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Sales Account Manager at a security firm with 11-50 employees
Reseller
Top 5Leaderboard
Provides inbound and outbound scanning, data loss protection, and encryption
Pros and Cons
  • "Encryption is the most valuable feature. It creates an encryption tunnel from your location to the delivery address."
  • "It's not a simple implementation."

What is our primary use case?

It's our primary, go-to product for email security. It covers our inbound and outbound mail. If somebody clicks on a bad link inside your company, it will automatically stop them from using that email to spread the rest of the phishing attempts. It checks outbound emails, not just inbound.

The solution is deployed on the cloud.

There are about 12 users in my organization. 

If we get a new employee, we'll buy another license. Otherwise, we don't have plans to increase usage. It scales with the amount of staff that we have.

How has it helped my organization?

It doesn't matter from where you log in, you're going to go through the Barracuda gateway. It will protect and filter any incoming mail. There's also a sandboxing feature. If Barracuda picks up something that's a little bit fishy, it will detonate it in the sandbox.

If it's not malicious, it'll pass it on. If it is malicious, it'll just quarantine it. The nice thing is that sometimes Barracuda doesn't know if the mail is good or bad for you. It gives you the option to allow delivery or to block delivery of that particular kind of mail.

If someone is trying to send you mail but is being blocked by your gateway, you can go into your Barracuda portal, see the last mail that came in, and you can choose from different options: allow/don't allow, deliver, once only, block user, or whatever the case may be.

In some cases, we can also restrict it, but only the admin can do that. If you have a problem and one of your clients can't send you mail, you need to contact the admin IT manager and tell them that you're expecting mail from a certain email address but you've been blocked. He will then allow the delivery of that. It gives you control over what gets delivered to your end users from an IT manager's point of view.

What is most valuable?

Encryption is the most valuable feature. It creates an encryption tunnel from your location to the delivery address. It's like a tunnel that can't be broken so that your mail can't be intercepted anywhere along the line. When you're using Barracuda as a gateway, your mail is guaranteed to be delivered as it was sent.

The other nice thing about the solution is that it's an archiver, which most companies need for compliance.

For e-discovery, a lot of legal companies need certain documents and for emails to be kept intact as they were sent. It acts as a paper trail.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's pretty stable. It's older than Mimecast. The management tool is web-based, so it's also convenient.

It's managed on Barracuda Cloud Control. It covers spam, email viruses, email malware, phishing, undelivered mail, unsecured emails, and denial of service attacks. It's agentless and because it's an all-in-one product, it covers basically everything.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the scalability as 10 out of 10.

How was the initial setup?

The difficulty of setup will depend on the number of users. It's scalable with the amount of users that you have. Setup with 1,000 users will obviously take longer than 10 users.

There is a labor cost involved in implementation. It takes about seven hours to deploy. There are a lot of different aspects involved in setup. It's not a simple implementation.

Once implemented, it's easy to maintain. Once the setup is done, it's fairly easy.

If you've given all your users rights, they can decide what mail comes through what doesn't. This makes an IT manager's job a lot easier. If you've kept the retention and everything needs to come through the admin or IT office but you send the alerts to the customer, then it's going to be pretty intensive depending on how many users you have.

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

The solution isn't the cheapest considering what you get. I would rate the pricing as seven out of ten.

The cost depends on what features you want. If you want to add advanced email security and compliance, advanced threat protection, cloud archiving services, and data loss protection, then there will be an additional cost.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the solution as nine out of ten. 

I would recommend complete compliance for most customers because it offers you email security services. It provides inbound and outbound scanning, blocking, and sandboxing.

It gives you data loss protection, encryption, and link and typosquatting protection. It also gives you advanced threat protection and cloud archiving services. That is all-in-one email protection.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
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Sarfaraz Hussain - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at NCCPL
Real User
Fabulous range of features not available elsewhere
Pros and Cons
  • "Has some great features not available elsewhere."
  • "The solution lacks DLP."

What is our primary use case?

We are users of this solution and I'm a system administrator and lead manager of the Kaspersky EDR solution in my company. 

What is most valuable?

In my opinion Kaspersky is the best product on the market. It's very easy to handle, user-friendly and they provide a lot of features that are difficult to find in other endpoint solutions.  Kaspersky provides great features and endpoint protection. 

