Trend Vision One is a comprehensive endpoint security platform that combines NDR, XDR, and MDR capabilities in a single dashboard. We deploy it in offline environments, such as power plants, using relay management to ensure system connectivity without internet access. This approach allows for implementing robust security workflows even in isolated networks.
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Comprehensive security offers effective risk management with centralized management
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
Trend Vision One effectively protects endpoints from malware, ransomware, and malicious scripts by allowing for the configuration of policies and sensors that detect and prevent unauthorized file modification.
Trend Vision One offers advanced threat protection that adapts to new and unknown threats. Upon detecting a threat, it deploys a virtual patch to mitigate the issue.
Trend Vision One helps detect ransomware with runtime and machine learning capabilities and will alert us of the detection.
Trend Vision One provides us with a single console for cross-layer detection, threat hunting, and investigation and is easy to learn.
It enhances risk management by providing comprehensive visibility into our environment. This ensures all systems are up-to-date and vulnerabilities are minimized.
Virtual patching is extremely helpful because it provides proactive protection against vulnerabilities even before a fix is available for the underlying issue.
Trend Vision One has helped reduce the number of viruses and malware we received. It has also helped manage risk effectively across various products like workload security, email security, and others through a single dashboard, thus making it easier for the organization to manage risk.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of Trend Vision One are its capabilities for XDR, EDR, MDR, and NDR, allowing for network detection and response. It is a comprehensive solution, and even Gartner recognizes TrendMicro as a leader. Additionally, it offers excellent endpoint security and protection that can be easily managed with sensors and agents.
What needs improvement?
I would like Trend Vision One to incorporate more AI.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Trend Vision One for approximately two and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate Trend Vision One's stability ten out of ten. I have only faced downtime once and am confident in its stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Trend Vision One is scalable, and I have not encountered any issues scaling the solution to meet different client requirements.
I rate the scalability of Trend Vision One ten out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
Customer service and support are excellent. The support team is very timely and helpful, offering solutions and assistance as needed.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial deployment can be done quickly and easily, especially for smaller deployments within one day. For larger deployments, like those with hundreds of endpoints, it might take a few weeks.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I am not directly involved with pricing, but I emphasize the need for competitive pricing to facilitate easier sales.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Trend Vision One ten out of ten.
Our clients range from small up to enterprise level.
I recommend Trend Vision One to others.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Centralized visibility and automation capabilities save time
What is our primary use case?
Trend Vision One has advanced sensors that collect telemetry from various sources like endpoints, email, and network. Workbench then correlates data to provide visibility across the entire environment. If there is any virus in the environment, it correlates the information, shows where it started, who the user is, and how it traveled through the environment, thus providing complete visibility and infrastructure correlation.
How has it helped my organization?
Trend Vision One consolidates security and saves time.
Trend Vision One is a cybersecurity platform in which Trend Micro has integrated every kind of solution. You have an MDR solution. You have an email security solution. You have endpoint protection. You have server protection. You have EDR. You get everything in one console, whereas vendors like Kaspersky and CrowdStrike do not have only one console. With Trend Vision One, you get all the solutions in one web console or platform.
It helps with faster response. You have telemetry from different sources, which makes it easy to do analysis and respond. Its automation capabilities help to isolate endpoints and respond. You can respond in multiple ways. You can revoke permissions or terminate any process. You can isolate an endpoint. You can run a script. You can automate in different ways and integrate scripts, playbooks, etc. It saves time.
What is most valuable?
Centralized visibility is valuable. We can view what kind of virus or threat exists, where it has traveled, and how it started. A security analyst can use just this one console to view all the information.
Another valuable feature is its automation capabilities, which help in responding to any kind of alert swiftly.
What needs improvement?
Currently, there is nothing specific that needs improvement. Their support is very cooperative, and they provide an educational portal for learning the solution. However, deployment could improve by considering customer environments that are not fully updated.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Trend Vision One for the last six months.
How are customer service and support?
When I contacted Trend Micro support, they were very cooperative and quick in resolving and remediating any issues. I would rate their support a nine out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have worked with Kaspersky, which offered only a single solution and not a fully integrated console. Kaspersky had multiple options but did not provide the same level of centralized visibility as Trend Micro. Kaspersky has graphs for visibility whereas Trend Vision One has both graphs and Workbench. Workbench provides a wider overview, whereas, with Kaspersky, you can only see a sketch of where a virus started or where it ended. Trend Vision One tells you how and through which user a virus came into your environment and how it traveled through your infrastructure.
