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Sunil  Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Specialist at Hitachi Systems, Ltd.
Real User
Sep 2, 2022
It lets us define roles in our data products, helping us identify something suspicious on the client's device.
Pros and Cons
  • "Complete Data Protection lets us define roles in our data products. It helps us identify something suspicious on the client's device."
  • "Complete Data Protection was necessary to meet advanced customer requirements."
  • "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."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

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.

What is most valuable?

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

What needs improvement?

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. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using McAfee for five years.

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How was the initial setup?

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. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate McAfee Complete Data Protection 10 out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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reviewer2027445 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Engineer at a security firm with 11-50 employees
Real User
Dec 10, 2022
Reliable with good data protection but needs an updated UI
Pros and Cons
  • "We can scale the solution."
  • "The UI could be improved a bit."

What is our primary use case?

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

How has it helped my organization?

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

What is most valuable?

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.

What needs improvement?

The UI could be improved a bit.

Other than that, the solution has been very good.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for about a year. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

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

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. 

How are customer service and support?

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

How was the initial setup?

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.  

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

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

What other advice do I have?

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.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Subbu Madhira - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at OmniNet Systems
Real User
Top 5
Apr 13, 2022
Good compliance and accepted standards but requires more stability
Pros and Cons
  • "It is part of the DLP and works well for that use case."
  • "They offer very good accepted standards, the solution is compliant and offers good support, and they offer pretty good security due to their standards compliance."
  • "They could be better in terms of Complete Data Protection."
  • "I would like to see a bit more stability."

What is our primary use case?

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.

What is most valuable?

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.

What needs improvement?

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. 

For how long have I used the solution?

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

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

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.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

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

How was the initial setup?

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. 

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

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

What other advice do I have?

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

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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it_user1219365 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Engineer at 22by7
Real User
Jul 31, 2021
User-friendly, easy to set up, and scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "Technical support is very helpful."
  • "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, and the product can scale."
  • "There are compatibility issues with the Chrome browser."
  • "There are compatibility issues with the Chrome browser."

What is our primary use case?

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.

What is most valuable?

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. 

What needs improvement?

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.

For how long have I used the solution?

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

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

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. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

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

How are customer service and technical support?

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. 

How was the initial setup?

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.

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

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.

What other advice do I have?

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. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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it_user1518681 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Team Lead at Foresight Software Solutions Pvt Ltd
Reseller
Mar 15, 2021
Scans and protects data-at-rest
Pros and Cons
  • "With respect to data loss prevention, I think it is helpful to the customer."
  • "McAfee Complete Data Protection is both stable and scalable."
  • "There are some features that do not work with Mac."
  • "The full set of features are enabled only for Windows. There are some features that do not work with Mac."

What is our primary use case?

We have huge clients, like Toshiba, Bangalore International Airport, Viacom, and other companies.

What is most valuable?

With respect to data loss prevention, I think it is helpful to the customer; except for a few limitations with Mac. 

What needs improvement?

The full set of features are enabled only for Windows. There are some features that do not work with Mac. With respect to device control, it can be quite limited for Mac.

With Mac, we experience problems with post-related issues, with the device controller, and with email-related listings. Network communication is another thing. Certain rules just do not work for our Mac environments.

The security could also be improved when it comes to Mac. Most of our customers ask for these features. They want these same features for their Mac devices. We're just hosts — it's up to McAfee to provide these features.

They should also offer encryption and device control for Linux.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been reselling McAfee Complete Data Protection for seven years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

McAfee Complete Data Protection is both stable and scalable.

How are customer service and technical support?

The technical support is good. It's easy for us to reach support whenever we experience any issues. They put us right through to human beings — we don't have to converse with a robot first. 

How was the initial setup?

This solution is easy to deploy and maintain.

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

McAfee Complete Data Protection is a little bit expensive. The price could be lower. In regard to data loss prevention, we have different licensing.

What other advice do I have?

