Trellix Endpoint Security review

Trellix Endpoint Security, known as ENS, is aimed at large estates rather than a single admin. Its pitch is one agent across on-premises, cloud and disconnected environments, managed from ePolicy Orchestrator, which Trellix notes is FedRAMP certified. The prevention stack mixes machine learning, exploit prevention and heuristics, and admins can harden servers with device control, application control, allow and deny lists and a host firewall. A server-specific feature is NAS protection: ENS can monitor NetApp filers and ICAP storage appliances to stop unwanted changes and data theft. That makes it a fit for government and regulated industries, including air-gapped sites. For smaller teams, ePO is a heavy console, pricing is sales-led with no public figure, and stricter application allowlisting is sold as Trellix Application and Change Control.

Who it is for

Large and government organizations that already run ePolicy Orchestrator or need protection in disconnected networks.

Price

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Key features

• Single agent for on-premises, cloud and disconnected environments
• ePolicy Orchestrator console, FedRAMP certified
• Machine learning, exploit prevention and heuristics
• Device control, application control, allow and deny lists and host firewall
• NAS protection that monitors NetApp filers and ICAP storage appliances

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Works in air-gapped and disconnected networks
• Strength: FedRAMP certified management console
• Strength: Protects network-attached storage as well as servers
• Weakness: Sales-led pricing with no public USD figure
• Weakness: ePolicy Orchestrator takes time to learn
• Weakness: Application control is a separate related product

Key facts

• Console: ePolicy Orchestrator (FedRAMP certified)
• Environments: On-premises, cloud, disconnected
• Storage protection: NetApp filers and ICAP appliances
• Buying: Sales-led

Where it ranks

Trellix Endpoint Security is No. 8 in our Best Antivirus for Servers verdict.