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PROS

Trellix Cloud Workload Security strengthens cloud security control, improves workload visibility, and reduces risk.
Trellix Cloud Workload Security enhances protection for servers in a cloud environment.
Trellix Cloud Workload Security provides a single dashboard view for better visibility across cloud infrastructures.
Trellix Cloud Workload Security integrates seamlessly, allowing for simple installation and compatibility with ePolicy Orchestrator.
Trellix Cloud Workload Security proactively aids in risk mitigation, offering comprehensive detection and threat management.

CONS

There is room for improvement in the pricing model and vulnerability assessment, lacking the ability to identify operating system vulnerabilities and generate comprehensive reports for server patching.
Integration is limited to AWS and Azure, requiring expansion to include GCP, Alibaba, and other cloud services.
Customer support is limited, with long response times and a lack of product knowledge, affecting the resolution of issues.
The cloud AWS needs improvements, and Trellix could enhance protection against AI threats.
Reporting customization, dashboards, and workflow automation require further enhancement for better usability.
 

Trellix Cloud Workload Security Pros review quotes

Krishnakumar Mahadevan - PeerSpot reviewer
CISO at Spink Solutions Private Limited
Jul 16, 2026
The installation process of Trellix Cloud Workload Security is very easy because the ePolicy Orchestrator is integrated.
Manish Kumar Twinkle - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Engineer at itsipl
May 18, 2026
Trellix Cloud Workload Security has positively impacted our organization by improving our visibility across cloud and infrastructure, showing how many workloads we have and what is occurring with those workloads.
Suraj Varma - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Security Engineer at DigitalTrack Solutions Pvt Ltd
Jun 6, 2026
Trellix Cloud Workload Security has positively impacted my organization because it has strengthened cloud security control, improved workload visibility, and reduced risk.
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Samir Paul - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Practitioner at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
May 29, 2026
Trellix Cloud Workload Security has positively impacted my organization by providing prominent visibility concerning detection, threat, risk, and vulnerabilities across the cloud environment, helping us to be proactive in risk mitigation before any disaster happens.
MD
Senior Vice President IT at AS IT Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Aug 2, 2026
In my opinion, it is easy to manage with our ePolicy Orchestrator, the policies, and everything, making it a one-stop access and dashboard to everything, which makes their life easier to maintain.
EK
Secure at ESCARE COLtd
Jul 22, 2026
The intuitive dashboard does not cause any time loss.
reviewer2891265 - PeerSpot reviewer
FinOps Specialist at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Sep 18, 2026
In my organization, the impact of Trellix Cloud Workload Security was very good because the integration and deployment of this solution was very neat, and all the technicians were very satisfied with the time and features the solution brings.
Madan Mohan - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Operations at SOFTPRO PLUS
May 22, 2023
The most valuable feature is the application control.
reviewer1389846 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Security Lead at a security firm with 1-10 employees
Oct 19, 2020
The discovery feature is the most valuable. After you integrate your cloud environment, maybe an Azure or AWS, or a private environment hosted on VMware, it automatically starts discovering the number of servers that are running on that cloud and the number of services that you have done. It is a beautiful feature because, from a security standpoint, it is difficult to identify which VM is compliant or not when you keep on provisioning a number of VMs in the cloud. It also checks for compliance. It checks whether a system is compliant and whether antivirus is installed on a VM. If an antivirus is installed, it checks whether the antivirus is updated to the latest signature package or not. All these things are beautifully done by McAfee Cloud Workload Security. For communicating with the McAfee server, you need to install an agent on the VM. McAfee Cloud Workload Security gives you a direct opportunity to install an agent on a Windows machine. If you have a Windows cloud, you can directly push that agent onto the VM through your McAfee portal. It provides you a single dashboard view of all servers present in the cloud. It shows the servers on which the antivirus is already installed as well as the servers for which the antivirus installation is still pending. This dashboard view is a much-needed thing. It also has a centralized management, which makes it easy to use.
 

Trellix Cloud Workload Security Cons review quotes

Krishnakumar Mahadevan - PeerSpot reviewer
CISO at Spink Solutions Private Limited
Jul 16, 2026
The time to detect or resolve is a concern, and I am not fully satisfied with that aspect.
Manish Kumar Twinkle - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Engineer at itsipl
May 18, 2026
We experience limited customer support, typically requiring a minimum wait of three to four hours for ticket responses.
Suraj Varma - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Security Engineer at DigitalTrack Solutions Pvt Ltd
Jun 6, 2026
I think Trellix Cloud Workload Security could improve by simplifying the initial deployment, as the initial setup requires an expert level of knowledge to deploy it.
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Samir Paul - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Practitioner at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
May 29, 2026
The first is the limited CNAPP capabilities compared to other security solutions like Aqua and Wiz, as Trellix Cloud Workload Security lacks full CNAPP depth, with limited coverage such as CSPM, infrastructure as code scanning, and deep container security.
MD
Senior Vice President IT at AS IT Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Aug 2, 2026
The key issue from Trellix is a lack of knowledge about the product.
EK
Secure at ESCARE COLtd
Jul 22, 2026
I think with the cloud AWS, there could be some improvements for Trellix Cloud Workload Security.
reviewer2891265 - PeerSpot reviewer
FinOps Specialist at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Sep 18, 2026
Trellix Cloud Workload Security can improve by searching for new ways to protect against AI threats.
Madan Mohan - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Operations at SOFTPRO PLUS
May 22, 2023
There is room for improvement in the pricing model.
reviewer1389846 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Security Lead at a security firm with 1-10 employees
Oct 19, 2020
Its vulnerability assessment is not the best. We cannot identify the vulnerabilities that are related to the operating system by using McAfee Cloud Workload Security. I wish McAfee would add a vulnerability assessment tool that will not only identify the vulnerability but will also be able to generate a report so that the required patching can be done for the servers. Currently, McAfee Cloud Workload Security only integrates with AWS and Azure. If it can also integrate with GCP, Alibaba, and other cloud services available in the market, it would be good because not all people are using Azure and AWS.