We primarily use the product for the server. We're using Trend Micro Deep Security to protect our servers. We have more than 400 of them.
Senior Security Advisor at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Good EDR and DLP but requires better automation
Pros and Cons
- "DLP, Data Loss Prevention, and the complexity of how we manage the console and how this client, or this tool, will notify us when there is something going wrong within the server and endpoint, is good."
- "The risk is very complex. We need our tools to be more intelligent, more automated, more detectable."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The most valuable aspect, that we didn't find until now with Deep Security, is the EDR - endpoint detection and response - a feature that comes with the version that we have now.
DLP, Data Loss Prevention, and the complexity of how we manage the console and how this client, or this tool, will notify us when there is something going wrong within the server and endpoint is good. This feature we didn't see very well developed with Trend Micro solution at first.
What needs improvement?
The risk is very complex. We need our tools to be more intelligent, more automated, more detectable. They could improve all of those aspects. I'd specifically like to see automation in terms of detection and auto mitigation.
The integration could be better. When we need to integrate a full console to manage endpoints and servers in the same place, we need to understand better how to deploy it so we don't need an agent or something else to deploy the solution to monitor everything.
The initial setup can be difficult.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is good. We haven't dealt with bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's not very scalable or automatically scalable. If you want to be scalable, you need to add more licensing, to add more costs. If you want to be scalable and have more capabilities, you need to buy more.
We use the solution to cover all of our servers and Trend Micro in general to cover all of our assets.
How are customer service and support?
I've never dealt with technical support directly. However, my colleague has, and their feedback has been positive. They have no complaints.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
For endpoints, for clients themselves, we use Endpoint Protection for Windows 8 and Windows 7. We still use Trend Micro Endpoint Protection. Also, for all our server VDIs, virtual servers, and physical servers, we use Trend Micro Security.
How was the initial setup?
The solution is difficult to set up, maintain, and manage. There are a lot of options, a lot of buttons, a lot for new items. It's not very user-friendly. You need a lot of training to be able to manage and implement the solution correctly.
We have two system admins that manage servers. You need two people to manage and maintain the solution.
What about the implementation team?
We did not use an integrator or consultant. We have a small team. We handled things internally. For the first implementation, however, we did have an integrator's support and they would assist when we ran into issues.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay a yearly fee of between $10,000 and $15,000. There are no costs beyond the standard licensing fee. However, if you need to scale, you will have to buy more licenses.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We are researching another solution right now. Our strategy is to find the last best version that Trend Micro has for covering endpoint detection and response. We scaled for the next version that we have now, and we are seeing if other solutions help more. We're looking into the Kaspersky Endpoint Suite.
What other advice do I have?
We are a customer and an end-user.
While I don't know the version number off-hand, we are using the latest version of the solution.
New users must assess their exact needs from their side before starting. Look in the market, look at the risk, look at the problem of cyber security for other clients and the chances of attack, et cetera. Look also at the infrastructure, such as the type of machines - if they are full cloud, on-prem, or hybrid.
You must make an assessment locally, internally. When the customer has these visibilities, he can go to the market and select which solution, or which two or three solutions, can best suit the company's needs. Do a proof of concept and try it. Look at the cost and the ratio quality cost, as that'll definitely be determinant for the decision.
I'd rate the solution at a six out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Principal Infrastructure Security Architect at OSI
We use it for managing application whitelisting, and intrusion detection and prevention for the CLOUD Act
Pros and Cons
- "The integration and configuration of this product in our AWS environment was good. We haven't had any problems at all."
- "The initial setup needs improvement, as it was a bit challenging."
What is our primary use case?
It is for managing application whitelisting, and intrusion detection and prevention for the CLOUD Act.
What is most valuable?
- It is flexible.
- The configuration is quite easy.
What needs improvement?
The initial setup needs improvement. Once it is set up, the configuration is relatively simple. However, the initial setup was a bit of a challenge.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We haven't had any issues with stability. It has been rock solid for us.
In the past year, it is still a fairly lightweight environment, so there has not been a lot of stress.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Size of our particular environment is about 200 systems. The scalability has worked very well for us.
How is customer service and technical support?
We used the technical support for setting up profiles. Working with them was pretty good, they are extremely responsive and helpful.
How was the initial setup?
The integration and configuration of this product in our AWS environment was good. We haven't had any problems at all.
What was our ROI?
We haven't really seen ROI so far. Since it is a light traffic environment right now, the product hasn't had that many incidents to deal with yet.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Our company chose to procure this product via AWS Marketplace due to regulatory requirements. We mostly use it in the AWS GovCloud.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I was not at the company when they evaluated the other products. I do know that they evaluated Symantec.
Trend Micro was selected because it has better whitelisting of applications, its intrusion detection was far superior, and it has configurability.