What needs improvement?

The only problem we have with the solution is that DLP is not a part of it. It's particularly relevant for those working in financial markets, especially in Pakistan where it's deployed in banks. DLP would make EDR a complete package. The lack of DLP is the main reason that our company is moving away from Kaspersky EDR. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's very stable and I haven't faced any issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is very scalable. We have approximately 300 users in the company. 

How are customer service and support?

We've had many interactions with technical support. We use the online Kaspersky company portal to raise tickets, and the staff are very knowledgeable technically and very professional. In so many ways, and so many queries I was in coordination with them directly. The email support is also very good. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very simple and there were no issues with deployment. 

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

Kaspersky offers a very budget-friendly licensing model that is a complete package and is suitable for small, medium or enterprise organizations. McAfee, for example, has a much more costly license.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I've looked at other solutions including McAfee and most offer the same level of endpoint protection. Kaspersky provides additional features that other products don't have.

What other advice do I have?

I'm very satisfied with this product overall and I rate it 10 out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Malose Ledwaba - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Manager at Ppc Cement
Real User
Good security that runs quietly in the background and is not hard to set up
Pros and Cons
  • "It helps improve security in our organization."
  • "The solution could always be more secure."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for security purposes, as an antivirus. It prevents threats to our business. Our aim is to make sure that our machines are protected at all times.

What is most valuable?

It's just running in the background. It doesn't bother us, and we don't even notice it is there.

It helps improve security in our organization. The protection on offer is good. 

The initial setup is straightforward. 

What needs improvement?

The solution could always be more secure. Every antivirus solution could be, as things are always dynamically changing. There is always a new risk on the horizon. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for over three years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. It is reliable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. We haven't had any issues at all. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I can't speak to the scalability of the product. It's not an aspect that I handle. 

We have about 1,000 people on the solution right now. 

We do not plan to increase usage. It depends on the number of employees that we have. If the number increases, then we usually increase usage since any machine that comes into our network must have an antivirus on it.

How are customer service and support?

I've never dealt with support. I can't speak to how their services are. 

How was the initial setup?

It is simple to set up and configure. We haven't had any issues with the process. it's not complex. 

I'm not sure how long it took to deploy.

There are three people in our organization that can deploy and maintain the product. 

We have enough people in terms of implementation and management as we have multiple sites that are managed by different people.

What other advice do I have?

We tend to use the latest version of the solution in our organization. I can't speak to the exact version number. 

I would recommend the solution to others. I tested it on my personal computer before and found it worked fine. It's a reputable antivirus. I don't have a problem with it.

As a customer, I am satisfied. I'd rate it nine out of ten. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Watchara Manusnanta - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at Tech Titan Distribution Co., Ltd.
Reseller
Top 10
Reliable, stable, and can identify any attack
Pros and Cons
  • "What I like best about Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response is that it can detect any cyber attack and that it's a reliable product in the cybersecurity space. My company has confidence in it as a product for detecting all cyber attacks. It's a reliable product."
  • "An area for improvement in Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response is its technical support because currently, technical support is delayed."

What is our primary use case?

Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response is used for detecting cyber attacks.

What is most valuable?

What I like best about Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response is that it can detect any cyber attack and that it's a reliable product in the cybersecurity space. My company has confidence in it as a product for detecting all cyber attacks. It's a reliable product.

What needs improvement?

An area for improvement in Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response is its technical support because currently, technical support is delayed.

For how long have I used the solution?

My experience with Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response is three or four years, and I'm still working with it.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response is a stable product because I didn't see any issues when I was using it.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response can be scaled to other solutions, for example, we used an antivirus first, then expanded to EDR using the same console and same server for management, and in the future, we can top it up with a sandbox solution on the same console.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support provided for Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response needs to be faster.

How was the initial setup?

Setting up Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response is easy. You can deploy it from the server or the main console. How long the deployment of the tool would take would depend on the network traffic during deployment and on the endpoint quantity.

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

Pricing for Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response is so-so when you compare it with its competitors. Its pricing isn't cheap nor expensive.

What other advice do I have?

I'm a product manager that handles Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response. My company is a distributor and reseller of the product in Thailand.

