ManageEngine Device Control Plus vs. Symantec Data Loss Prevention

Remote control access is absolutely the best feature of ManageEngine's device control plus in my eyes. It works pretty seamlessly irrespective of differences in hardware or software versions and tooltips and help are widely available. It's very easy to give temporary access, which can be incredibly useful when using third parties for short time periods.

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Email, web browser, and data storage areas will fulfill the security of mobile devices very well. It provides multiple methods of data filtering and classification to ensure important data can be well protected. Unfortunately, it does not support you to make regex-based definitions. for this reason, you need to work on the rules a lot. Another disadvantage is that it cannot monitor Linux systems.

Incentivized

• Remote control
• Temporary access for contractors \ third parties
• File access control

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• It can monitor email, storage space, web browser activities very easily.
• It provides full protection and security against data loss caused by human error.

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• UI
• Taskbar icon
• Self service portal

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• Policy tweaking and customizations can be very complex and take a lot of effort and time.
• API integration is difficult and requires specialized support. Finding an experienced professional can be difficult.

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Symantec DLP works good for our very simple and low complexity use cases and I would highly recommend it for them. However, I can't speak to highly complex or advanced use cases that might arise in certain industries like finance. I would recommend that if you are seeking an Enterprise DLP solution that you absolutely must explore this product as one of the leaders in the space - not doing so would be negligent in my opinion.

Incentivized

When used in conjunction with other Manage Engine products, the setup of Device Control Plus is arguably far easier and worked out cheaper than alternatives due to being able to work into existing contract rates. Additional extras regarding file and access control also gave Device control plus the step up during a product comparison.

Incentivized

I haven't compared this product directly with others but I have seen and used the Microsoft Office 365 Compliance app(s); and there seems to be a good parity generally between the products in most capability areas for DLP.

Incentivized

• Reduced maintenance window.
• Completion of third party access requests far quicker.
• Works very well with existing ManageEngine products.

Incentivized

• Found data that should have been protected or moved to a different location
• Helped us understand what type of data is leaving the environment