What other advice do I have?
The best approach is to start off with a node where it is sort of monitoring and looking at stuff, then work your way into the actual prevention and blocking. Because it can turn off a bunch of services without too much effort which can be good, but it can also shut things down.
We haven't really gone into the integration aspect yet.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Business Development Manager - Security at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
You don't have to worry about a patch not being there in the software
Pros and Cons
- "Deep Security provides us with a lot of reassurance about security threats. You don't have to worry about a patch not being there in the software. You're confident that all the patches and vulnerabilities are taken care of."
- "I think more work could be done on Deep Security's ability to handle dynamic threat scenarios."
What is our primary use case?
We are using Deep Security specifically for virtual patching of the virtual disks. The average customer for this is typically a government agency, and they're employing it on critical servers and services. It is usually on a database server, especially a purpose-built aggregation server. Unlike a web server or something like that, these servers aren't generally publicly connected. We have about 20 Deep Security customers, including most of the bigger banks.
How has it helped my organization?
Deep Security provides us with a lot of reassurance about security threats. You don't have to worry about a patch not being there in the software. You're confident that all the patches and vulnerabilities are taken care of.
What needs improvement?
I think more work could be done on Deep Security's ability to handle dynamic threat scenarios.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Trend Micro Deep Security for the last three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Deep Security is a highly stable product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Deep Security is scalable.
How was the initial setup?
Setting up Deep Security isn't that complicated. The entire process takes 90 days, including a proof of concept to demo the product in the customer's environment and show them what it can do. Typically, it takes about 90 days to close a deal. We have 15 members on our team.
What about the implementation team?
We have different people to handle the implementation. Our technical team gets involved at that point then we finalize the scope and document whatever the customer wants for this solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Deep Security isn't expensive for what it does. Our customers understand what the product is doing, so they are always willing to pay for that. In India, the price isn't an issue with this product actually because the competing Symantec product is much more expensive than Trend Micro. The pricing isn't that cheap, but every customer will ask for a discount regardless of the price you quote.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Trend Micro Deep Security nine out of 10. I recommend Deep Security to all our customers for server security. We sell quite a few security solutions, and we offer two products for server security: Trend Micro and Symantec. Since Symantec isn't really focusing on this area, we are primarily suggesting Trend Micro Deep Security.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Easy to scale solution for protecting and securing workloads and servers, and comes with ransomware protection
Pros and Cons
- "Easy to scale, stable solution for workload and server security and protection. It's easy to set up and has a good ransomware protection feature."
- "Pricing is on the expensive side and could be more affordable. The technical support for Trend Micro Deep Security also needs improvement."
What is our primary use case?
We use Trend Micro Deep Security for workload security. I also use it for protecting my critical server because it has an intrusion prevention feature.
Trend Micro Deep Security protected us from a ransomware attack two months ago. I can protect my server from ransomware using the product.
What is most valuable?
What I like best about Trend Micro Deep Security is its ransomware protection feature.
What needs improvement?
Pricing is on the expensive side and could be more affordable. The technical support for Trend Micro Deep Security also needs improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Trend Micro Deep Security since 2019. I started using it in my previous company when I was the head of IT there. I transferred to another company nine months ago, and we're also using Trend Micro Deep Security.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Trend Micro Deep Security is very, very stable, and we are happy with this solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Trend Micro Deep Security is scalable. We bought 15 licenses for 15 servers. Whenever I want some enhancements, it's very scalable just to buy the license and apply it on the server. You can add it from the portal. It's a very, very scalable product. It's very easy to scale.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support for the product was sometimes good. It could be improved. On a scale of one to five, with five being the best, I'm scoring support a three.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup for Trend Micro Deep Security was very easy.
What about the implementation team?
Deployment of the product was done by the reseller. He came to my office and deployed Trend Micro Deep Security in all locations, through remote deployment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Trend Micro Deep Security is quite expensive.
We're on a yearly subscription with Trend Micro Deep Security.
We bought the license with support and all the features. We bought 15 server licenses. I deployed the product on the most critical servers.
What other advice do I have?
We're on the sales-based, software-based, and service-based model with Trend Micro Deep Security.
Most of the financial sectors and banks use Trend Micro Security with XDR, which we're also using. The main reason we selected the product is for its XDR or Extended XDR.
There are multiple products and solutions under Trend Micro. Now I'm evaluating Trend Micro Apex One for endpoint security. We will replace Kaspersky with Trend Micro.
They've already added an additional feature, XDR. They're monitoring my servers at their own SOC, so this is an additional feature, and I don't think there's any need for an additional feature at the moment.
My score for Trend Micro Deep Security, on a scale of one to ten, with one being the worst and ten being the best is nine.
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: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Security Engineer/Architect at Telecom Italia
Versatile, works with any operating system, and integrates well with the cloud.
