't speak to the exact cost, however. 

What other advice do I have?

I'm a customer and an end-user. I do not have a business relationship with Kaspersky.

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten. We've mostly been quite please with its performance. 

I'd recommend it to other users and organizations.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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IT Infrastructure Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Consultant
Easy to install, fast, stable, and has all required features
Pros and Cons
  • "Our clients are using the advanced options, and they're quite comfortable with this solution because they didn't have any problems. It was easy to integrate it with Active Directory. It is fast and easy to use. It has all the required features."
  • "Currently, it doesn't have a cloud option. This is something that they should look into going forward."

What is our primary use case?

Our clients use it for protecting their endpoints.

What is most valuable?

Our clients are using the advanced options, and they're quite comfortable with this solution because they didn't have any problems. 

It was easy to integrate it with Active Directory. It is fast and easy to use. It has all the required features.

What needs improvement?

Currently, it doesn't have a cloud option. This is something that they should look into going forward.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for two months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable. We didn't have any problems.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have been implementing it in small companies, and it has been working fine.

How are customer service and technical support?

I haven't spoken to technical support because our implementation went well.

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

Our clients were using other antivirus solutions, and they moved to this solution. We will be doing POCs for some clients who already have a similar solution. It is not easy to move to a new solution.

How was the initial setup?

It was a simple process. The installation and the updates afterward went smoothly. The initial setup was quite fast. It took 15 to 20 minutes, which also included updates. 

What about the implementation team?

We provide maintenance services to our clients and check whether the updates are happening.

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

Its price is on par with other products. It might even be slightly cheaper. There are no additional costs.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Kaspersky Endpoint Security an eight 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: Partner
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IT Consultant at a marketing services firm with 11-50 employees
Consultant
Easy to use, helpful technical support, and the setup is straightforward
Pros and Cons
  • "This product is easy to use."
  • "It slows down the system sometimes, and it has the occasional false positive where it deems something a virus when it isn't."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use Kaspersky as our antivirus solution. It covers endpoint protection and endpoint compliance, as well.

What is most valuable?

This product is easy to use.

What needs improvement?

It slows down the system sometimes, and it has the occasional false positive where it deems something a virus when it isn't. That said, it's not bad.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Kaspersky Endpoint Security for the past 12 months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I have not seen any bugs or glitches in the time that I have used it.

How are customer service and technical support?

When I need help, I contact them. Technical support has always been helpful and we have had no issues with them at all.

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

We are a solution provider, and most of our clients use Symantec as their antivirus solution.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

Our in-house team deployed it and didn't require any help.

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

Kaspersky is priced well. I would say that the prices are relatively cheap.

What other advice do I have?

This is a product that we like, and use it as-is. We wouldn't want to change anything on it.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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IT manager at BUROTOP IRIS SA
Reseller
Easy to use and deploy with good patch development
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of this solution are the firewall, the IPS, and the patch deployment."
  • "The stability could be better."

What is our primary use case?

We are distributors.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of this solution are the firewall, the IPS, and the patch deployment.

It's very simple to use.

What needs improvement?

The stability could be better.

In the next release, I would like to see mobile management and better pricing.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Kaspersky for four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This solution is stable but it freezes when we combine the database and the application on the same server.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have not tried to scale this solution yet. 

We have 45 users in our organization.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have not contacted technical support.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. It's easy and not difficult to deploy. It only took two hours.

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

Licensing costs are on a yearly basis.

What other advice do I have?

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

I would rate Kaspersky Endpoint Security 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: Distributor
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CISO at a religious institution with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Blocks a lot of malware which would have interrupted our operations
Pros and Cons
  • "Kaspersky Enterprise solution's combined protections have helped to block a lot of malware which would have caused a lot of interruptions in our operations."
  • "The solution is very draining on the computers at certain moments in its operation, excluding the scanning periods that make the computer unusable until finished. It is a balance between economic protection and client machine performance to our users."

What is our primary use case?

Endpoint antivirus and malware protection for mobile users and their laptop computers. We have experimented with mobile devices, but have not needed to establish corporate protections on mobiles until recently.

How has it helped my organization?

Kaspersky has proven to offer very good protection to all our PC users. We also have it installed on our Mac clients and it is performing well.

What is most valuable?

Kaspersky Enterprise solution's combined protections have helped to block a lot of malware which would have caused a lot of interruptions in our operations.

What needs improvement?

The solution is very draining on the computers at certain moments in its operation, excluding the scanning periods that make the computer unusable until finished. It is a balance between economic protection and client machine performance to our users. Most of the time, it is an excellent solution.

For how long have I used the solution?

More than five years.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user854691 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Support Specialist
User
The user interface is easy to maintain once it is setup
Pros and Cons
  • "It allows for a solid form of risk management as well as a measure of remote device management."
  • "The user interface is easy to maintain once it is setup."
  • "Utilizing the CPU usages during the scan process needs to be improved."

How has it helped my organization?

It has improved my organization because the admin tools are easy to use.

What is most valuable?

The admin tools are the most valuable feature because they are easy to use.

It allows for a solid form of risk management as well as a measure of remote device management. It is very hands off, which I appreciate. 

What needs improvement?

Utilizing the CPU usages during the scan process needs to be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.

How are customer service and technical support?

The customer service is solid. I have never had a problem getting through to someone. They have always been able to help me with any problems or questions.

How was the initial setup?

  • Custom package deployments 
  • The user interface is easy to maintain once it is setup.
  • The Client is very low-resource. Some of the systems that I have deployed it on are older, and it does not eat up a lot of system resources.

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

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user877110 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Supervisor
Real User
Helps minimize breach of data and stabilize our network

What is our primary use case?

To protect my endpoint computer.

How has it helped my organization?

It helps minimize breach of data and stabilize our network.

What is most valuable?

Device protection.

What needs improvement?

Web Control and vulnerability need work.

For how long have I used the solution?

More than five years.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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