There is a big difference in the price. Trend Micro solutions are more expensive than others.
How was the initial setup?
It can be a bit complex. Trend Micro has a requirement that endpoints should be fully updated. In customer environments that are not connected to the Internet, that can be an issue. Trend Vision One is a cloud platform. If the endpoints are not updated, you can have multiple errors when you deploy the agents. We find such issues in customer environments.
The initial deployment time depends on the infrastructure. It took us about a month to cover 1,000 endpoints and 200 servers.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Trend Micro solutions are very expensive compared to other solutions. Even though everything is in one console, each feature requires a separate license.
What other advice do I have?
If you do not have any compliance regulations preventing you from using a single vendor, I recommend adopting Trend Micro's cybersecurity platform for full security coverage and reduced management time.
The Risk Index feature helps with the attack surface and risk management. It detects vulnerabilities in your environment and calculates the risk in your environment, but I have not yet used this feature.
When you deploy such a solution in your environment, there is always a huge amount of false positives. The false positive rate depends on how your security engineer has done the configuration. After some time, the false positive rate reduces. The reduction in the false positive rate depends on your infrastructure. If you have a huge infrastructure, it would take some time. It also depends on your security resources who work on this solution. If you have only one person, it can take about six months, but if you have a team of five security people, it would take about a month.
I would rate Trend Vision One a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Provides full visibility and helps reduce our detection and remediation times
What is our primary use case?
We use Trend Vision One for the XDR and we absolutely love it, especially the full visibility into protected assets. It's incredibly easy to identify weaknesses across systems and manage any outdated software or areas needing attention directly within the user interface. Previously, we juggled multiple dashboards, but the new version has streamlined everything into a single, unified dashboard. This has significantly simplified our workflow and improved manageability. In essence, we can now manage multiple products seamlessly within the same Vision dashboard, which is a considerable improvement over the previous system. This year has brought significant and positive changes to our workflow.
We use XDR across Office 365 in the cloud and on-premises environments to safeguard our assets. This includes protecting our server environment, workstations, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, ensuring comprehensive endpoint security.
Our deployment utilizes a hybrid model, making agent deployment incredibly simple. We employ several different deployment methods: on-premise deployment through Active Directory and utilizing various tools. In case a system leaves the network for any reason, we have third-party solutions in place. We have multiple RMM solutions that can be rapidly deployed in these packages. For example, I've recently observed systems being spun up and sent home before antivirus protection was activated. We still have the opportunity to deploy these solutions in the cloud automatically. So, we have a few ways to work around this and deploy those agents, making it easy to deploy either on-premise or in the cloud. We can address several scenarios and push out to those endpoints.
How has it helped my organization?
Coverage is extremely important. We want to ensure visibility into all assets across the network, whether it's a workstation within the office or someone working remotely. This visibility is crucial even when they're outside the network or using cloud-based software, especially since we have no on-premise infrastructure. With the rise of remote work, having this extra visibility into devices, whether at home or abroad, is invaluable. We appreciate the ability to see what's happening on any asset, regardless of its location. This allows us to monitor running processes, identify vulnerabilities, and push necessary updates, ensuring we maintain connectivity and security no matter where devices are operating.
Trend Vision One offers us comprehensive visibility within a single dashboard, which is crucial since we manage numerous other products and security solutions with various dashboards. The simplicity and centralized visibility provided by Trend Vision One significantly streamline our operations. Managing a multitude of security products across our environment necessitates consolidated visibility to minimize back-and-forth navigation. Having all the necessary information in one place is essential for us.
We use executive dashboards to generate weekly or monthly reports that provide a risk score index. This index helps us identify areas needing attention and understand the teams' focus. We then share this information with IT senior management. In addition to our reporting, we receive a monthly report that allows us to compare our current status to the previous month's and highlight new challenges, team weaknesses, and ongoing efforts. This comprehensive view enables the executive team to monitor the team's continuous progress.
We utilize the risk index feature to monitor and mitigate potential environmental risks. One example of this is how we proactively worked to reduce the risk index score of a recently acquired company. Their antivirus product was expiring, so we opted to purchase additional licenses for our existing Trend Apex One product suite instead of renewing it. However, this integration significantly increased the risk index score due to numerous previously unmanaged devices on their network. To address this, we systematically worked through the risk index list, identifying outdated software and determining if it was still in use or could be safely removed. By leveraging the risk index in this way, we successfully lowered the score and ensured the secure integration of the newly acquired company into our environment.
