Item: Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have trusted Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security to secure our MS Exchange Email Servers for 14 years now. We have two Exchange Servers in place and over 100 users connecting to those. The purpose of this installation is to secure our users/workstations from all kinds of threats in incoming email messages.

Pros and Cons

Protection from SPAM emails.
Protection from malicious attachments.
Definition pattern updates.

Protection again clickbait messages.
Reporting
Management interface.

Most Important Features

Decent protection.
Cost is right (value for money) compared to other solutions.
Management effort required is minimal.

Return on Investment

Has protected our company from threats in incoming emails.
Has drastically reduced the SPAM emails that land in our user mailboxes.
Has reduced the management / maintenance efforts required.

Alternatives Considered

Kaspersky Security for Mail Server

Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security is much cheaper than Kasprsky Security for Email Server. Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security is easier to install and the maintenance effort required is much less than this required by Kasprsky Security for Email Server. However Kasprsky Security for Email Server does have a better GUI and does indeed offer a better protection degree. However, taking into account that both were tested behind a firewall, most of the threats had already been eliminated there...

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?

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

Grandstream UCM series IP PBXs, WatchGuard DNSWatchGO, WatchGuard AuthPoint, WatchGuard Network Security

Likelihood to Recommend

Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security is well suited for bigger companies with huge numbers of incoming and outgoing emails. It is really easy to configure, and once setup, there is not much to be done. So this requires minimal administration efforts. However, as the reporting is weak, if this is essential for a company, then it would be better to look into other alternatives.

A value for money solution to protect you against all the threats in your incoming emails your firewall failed to eliminate!

Overall Satisfaction with Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security