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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps vs. Trellix Enterprise Security Manager

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Defender for Cloud Apps (formerly Microsoft Cloud App Security) is a multimode cloud access security broker.N/A

    Trellix Enterprise Security Manager

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ATrellix Enterprise Security Manager (formerly McAfee Enterprise Security Manager) is security information and event management (SIEM) software.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft Defender for Cloud AppsTrellix Enterprise Security Manager
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Defender for Cloud AppsTrellix Enterprise Security Manager
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft Defender for Cloud AppsTrellix Enterprise Security Manager
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    Microsoft
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
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    Features
    Microsoft Defender for Cloud AppsTrellix Enterprise Security Manager
    Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
    Comparison of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) features of Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps and Trellix Enterprise Security Manager
    Feature
    Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
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    Ratings
    Trellix Enterprise Security Manager
    8.4
    9 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Centralized event and log data collection00 Ratings8.69 Ratings
    Correlation00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Event and log normalization/management00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Deployment flexibility00 Ratings8.39 Ratings
    Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools00 Ratings9.37 Ratings
    Custom dashboards and workspaces00 Ratings9.39 Ratings
    Host and network-based intrusion detection00 Ratings8.37 Ratings
    Data integration/API management00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
    Behavioral analytics and baselining00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
    Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
    Response orchestration and automation00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Reporting and compliance management00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
    Incident indexing/searching00 Ratings7.62 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Defender for Cloud AppsTrellix Enterprise Security Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (12 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.5
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Defender for Cloud AppsTrellix Enterprise Security Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps is well suited when working with other Microsoft Applications. For example, if you are working with Microsoft Office 365 it works very well when implementing CASB features. It works when implementing monitoring or blocks on Sanctioned applications however customizing the message to users is not that great.
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    I believe that McAfee Enterprise Security Manager is best-suited for anyone in an office setting with a computer containing sensitive information. McAfee Enterprise Security Manager is constantly working to make sure that your device is free from an threats. Our field workers, however, probably wouldn't have a need for McAfee Enterprise Security Manager. They do not use computers for work and have no sensitive information stored in a work-related cloud.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • The integration to Microsoft Entra ID is seamless, which allows Conditional Access to redirect the session to Microsoft Defender for Cloud App for it to take actions (Block or Monitor).
    • Tracker users' activity is very good when troubleshooting or running an investigate.
    • Detecting risky users through tight integration with Microsoft Entra ID is a very good feature.
    • Detecting mass downloads and blocking the download of files from non-manage company devices is a very good feature as well.
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    • McAfee Enterprise Security Manager has a large library of pre-made correlations that reduces the amount of work needed to make it functional.
    • This is a core McAfee product that is still getting support.
    • It has a substantial amount of compatibility and integration with other products.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • It takes some time to scan and apply the policies when there is some sensitive information.
    • After it applies the policies, it works, but there is a delay.
    • It doesn't provide any way to scan Microsoft Teams when an external exchange of images is happening. You can always do the filtering on the documents during the chat, but if there is an image, then some kind of OCR capability is required to detect it. At present, there is no way [Microsoft Cloud App Security] can go and detect those kinds of images and alert us
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    • The user interface is not the best, it is still based on Flash player (but they have plans to migrate to HTML5).
    • While the "user" interface is pretty straight forward, the management interface is fairly complicated.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    The interface is pretty simple and easy to use; however, you will need to do a lot of investigative research on your own to get comfortable with it. Originally, many of the Microsoft security tools had their own seperate consoles. Overtime, they have blended into one interface which is the ideal state. In some cases it is clear Microsoft had to pick which console a certain feature or setting was going to reside in and this leads to some confusion. For example, DLP is managed through Defender for Cloud Apps but you will also need to jump into Purview. For things like reverse proxy on your M365 tenant, you will need to go into Azure and setup conditional access rules. Not a big problem and I can understand why the settings are located where they are but for someone just starting out with Defender for Cloud Apps, it will take some time to figure out.
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    I have not utilized actual support but the Sales and Product teams have been super helpful in moving our implementation forward and showing us the best practices.
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    McAfee Enterprise Security Manager overall is a great tool. It is effective in today's setting, wherein lots of potential threats are lurking. Its operations within the network are seamless. Users won't even notice that a SIEM is working in the background. But in today's trend, most of the businesses is heading towards the migration to cloud, which McAfee should improve its integration with.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    More flexible and more features with easy integration with cloud services like Microsoft Azure and other cloud services. Overall both gives similar features but we prefer Microsoft cloud app security due to its high threat detection rate. mostly we have been able to stop the threat in very very less time.
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    We selected McAfee Enterprise Security Manager because the pricing is competitive in the industry. It is very reliable. The vendor offers good support in real time. Offers the results that we have been looking for. The ability to get the logs may be of last 2 years in a matter of seconds. The ability to retain logs for a very long time.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Cloud App Security saves us thousands of dollars finding and rectifying apps security issues
    • Identity Security Posture helps the organization identity stay in shape, saving thousands of dollars on security consultations
    • The cost of suffering a breach cannot be quantified, CAS helps minimize the chances of the attackers succeeding, with excellent historical logging for most operations
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    Trellix (Musarubra US LLC)
    • Centralisation of events form NIDS/IPS/IDS, Firewall(s), Web Proxy and Endpoint
    • Ability to have third party management
    • Actively upgraded product with good vendor support
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