It took some time to fine-tune Trend Vision One before realizing its benefits. A significant concern was integrating it into our virtual environment, a complex process. However, we gained significant visibility once set up in our VDI, leading to further adjustments. We fine-tuned the environment, removing unnecessary elements, which is especially crucial for our non-persistent VDI, where VMs reset if anything goes down. Through these tweaks, performance improved, and the extra visibility provided by Vision One highlighted areas needing attention, allowing us to optimize the environment gradually.
We use Trend Vision One within Azure, expanding its monitoring capabilities to both on-premises and cloud assets, including Active Directory, which is synchronized from our on-premises environment. This hybrid setup covers assets locally and in the cloud, including Office 365, and Trend Vision One effectively manages security across this environment. It has simplified the process, particularly for virtual environments, providing enhanced visibility and flexibility compared to previous products. The additional visibility has been invaluable, enabling us to address previously undetected vulnerabilities and mitigate risks.
During XDR and managed services pen testing exercises, we identified some weaknesses. They were able to automatically crack some accounts. As soon as one system was breached, the managed services team contacted us, escalating until they got a response. We could see their process in action - their steps and what they did in the backend. We provided them with details about the events and the ongoing pen test. It was an excellent test to see that the managed services worked as intended. There was a breach; they asked if we were aware and stated they would isolate the device if we weren't. We acknowledged we knew about the ongoing pen test. Throughout these exercises, they reached out immediately, demonstrating their focus on alerts, their process for triaging them, and their communication with clients.
The attack surface is directly related to exposure and risk. Any identified vulnerabilities, such as outdated software like older versions of Office or Google Chrome products, are flagged immediately. We use third-party solutions to address these issues across all workstations. Whenever we detect internal or internet-facing exposure, we prioritize remediation based on criticality. External-facing vulnerabilities are patched first, as they pose a greater risk than those affecting only internal assets. We rely heavily on exposure risk and risk index to determine priority and ensure the most critical vulnerabilities are addressed first. This helps us identify blind spots in our environment. Take the new acquisition as an example; many devices were unprotected and lacked crucial Windows updates. Numerous products and workstations required immediate attention. Security wasn't the initial priority, so we addressed that and ensured it became one. We implemented numerous changes with acquisitions to align them with our security standards.
Trend Vision One has significantly reduced our mean time to detect and respond to threats by 60 percent. It centralizes all information, enabling us to identify and address vulnerabilities quickly. For example, if we discover multiple devices running an outdated version of Office 2013 missing patches, we can easily compile a list of those devices and share it with the responsible team for remediation. This visibility allows us to proactively address weaknesses across the network, such as deploying updates or the latest release of third-party software to mitigate risks. Trend Vision One has been instrumental in enhancing our overall security posture.
The managed services significantly reduced the time we spent investigating false positive alerts. In uncertain scenarios, we consult the managed services team. If unsure about anything, we use the AI companion for questions. If we encounter an unfamiliar flag or event, we research it independently and involve the managed services team's professionals for deeper investigation.
We have implemented some automation but haven't fully explored its capabilities. We have a few playbooks for tasks like blocking user access based on IP addresses or email content. Since we use Office 365 in the cloud, there's also a lot of automation for handling incoming emails, such as blocking and sending alerts. While we've used playbooks to a limited extent, there's potential for further automation, and we plan to explore this further.
What is most valuable?
The most significant recent change has been the addition of the new AI companion. This feature has proven invaluable, especially when integrating with third-party products or resetting the dashboard, as it provides detailed step-by-step guidance. In fact, we were able to resolve all issues independently, without needing to contact support, thanks to the AI companion's comprehensive answers.
What needs improvement?