Pros and Cons
- "It integrates well with the cloud; for example, AWS, and Google Cloud Provider."
- "The problem with this solution is that if you go on large sites you have to have an external database, which would increase the cost."
What is our primary use case?
We are service providers for our customers. We are using Trend Micro Deep Security as an anti-malware and as an complete endpoint protection solution for server. The primary use case is data center security.
How has it helped my organization?
Our cloud hosting proposal has grown up with Trend Micro endpoint products fron officescan on to Deep Security. We propose it also on premise for our customers. The antimalware engine is really effective.
What is most valuable?
This product has many features and it works with every operating system and any kind of endpoint. It's widespread.
Monitoring is good, and they also can protect DevOps/Docker enviroment.
It integrates well with the cloud; for example, AWS, and mow Google Cloud Platform.
What needs improvement?
One problem with this kind of products is scaling. If you go on large sites you have to have an external database, which would increase the overall solution cost.
The solution offers many features aside from antimalware, lile Host FE and IDS/IPS, File integrity monitoring and so on, but if you use it to protect deliering agents on hosts you'd better verify the amount of host resources (ram) utilized by DS agent itself.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been working with this solution for more than five years. We also delivered Deep Discovery suite products ad advanced ATP solution.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
At one time we had some issues, but not anymore. It's quite a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's on of the best scalable antimalware solution as the amount of protected endpoints grows.
How are customer service and technical support?
We have support here in Italy and we contact them directly. We have a good relationship with our local support.
Overall, we are quite satisfied with technical support.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is complex.
The time for deployment depends on the size. You have different installations for different sizes.
What about the implementation team?
we integrated it with vendor engineering assistance. The level of their assistance team is high, they have skilled and expert people
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's more expensive than other endpoint protection solution. It's not the cheapest.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
for our customers i also evaluated: Symantec, Kaspersky, Sophos. Bitdefender
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend Trend Micro Deep Security.
If you need a versatile solution that covers many different needs or requirements, Trend Micro Deep Security is very good. It's a broad-spectrum product.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: we use Deep Security in our own Datacenter as actual users but also as system integrators for our customers
CTO at RightCloud Pte. Ltd.
Virtual patching makes it easier, and you are protected as soon as the patch is released
Pros and Cons
- "For day-to-day efficiency, it provides a good dashboard, so our team can be active 24/7 instead of doing a lot of manual stuff. We just look at the dashboard, and it's all done."
- "It needs to improve its integration with a lot of other products. This should be in the road map because we have a lot of SaaS-based appliances which are not connected with each other."
What is our primary use case?
It's used as a part of our managed solutions. Security is key for them because we have seen a lot of ransomware in the past. We do very well on security side, whether it is application network or a host-based security. This is one of the offerings that we offer to our customer by default.
As it is a core part of our managed services, it integrates with other products which revolve around patch management. We have our own IP which takes care of the actual patch management that we leverage. We also have a lot of monitoring platforms with a single, integrate dashboard taking the data from the APIs.
How has it helped my organization?
Previously, a lot of attacks happened.
Sometimes, you have your files which you don't want anybody to change. With this product, you can monitor that very easily. Therefore, whenever someone tries to play with that file, you receive an alert.
For day-to-day efficiency, it provides a good dashboard, so our team can be active 24/7 instead of doing a lot of manual stuff. We just look at the dashboard, and it's all done.
What is most valuable?
- Anti-malware
- IPS
- IDS
- Prevention against the ransomware
- File integrated monitoring
- Virtual patching
Every module is important because it serves a different purpose.
Because a lot of vulnerabilities are coming out, we work with a lot of large enterprises using virtual patching. It is very difficult to patch, because you have to take approvals, and go through the cycle, as there is a proper process in place. However, if you have virtual patching, it makes it easier, and you are protected as soon as the patch is released.
What needs improvement?
It needs to improve its integration with a lot of other products. This should be in the road map because we have a lot of SaaS-based appliances which are not connected with each other. Thus, I'm looking forward to more integrations coming together as a part of the product.
Going forward, I would like to have more APIs and integration with more application monitoring intelligence platforms.
For how long have I used the solution?
More than five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability-wise, it is one of the best in the market. However, since a lot of innovation is happening, it comes with a lot of risk as well. Certain times, we have seen where a customer is being attacked irrespective of if the product was there. The reason is that patch is not available. While I know the team who works on it does a lot proactively, sometimes things get missed out.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have customers in five to six different regions, ranging from Japan, Korea, Singapore, India, and the U.S. We use it for a lot of our customers (about 90 percent). Their size ranges from 500 servers to thousands of servers. We work with a lot of enterprises, including Telco, retail, government sector, and media.
How is customer service and technical support?
