Item: Trellix Intelligent Sandbox
Rating: 8
Author: vinoth kumar

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We were using McAfee Advanced Threat Defense as primary source of security in our organization. It was very easy to implement and it has best detection rate as compared to other antivirus softwares. It also has a sandbox facility, which we use to test unknown applications before deploying them to the production environment. We also use a VPN to keep our web experience safe.

Pros and Cons

Virus and threat prevention
Sandbox option
VPN
It does run flawlessly in background
It can detect email threats too

Cost-wise a bit high
Cannot access through remote

Most Important Features

Threat prevention
Real-time monitoring
Sandbox
VPN

Return on Investment

It does provide real-time threat prevention
Good customer support
System needs high configuration for seamless operation

Alternatives Considered

Malwarebytes and Kaspersky Endpoint Security

McAfee Advanced Threat Defense is much more efficient than other competitors out there. They also provide good customer support for our technical queries. McAfee Advanced Threat Defense provides multiple features compared to other software. Email threat prevention is something which we cant expect with all antivirus, and McAfee Advanced Threat Defense does provide that to protect from email threat attacks. It is also simple to implement.

Key Insights

Do you think Trellix Intelligent Sandbox delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Trellix Intelligent Sandbox's feature set?

Yes

Did Trellix Intelligent Sandbox live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Trellix Intelligent Sandbox go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Trellix Intelligent Sandbox again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Fortinet FortiGate, Avast Business Antivirus, GoToMeeting, Skype for Business (formerly Lync), now part of Microsoft Teams

Likelihood to Recommend

It is suited for people who are looking to secure their PCs from malware attacks. There is also email threat prevention where it will detect unwanted mails which come through our inbox. The sandbox feature comes in handy when you want to test new applications that will prevent it spreading to multiple systems in an environment if it is malicious. It has good customer support for all our technical queries. Since pricing is quite high, small-scale organizations can't afford it.

Value for the bucks

Overall Satisfaction with McAfee Advanced Threat Defense