I don't remember the exact version number of Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response, but I'm using its latest version.

My rating for Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response is eight out of ten.

If I had the chance to speak to others, my advice would be to use Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response.

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?

Other
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller
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Udom In - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Manager at The Olympia Medical hub
Real User
Good blocking capabilities and patching but needs better support
Pros and Cons
  • "The performance for Kaspersky is good, and it's not impacted our client performance."
  • "There are some cases that take three days to deal with. It's too long."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for endpoint protection. 

What is most valuable?

In the software that I use at Kaspersky, we have some options that we made to our client LiDAR for the block patching, and we can close the high chain. 

The endpoint protection can update the patching from this server directly to the client, and every employee. 

The performance for Kaspersky is good, and it's not impacted our client performance.

It offers good blocking capabilities.

The upper patching is excellent.

What needs improvement?

We have some problems with LiDAR. When we do the install, or reinstall the server console, or server endpoint protection, I don't know why we need to reinstall it. 

Even though we installed, or did a new install for the server endpoint protection features, we use some small PDO or some patching to upgrade it in the employee protection clients if that's in.

I need a local expert. I'm looking for more experts to be able to apply it to certain solutions that we understand already. In order to meet our requirements, we need more experts. 

There are some cases that take three days to deal with. It's too long.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for as long as I've been at the company - about one year. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

While the client is stable, for the console management, we have some problems with LiDAR. Sometimes, we installed it and had a problem and we need to reinstall it. In the last hour, the client can not do the configuration yet we need to add clients into the platform.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We don't find it to have enough space.

We have below 100 people on the solution.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is not too bad. I can say that it is in the middle of the road. They can be slow to respond.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very straightforward. 

What about the implementation team?

We used either an integrator or consultant. We had help from a third party and didn't handle the entire implementation ourselves. 

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

The pricing is good. I'd rate it four out of five in terms of affordability.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did compare Kaspersky EDR with other software vendors.

What other advice do I have?

I'm a customer and end-user.

I would rate the solution a seven out of ten. If we had more local expertise and better support, it would be better.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Gaman Kithsiri - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Information Officer at Ideal Group
Real User
Plenty of features, reliable, and helpful support
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response are all the features. The features have all helped us and most recently malware has been an issue in our company and malware protection has been effective."
  • "Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response should continue to improve its protection while adapting to the changing threat ecosystems. Having more advanced features would be a benefit."

What is our primary use case?

We use Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response for threat protection.

How has it helped my organization?

Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response has helped our company in many ways. Since we have been using this solution has have not had issues compared to other solutions we have used.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response are all the features. The features have all helped us and most recently malware has been an issue in our company and malware protection has been effective. 

What needs improvement?

Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response should continue to improve its protection while adapting to the changing threat ecosystems. Having more advanced features would be a benefit.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response for approximately four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response is good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response is scalable.

We have approximately 250 end-user accounts with ten servers using this solution. we have a combination of people using the solutions, such as IT specialists, business users, operation staff, marketing personnel, marketing team, compliance officers, finance, and general IT personnel.

Next year, we will look at the number of new users, and what's required for the company. The company is in the process of improving the business, opening more and more branches in Ireland. There are another 30 to 40 users to be added to the package in the future.

How are customer service and support?

The support we are receiving from Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response has been very good.

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

We were previously using ESET Antivirus and we were having a lot of problems. Since we migrated to Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response we have been protected very well.

How was the initial setup?

Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response has a simple setup. We deployed the solution in approximately one day.

We have a separate server receiving day-to-day, updates and patches. Then we have in Ireland, a branch network where it is connected. We have an agent server that is connected to the main server. From the main server, it pushes the day-to-day update to the particular agent server. From the agent server, it will push to the endpoint user devices.

What about the implementation team?

We used a vendor support team of two people and our IT team of two for the implementation of the solution.

What was our ROI?

I have not quantified the ROI. However, I was using another solution previously with a potential for user data loss and now I do not experience this. We have been clean since we have been using Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response and in this sense, we have received a return on investment benefit.

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

There is an annual license to use Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response. The price overall is a bit expensive when compared to other solutions. There are not any additional fees other than the license.

I rate the price of Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response a three out of five.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did evaluate other solutions before choosing Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend others to use this solution.