We are very well-connected with our technical support. Most of our team is quite trained on the product. 95 percent of the time, our team doesn't need the technical support team's help.
How was the initial setup?
The integration and configuration in our AWS is user-friendly. When you work with enterprise, you have a multi-cloud strategy. We can deploy it in AWS and use it in other clouds as well. So, it is pretty robust.
What was our ROI?
In the case of ransomware, every time it happens, for every machine that you have, you have to pay something like $400 USD or more. With Trend Micro, you are paying a couple of dollars every month to save the environment, and you don't have to go into that part where you pay a hacker to get back your data. Therefore, it's a good ROI, though it's an investment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We are an original partner with AWS, so a couple of customers chose to directly take it from AWS Marketplace. A couple of customers will want us to take care of the billing. So, it's a mixed type of reaction that we receive from the customer. Eventually, for us, it matters that customers are secure.
The customers can deploy in their environment and the licensing model goes through our reseller.
The price is reasonably good as compared to other products into the market.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
There are products, like Symantec, but Deep Security from Trend Micro is quite helpful for us. It is being absorbed by a lot of customers, whether they belong to an enterprise or the public sector. It is highly adopted.
We went with Trend Micro because it was more cloud native, the architecture was more on the high availability side of it, and it had the the implementation that we wanted.
What other advice do I have?
Do your evaluation well. After the core evaluation, choose what fits best for your customer.
I used to previously work with on-premise solutions and private cloud. Now, I work with AWS.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Management Trainee Supply Chain Excellence at fatima group
Simple to use, straightforward to set up, and reliable so far
Pros and Cons
- "We've found stability to be great so far."
- "The solution could use more integration."
What is our primary use case?
Basically, we are using the solution for protecting our server.
What is most valuable?
The product is very simple to use. It is more simple than Kaspersky, for example
The solution is easy to set up.
We've found stability to be great so far.
The solution can scale.
What needs improvement?
I am not sure about what could be improved. I don't look at the solution from this angle. Some other person from our team is managing that at the moment.
The solution could use more integration. I've heard that if we are going to deploy the XDR of some other solution, it'll not be integrated. It would be helpful if everything could come together.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've used the solution for the last three months. We've only recently deployed it.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability has been good. It's reliable. There are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution. We've had no issues with scaling.
We have deployed this for our server infrastructure only. We have around 7,200 machines which we are protecting through Trend Micro.
At this time, we do not have plans to increase usage.
How are customer service and support?
We have some local companies here that provide support for Trend Micro. So far the experience is good with this.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We also have familiarity with Kaspersky.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup process is very simple.
The deployment took one to two days. Within one day it was mostly deployed.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The licensing is user-based.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We are in process of evaluating the XDR solution. We might go with Vision One. I'm not sure about what has been finalized.
What other advice do I have?
I am not sure about the version we are using. Another team member is managing this.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
DGM-IT at a construction company with 10,001+ employees
Makes the server run very smoothly and without any security flaws
Pros and Cons
- "One of the most valuable features is that it's a firewall-based solution. We just open the required reports to the server—to server communication—and that's how we use Deep Security."
- "Deep Security's reporting functionality could be improved."
What is our primary use case?
Our primary use case of Deep Security is running our server smoothly and without any security flaws. The server-level layers have more functionality when compared to desktop-level layers, so Deep Security captures and fulfills all of that functionality and runs smoothly. At the end of the day, Deep Security is also getting the zero-day vulnerabilities from our on-premise and other solutions.
This solution is deployed on-premise, and we are using the latest version.
What is most valuable?
One of the most valuable features is that it's a firewall-based solution. We just open the required reports to the server—to server communication—and that's how we use Deep Security.
What needs improvement?
Deep Security's reporting functionality could be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Deep Security for more than three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Deep Security is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This solution is scalable, but you need to procure licenses for each server.
We have around 50 users of Deep Security in our organization. Whether we will increase usage depends on our business requirements. If our business needs more servers, then we will procure more servers and more Deep Security licenses.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support could be better. Whenever an issue is raised, we need to wait for a long time for technical support to resolve it. Our only issue is that the support could be faster.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Before implementing Deep Security, we used Trend Micro OfficeScan alone.
How was the initial setup?
Deep Security is very easy to install. Installation didn't take much time, but after installing the center console, we needed to apply some kinds of policies, for which we needed some experience. It took some time to decide which policies we needed to apply and which rules we didn't want to apply, and for those things, we needed help from more experienced people—either Trend Micro support or their authorized partner's support. You can handle the installation on your own, with the help of some technical team. The implementation is not a very long-term process.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is okay. Deep Security is single-server license-based, so it will work based on how many licenses you have procured. There is a yearly subscription for each license.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Deep Security an eight out of ten, and would definitely recommend it to others to use.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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