We performed a comparison between McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention and Symantec Endpoint Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Forcepoint, Broadcom and others in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)."Enables customization of file types and for different scenarios."
"The most valuable feature of McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is data loss prevention."
"You can manage your compliance in line with legislation such as GDPR and POPIA."
"The whitelisting works well."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to control access to USB drives and other external devices."
"It can scale."
"The stability of the solution can be good. However, the configuration takes a long time for it to be done properly."
"The tool focuses on endpoints rather than networks. Endpoints cover everything. It wouldn't be possible to steal confidential information from endpoints."
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"I like the endpoint detection and response. That's the best feature. I also like the fact that we don't need to use a file on the computer, whereas some anti-malware solutions work with a file on the endpoint. Symantec is a very good option compared to solutions from other vendors."
"One of the features is the ability to frequently get virus signature updates."
"The most amazing qualities of Symantec Endpoint Protection is that it provides a total solution to all virus problems."
"We never expect downtime. There is also great ease of use for my admins."
"The solution is very stable."
"Symantec End-User Endpoint Security is easy to use."
"The initial setup is very simple and straightforward."
"It seems to be user-friendly. Our users seem to like it for the most part."
"The solution needs an easier integration in heterogeneous and dynamic environments."
"We need to do a lot of configuration."
"McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention could improve by making the customer aware of the benefits of the solution which would increase the adoption. Additionally, if there were features to suit multi-cloud environments it would be helpful. If the solution can intelligently identify which is important data for the organization and should not be released from the organization without authorization would be a benefit."
"Technical support doesn't really offer fast response times."
"It could improve how it deals with solar data."
"The initial setup is very complex."
"There are a lot of vulnerabilities and viruses and malware can proliferate."
"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."
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"This solution needs better compatibility with services and applications."
"When, Microsoft releases a new OS version twice a year, you never know if the current version of Symantec Endpoint Protection will support it. You can have a lag between when Microsoft releases a new client - and then the current version doesn't work correctly - and it could be some months between updates from Symantec."
"The monitoring capabilities could be further developed."
"The Symantec Endpoint Manager is very difficult to use and extremely old."
"The Centralized Management could be improved."
"As for some features I would like to see, I'd like a retrospective action feature similar to Cisco Secure Endpoint's. Some antiviruses don't allow you to re-scan a product that was in the former scan—for example, if a file was classified as proper, but then for some reason the file was changed, we need an antivirus with retrospective capability. We need EPP and EDR products in a secured environment."
"Overall, the price could be reduced."
"The solution already has support for Windows, Mac, and Linux but it could improve by having better support for Linux. We have run into some problems when there are upgrades. If they can improve this point, Symantec would be good for endpoint protection as well as for a critical server."
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McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is ranked 9th in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with 29 reviews while Symantec Endpoint Security is ranked 5th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 140 reviews. McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is rated 7.4, while Symantec Endpoint Security is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention writes "Highly beneficial DLP functionality, full system protection, and useful file scanning". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Security writes "The solution has given us visibility into compliance within our whole system and helped us ensure everything is updated". McAfee Total Protection for Data Loss Prevention is most compared with HP Wolf Security, Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, Trend Micro Integrated Data Loss Prevention, Cisco Secure Endpoint and Safetica ONE, whereas Symantec Endpoint Security is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Trend Micro Deep Security, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business.
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