Item: Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security is being used company-wide for incoming email. It address spam and re-written URLs.

Pros and Cons

Blocks spam.
Analyzes attachments.

Could use a better interface for the admin.
Could be a little more specific about what exactly it's done.

Return on Investment

We have a better understanding of what's coming in.
We have better data to go on.

Trend Micro stacks up well vs. other messaging security platforms. We used to use McAfee and Trend seems to give a lot more data. It's also a little more user friendly in terms of what is being recorded.

Support Rating

Easy to use, easy to pull data, easy to see what is going on in our specific environment.

Key Insights

Do you think Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security's feature set?

Yes

Did Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Trend Micro Apex One (formerly OfficeScan), Trend Micro Integrated Data Loss Prevention, Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security

Likelihood to Recommend

Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security is well suited for email being hosted in-house. Might be unnecessary/unusable for hosted email.
It has helped us identify weekly traffic coming in as well as percentages being blocked.

Trend Micro is the right way to go if you're looking for what is actually being done to protect your assets.

Overall Satisfaction with Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security