The only downside to Trend Vision One is its complexity. It's a comprehensive product covering a lot of ground, which can be a little intimidating initially. The user interface, in particular, can take some time to get used to, with menus that could be better organized and a dashboard that could be more user-friendly. Due to the sheer complexity of the product, navigating and familiarizing oneself with the environment requires some effort. While the initial learning curve might be steep, the product's vast capabilities justify the time investment.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Trend Vision One for two and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability of Trend Vision One nine out of ten. I haven't experienced any crashes or issues in the last few years since we started using the product. While there are occasional upgrades and minor changes that require adjustments, the overall stability is excellent. We have no complaints, especially considering the VDI environment, our primary focus, has been running seamlessly. The lightweight agent minimizes resource usage, further contributing to smooth performance.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the scalability of Trend Vision One nine out of ten. We successfully scaled it up by adding approximately 250 workstations and deployed the product within a week. We replaced their previous product, scripted everything, integrated it into their on-premise servers, and deployed the agents. The 250 additional assets were integrated within two or three days, providing complete visibility in the dashboard. The team then took over and identified any weaknesses. In summary, scaling up and adding 250 workstations was easy to implement.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support and service are excellent. After our new acquisition, we encountered a few issues that we hadn't seen in our environment compared to theirs. Through troubleshooting, we determined that the problems weren't caused by the product itself but rather by corruption in specific systems. We systematically worked through the other products, disabling them one by one. The troubleshooting experience was excellent, and we reached a resolution within a couple of days of contacting support. They were very professional and provided direct answers, resulting in the issues being resolved correctly and in a timely manner.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
In the past, we have used a few different products, including Sophos and Cylance, which we have used for the past couple of years. We also used Trend's older products, like OfficeScan, about eight or nine years ago. We eventually moved away from those products due to their lack of AI capabilities. After trying other products, we returned to Trend with Apex One and Vision One. We've been happy with the product, and its virtual environment capabilities were a major factor for us. Trend has consistently been the best performing product for us, so we decided to continue using their products with Trend Vision One.
How was the initial setup?
The initial deployment was straightforward. We leveraged our existing products to force and uninstall the previous product, opting for a custom scripting approach rather than standard GPOs or internal solutions. This allowed us to uninstall the old package and ensure the new installation was reflected in the dashboard, streamlining the process and enabling us to proceed seamlessly to the next phase. Overall, the deployment was straightforward from our perspective.
We deployed Trend Vision One during COVID, which took approximately one and a half weeks because the server side required additional fine-tuning for all the exclusions.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented the solution in-house. We repeatedly reached out to obtain basic information and guidelines on the VDI component and the virtual environment, specifically regarding steps for managing the virtual environment when closing a gold image and imaging numerous workstations with a single image. Due to the complexities involved, we requested documentation. However, our internal team completed the entire deployment with limited support from their support team, following the provided instructions.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is fair compared to other solutions. It's within the price range we're looking at for a single endpoint, and fair pricing is important to us.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Trend Vision One nine out of ten.
The Trend Vision team handles all maintenance on the SaaS backend. Internally, we only need to update the VDI environment occasionally because it's a non-persistent VDI, meaning it's locked down and reverts to its previous state upon reboot. We periodically open the gold images to perform maintenance, update signatures, and force program upgrades, but this is only a monthly task. So, we spend minimal time managing the solution.
Before implementing Trend Vision One, ensure you gather comprehensive documentation. Adhering to the guidelines will streamline setup, and any queries can be resolved using the efficient AI companion. Users can pose questions or access documentation directly from the Trend website. Initially, focus on familiarizing yourself with the dashboard, risk indexing, and the executive dashboard. Explore the product, ask questions, and continue experimenting and seeking assistance once deployed. The process is straightforward once you've had the opportunity to explore the system thoroughly. The primary challenge is becoming comfortable with the interface and navigating its features effectively.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Can pull telemetry data from the endpoints, network devices, and cross-layered architecture
What is our primary use case?
We use Vision One XDR for our endpoint security. Our company has nearly 4,000 users. We have endpoint cybersecurity agents for which we can use XDR. 
Trend Micro has multiple subscription licenses for individual Vision One components. There are also licenses for XDR for endpoints. We have adopted four packages from Trend Micro: endpoints, workload security, mobile security, and email security gateway.  
How has it helped my organization?
We didn't realize the benefits immediately after deploying the solution, but we saw results quickly. When you install Vision One, the policies are set to the default setting. It scans your machines, and you get alerts if someone is attacking, there's a vulnerability that must be patched, or there's a Trend vulnerability you're patching somewhere.
It has reduced our detection time. The detection is quite fast, but the response at the SOC level might take time. Vision One can be used to conduct analysis first. It reduces the investigation time because Trend Micro has an advantage in Pakistan. They have local technical resources deployed here. Organizations can get heavy false positives, but Trend Micro can help you define the policies accurately.
What is most valuable?
Our primary focus is DLP, and Vision One has solid DLP features. We also use URL filtering and device blocking, and there's telemetry for identifying exploitable vulnerabilities.
It offers us centralized visibility. That's the advantage of Vision One's unified platform with data lake capabilities. They pull telemetry data from the endpoints, network devices, and cross-layered architecture, and Vision One performs filtering and analysis.
Additionally, Trend Micro can integrate third-party tools, such as Fortinet, Cisco, or any other vendor's firewall, to get the logs and alerts from them. Vision One is much more capable in that way.