We need to check a customer's environment and infrastructure before recommending this solution. Based on that, we can then decide on the type of setup they'll require. Later on, when their new environment increases, they're able to scale up easily.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give McAfee Complete Data Protection a rating of nine.

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reviewer1507008 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Cyber Security Consultant at a security firm with 501-1,000 employees
Consultant
Feb 25, 2021
Unified management console and scales well, but we need more granular control over the policies
Pros and Cons
  • "The console allows us to manage not only endpoint protection, but DLP, and also integration with MVISION Cloud."
  • "The most valuable feature is the unified management console, ePO."
  • "We are looking for more granular control over the policies."
  • "We are looking for more granular control over the policies."

What is our primary use case?

We are a solution provider and this is one of the security products that we implement for our clients. I focus primarily on data protection and data loss prevention solutions, and in this role, I work with McAfee Complete Data Protection a lot. We also use it for encryption.

A simple use case would be keywords and reject detection.

Other reasons that we use it are for PII and PCI compliance.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the unified management console, ePO. The console allows us to manage not only endpoint protection, but DLP, and also integration with MVISION Cloud.

What needs improvement?

We are looking for more granular control over the policies. McAfee has some challenges in this regard.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with McAfee Complete Data Protection

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

There are some challenges with stability when you want to fine-tune the granularity. When it is too generic, you get a lot of false-positive errors.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I don't think that McAfee has any scalability-related issues because they deal with a lot of enterprise companies.

Our clients are typically the public sector, although we have a lot of large, enterprise customers as well.

How are customer service and technical support?

The most important thing is how they enable our team. They provide us with good support during the pre-sales stages.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup for McAfee is straightforward, and not very complex. The fine-tuning, however, takes time.

What other advice do I have?

We can see that a lot of things are moving to the cloud, and I want to see more cloud solutions and more integration where we can make use of them. As time goes on, we can see that there are more customers on the cloud.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Product Manager at Axoft Ukraine
Real User
Feb 24, 2021
A data protection solution with valuable security features
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is security."
  • "We can use our devices more securely, therefore it protects us from data loss, and therefore, it's very helpful for us."
  • "The price is a little high and could be better."
  • "The price is a little high and could be better."

What is our primary use case?

We use it, for example, for USB devices. When we are using USB devices, we have to put the password to open the USB stick. Without it, we cannot use the USB stick anywhere.

How has it helped my organization?

We can use our devices more securely. Therefore, it protects us from data loss, and therefore, it's very helpful for us. The biggest lesson we have learned is that security is very important in business.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is security.

What needs improvement?

The price is a little high and could be better.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using McAfee Complete Data Protection for about two years. 

What about the implementation team?

We implemented this solution by ourselves.

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

I think the price could be a little bit less.

What other advice do I have?

I would tell potential users that automatic update distribution would be very useful for such solutions. Doing it manually is very hard work.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give McAfee Complete Data Protection a nine.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Technical Security Engineer at Hitachi Systems, Ltd.
Real User
Feb 4, 2021
Some of the features that have been most valuable include the firewall protection, wave control, and data loss protection
Pros and Cons
  • "I am satisfied with the customer service/technical support."
  • "Some of the features that have been most valuable include the firewall protection, wave control, and data loss protection."
  • "In terms of where the solution could improve, it could integrate with network solutions for ADTs, email web gateways and discovery."
  • "In terms of where the solution could improve, it could integrate with network solutions for ADTs, email web gateways and discovery."

What is our primary use case?

The main use case of this solution is identifying bad actors (criminals) who want to steal data and locking them out of areas that require authentication.

What is most valuable?

Some of the features that have been most valuable include the firewall protection, wave control, and data loss protection.

What needs improvement?

In terms of where the solution could improve, it could integrate with network solutions for ADT,email web gateway and discovery.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for eight

How are customer service and technical support?

I am satisfied with the customer service/technical

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

Before using this solution, we used Symantec andAjeet Kumar:
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Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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