I rate Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response an eight out of ten.

I cannot give a security solution a ten out of ten because the threat stage is always changing and the protection could fail at any time. There is always room for improvement.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Ikw Ikw - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Technical Department at Secure Services Group
Reseller
A stable and scalable tool with a complex setup phase
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a scalable solution...It is a stable solution."
  • "I am not happy with Kaspersky's support since basic support is very cool unless you pay for some advanced support, in which you get better responses and feedback from Kaspersky's team."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for the new threat landscape since personal endpoints are not enough for protection. So customers are looking for, you know, endpoint detection and response. So they can centrally manage all endpoints and communicate data across every endpoint that they have on the network. So we have been using, like, the normal endpoint detection, endpoint protection. And after that, we deployed EDR and Azure for a few customers, which are kind of separate products. Actually, the experience was not that great in terms of the approach to EDR for Kaspersky because it wasn't one product. It's two different products that are working together. They kind of integrated, like, two products integrating with each other. But the performance and the administration become a headache for the administrators.


What needs improvement?

In terms of the protection itself, Kaspersky has been doing a great job. It's just the approach, the technology itself, performance, and impact on the systems it's protecting, that are more of a concern. The concern is significant, especially when compared to alternatives that are more lightweight and available on a cloud platform. So, the aforementioned areas should be considered for improvement.


For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert for two years. My company is a reseller of Kaspersky. We have been working with Kaspersky for almost ten years now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution. I recommend the solution for small to medium businesses since its deployment and management are complex and bigger enterprises could go for cloud-based or move towards the next-gen solutions rather than Kaspersky.


How are customer service and support?

I am not happy with Kaspersky's support since basic support is very cool unless you pay for some advanced support, in which you get better responses and feedback from Kaspersky's team. In my opinion, right from the start, they should offer good support.

How was the initial setup?

The solution's initial setup process was complex when considering that it's just to get in the integration right from the start .So, there have been some issues where we had to contact Kaspersky and have the engineers work it out for us. So, it could have been a much simpler way to do it. The deployment process took two weeks with the help of three to four engineers who normally handle such stuff.

What about the implementation team?

Kaspersky helped us with the implementation part.

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

Kaspersky's pricing is very competitive when it comes to comparison with the other solutions.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller
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Security engineer at ARCEP Togo
Real User
Top 5
Fast with good performance but needs more integrations
Pros and Cons
  • "The pricing is decent."
  • "We'd like more integrations to be available in the future."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for security. We use it between businesses to protect endpoints.

What is most valuable?

The solution is very fast.

The EDR is quite helpful.

It is stable. The performance is good.

Overall, it works very well.

It's good for blocking threats.

Technical support is excellent.

It is scalable. 

The pricing is decent.

What needs improvement?

When I have the protection of my terminal or device, I don't have a problem. I haven't had any issues.

We'd like more integrations to be available in the future.

For how long have I used the solution?

We've been using the solution for two months. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability and performance are very good. There are no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze. It is very stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is quite stable. We have the advanced version, and there is a possibility to upgrade as necessary.

We have close to 100 people using the solution. We do not have plans to increase usage. We are a small enterprise. We'd only increase the usage if the number of resources increases.

How are customer service and support?

We have used technical support. They are very reactive and experienced. 

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

We did use any other EDR solutions. We also have experience with Norton, for example. The experience was not positive.  

How was the initial setup?

My understanding is that the solution is easy to set up. However, I did not participate in the setup. 

It took two days to deploy the solution. 

In terms of planning, we are looking to fully deploy it in the next two months.

We have about ten technical people that can handle deployment and maintenance tasks. We had two main people managing it, and others handled the systems and network. 

What about the implementation team?

We did not need a consultant. We had an integrator handling the setup, and it was easy to deploy it. Typically, it can be handled by a technical team. 

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

We have a license that covers 100 people. We have a license that we pay yearly. We generally pay for two years at a time. 

The licenses are affordable. 

What other advice do I have?

I'm an end-user. The solution is new to me. I'm not sure of the version number we are using.

I'd recommend the solution to others. We plan to integrate it with more things and help control more devices. We'll integrate it with our network assessment devices as well.

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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