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McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention pros and cons

Vendor: McAfee
3.7 out of 5

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PROS

McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention offers strong data leak prevention and data protection.
The product provides excellent and dependable security solutions for clients.
McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention allows customization of file types and different scenarios.
The pricing is excellent and very affordable.
McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention can scale and provides good stability.

CONS

Pricing is high for licensing and support, and McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention uses a lot of resources, making it unsuitable for every situation.
Integration in heterogeneous and dynamic environments needs to be easier, and blocking file transfers via email should be supported.
Technical support does not offer fast response times, resulting in client dissatisfaction due to lacking support, skills, and tool effectiveness.
McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention lacks compliance with GDPR regulations, which would enhance security, and it requires excessive CPU and memory resources.
Improving integration capabilities with other vendors and DRM solutions like Seclore is necessary.
 

McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention Pros review quotes

SS
Information Technology Solutions Manager at UBG
Dec 23, 2019
The administrative capabilities and the interface make this product accessible and easy to use.
it_user1263828 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO/IT Manager at rahaco
Jan 19, 2020
The product provides us with an excellent, dependable solution to recommend to clients for their security needs.
reviewer1270608 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Mar 9, 2020
The whitelisting works well.
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BK
Owner at xconsult
May 25, 2020
The most valuable feature is the ability to control access to USB drives and other external devices.
PN
Chief Information Security Officer at Romsons
Jul 22, 2020
The ability to block all USBs from the McAfee portal has been great.
reviewer1285899 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Oct 12, 2020
The interface showcases threat incidents very well.
reviewer1598412 - PeerSpot reviewer
Management Executive at a security firm with 11-50 employees
Jun 10, 2021
You can manage your compliance in line with legislation such as GDPR and POPIA.
reviewer1493598 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 30, 2021
McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is a very stable product.
Meleria Mangaring - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Engineer at Trends and Technologies, Inc
Aug 5, 2021
The pricing of the product is excellent. It's very affordable.
Kamal Abdelrahman - PeerSpot reviewer
Country Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Feb 15, 2022
The overall features of McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention are very good.
 

McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention Cons review quotes

SS
Information Technology Solutions Manager at UBG
Dec 23, 2019
The pricing is high for licensing and support and the GUI interface is good but could use updating.
it_user1263828 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO/IT Manager at rahaco
Jan 19, 2020
The product uses a lot of resources and because of this it is not always a good solution for every situation.
reviewer1270608 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Mar 9, 2020
The solution needs an easier integration in heterogeneous and dynamic environments.
Learn what your peers think about McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: December 2025.
879,889 professionals have used our research since 2012.
BK
Owner at xconsult
May 25, 2020
There needs to be support for blocking the sending of files by email because even if you block or remove an external disk, the files are not protected.
PN
Chief Information Security Officer at Romsons
Jul 22, 2020
The solution needs to be a one-stop protection shop. And yet, the DLP isn't strong. Anyone can break it quite easily.
reviewer1285899 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Oct 12, 2020
Technical support doesn't really offer fast response times.
reviewer1598412 - PeerSpot reviewer
Management Executive at a security firm with 11-50 employees
Jun 10, 2021
Our client is not very happy with the lack of support, the skills, and the effectiveness of the tool.
reviewer1493598 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 30, 2021
The interface can be improved, it's too cluttered.
Meleria Mangaring - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Engineer at Trends and Technologies, Inc
Aug 5, 2021
In my experience, it's not really user-friendly for me, in terms of how I navigate with the ePolicy Orchestrator. They need to upgrade their management console.
Kamal Abdelrahman - PeerSpot reviewer
Country Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Feb 15, 2022
McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention could improve by having artificial intelligence.