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Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator

Score6.8 out of 10

57 Reviews and Ratings

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What is Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator?

Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator (formerly McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator) software centralizes and streamlines management of endpoint, network, data security, and compliance solutions.

Categories & Use Cases

Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
Based on 57 ratings of Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator's features
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Top Performing Features

  • Threat Analysis

    Analyzing known factors such as behavior patterns, affected areas, and other specific features to more easily identify a threat.

    Category average: 8.1

  • Vulnerability Classification

    Prioritizing vulnerabilities, to determine which vulnerabilities are most urgent and require a quicker resolution.

    Category average: 8.7

  • Automated Alerts and Reporting

    Systems in place to automatically alert, report, or notify of issues that may need timely remediation.

    Category average: 8

Areas for Improvement

  • Vulnerability Intelligence

    Software that is able to label and store information about vulnerabilities to access for future use cases.

    Category average: 8.2

  • Network Analytics

    Analyzes various data reports and logs (DNS, firewall, user data, security information etc.) to identify threats in a network.

    Category average: 7.8

  • Authentication

    Authentication of users and services within a network to prevent vulnerabilities from being introduced to the network.

    Category average: 8.1

Reviews

What users are saying about Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator.
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"Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator: Advanced Reporting and Analytics for Better Security..!!

Farukh AlamView profile
Technical Engineer in Information Technology at Vinca Cyber (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have been using Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator for several years now, It has simplified and streamlined our endpoint security management, allowing us to more easily track and manage threats across our network and We have been able to automate many of our security processes, freeing up time for our IT team to focus on other critical tasks. The reporting and analytics capabilities are also very robust and help us stay on top of potential threats.

Pros

  • it makes easy to manage policies, configurations, and updates.
  • Advanced reporting and analytics capabilities, giving you visibility into security incidents and trends across your network.
  • Scalability-allowing it to grow and adapt to your organization's changing needs..

Cons

  • can be simplified deployement process..
  • Can do better Integration with Third-Party Solutions..

Most Important Features

  • centralized management console with complete visibility!!
  • Comprehensive Endpoint Protection is awesome.

Return on Investment

  • Customizable policies and integrate with a wide range of third-party solutions.
  • Advanced reporting and analytics capabilities.
  • Centralized management cosole/ compliance .

Alternatives Considered

Trend Micro Apex One

Other Software Used

Trend Micro Apex One, Broadcom Symantec Email Threat Detection and Response, Netskope CASB

A great all-in-one enterprise solution

Incentivized
Gus Gilchrist
Asst. Network Admin in Information Technology at SDI Inc (201-500 employees employees)

Pros

  • Ease of use
  • Cloud-based access
  • SSO integration
  • Ability to protect and mitigate malware

Cons

  • Ease of Deployment (just could be a little bit easier)
  • "one click" options
  • Bit of a learning curve for the UI

Most Important Features

  • Antivirus, of course
  • Scalability is unlimited
  • Encryption is top shelf

Return on Investment

  • (+) Good ROI because we're not having to mitigate malware by preventing incursion in the first place
  • (+) Gained time for IT staff by not having to manage the product daily
  • (-) Complicated setup to start with, needed to get help when we implemented

Alternatives Considered

VIPRE, Webroot Endpoint Protection and Malwarebytes

Other Software Used

Avanan, KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training, Fortinet FortiGate

Great Console - Everything you need

Incentivized
Angel Iani
Cyber Security Engineer in Information Technology at Lockheed Martin (10,001+ employees employees)

Pros

  • It integrates well with Splunk
  • You get email alerts
  • It can easily manage users and groups through System Tree
  • Deployment is easy
  • DLP for USB devices
  • You can update from a single console

Cons

  • Not easy to master every component
  • Won't catch 0 Day threats
  • High CPU utilization
  • Console can be very busy looking for a new user

Return on Investment

  • Centralized repository to upload updates for deployment (less time)
  • DLP feature locks all usb ports from one location (no need to go to every pc)
  • Email alerts for immediate remediation
  • Only need to install on the host as opposed to every VM

Other Software Used

Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), Splunk Enterprise, Tenable.sc (formerly SecurityCenter)

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Review

Incentivized
Harmesh Trivedi
Project Lead in Customer Service at Doyen Infosolutions (201-500 employees employees)

Pros

  • Centralized security management
  • Dashboarding and single point to fetch reports
  • Supporting third-party with API integration

Cons

  • Need in-depth on KBs because there is dependency on support for even petty issues
  • Scanning of systems at times increases CPU utilization
  • GUI can be made little more easy and smooth

Return on Investment

  • Increased the productivity by everything under one umbrella
  • Helps team to analyze the data and identify key concerns or frequent issues faced by user
  • Need higher CPU system for this to work efficiently

Other Software Used

Guardicore, Microsoft Teams, Netskope CASB

McAfee ePO Great Security

Incentivized
Tiago Mokwa
IT Senior System Network Administrator in Information Technology at Revise Clothing Inc (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • Real-time protection with daily DATA updates.
  • Visibility to which machine had a potential occurrence.
  • Ability to create your own personalized protection rules.

Cons

  • Due to Microsoft Windows Updates, support and KB articles are a must.
  • Deployment tasks might need a lot of configurations before.
  • ePO upgrade requires a lot of preparation steps.

Return on Investment

  • Licenses are based on users - that is great.
  • Renewals are easy and ROI per year.