Having that centralized visibility has improved our efficiency. The organization has multiple tools segregated into separate windows that give you a particular type of visibility. Multiple SOC team members can view the same window. The beauty of Trend Micro is its ability to integrate all of the systems in one cloud platform, right, in terms of Vision One. From your workbench, you can easily monitor and centrally manage alerts. My SOC team is happy with it. 
The risk index feature is a rich view that rates any alert on a scale of 1 to 100 and classifies it as internal or external. Few OEMs can provide that sort of capability. The index ratings provide a window into device health and how alerts can be resolved.
The attack surface management is a fantastic feature with a proactive approach. Normally, organizations do pen testing quarterly or once a year, but attack server management proactively checks user authentication or changes in your environment.
What needs improvement?
Vision One's functional capabilities are excellent, but the platform can be upgraded and simplified in many ways. We use multiple playbooks to automate many things, but I'm not sure there are mature cybersecurity applications. There are several external alerts, and their behavior changes daily, so I'm not sure automation can help you that much. We're using the playbooks, but it might require some improvement. 
For how long have I used the solution?
We have used Vision One for two and a half years. 
How are customer service and support?
I rate Trend Micro support eight out of 10. They stick to the SLA and respond on time. They are cooperative and supportive. I'm very satisfied.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have evaluated multiple vendors, and Trend Micro is among the best. You cannot have a typical apples-to-apple comparison. There are a lot of things which we need to compare. Other tools may not be at the network level or have the third-party integration that Vision One has.
How was the initial setup?
Deploying Vision One is easy. You can deploy it with a few clicks and configure the policies or use the default ones. It's flexible and user-friendly, and there are no headaches. The deployment time depends on your environment. If you have thousands of endpoints, it takes some time, but it's just a few minutes if you have a couple. 
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Trend Micro is pricey, but it has more capabilities than a standard XDR, so the customers consider it reasonable. The market has accepted it. Trend Micro has a 64 percent share.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Trend Vision One nine out of 10.
A unified platform for simplified operations and automation
What is our primary use case?
Its main purpose is orchestration where I have full visibility into all the different Trend Micro products I use, and it is all centralized in a single dashboard. There is ease of use with this centralized dashboard. With this centralized management, I can dive into technicalities, and I am able to do all my workbench investigations. It is quite clear, and I do not have to sift through different logs. It makes our work so easy when we need to respond to or remediate a particular issue.
The main problem that we wanted to solve by implementing Trend Vision One was the blindspots. We tend to focus on endpoints, but we forget IoT devices such as printers and CCTV cameras. This is where we had serious blind spots simply because these devices do not have an operating system. For us, it was just about eliminating these blind spots. That was our number one focus.
How has it helped my organization?
It has been exceptional. If you look at the evolution of the Trend Micro products up until Vision One, you can see that they do what they say they do. It has worked for me so well. That is why I have had it all these years.
We have protection against zero-day threats. One of the things that pushed me towards Trend Micro was the fact that they have the R&D for the zero-day initiative. They are a pioneer in terms of classifying CVEs. It gives me comfort. When you go and check the workbench or the report, you can see the type of exploits that it was able to detect, which have even been classified as CVEs.
Apart from the things that I do in IT, my responsibility is to protect my company's assets. I am able to safeguard my data against ransomware. The company does not have to worry that they can be held at ransom. The assurance that they do not have to pay just to get their data back makes it easy to sleep at night.
We have a single console for cross-layer detection, threat hunting, and investigation. We have what we call the executive dashboard. This is what I share with the C-suite. It is quite easy for me to break down cybersecurity in a business way, and then, of course, we have the operational dashboard and the security dashboard where I centralize all the products into one single pane. From an orchestration point of view, I love Trend Vision One. We are able to orchestrate all of our different products from one single dashboard.
Trend Vision One provides visibility into different products. I have a 360-degree view of my entire IT infrastructure, which helps me understand my threat landscape and the way it looks. The beauty of it is that it has metrics. I can see how I am performing as compared to 30 days or 7 days ago in terms of the risk indicator. Is it going up or is it going down? This is important for me because I am able to forecast and anticipate behaviors or patterns from the people perspective and the process perspective. I know what I need to do and train people on, and in terms of processes, I know what I need to do to clean up my policies. In terms of technology, I can assess if there is any other thing of Trend Micro that I need to supplement to make sure I am fully protected.
Our response is instantaneous. I do not have an exact percentile in mind when it comes to the reduction in the response time, but our response is instantaneous.
I have integrated it with my NUC, my firewall, and my database monitoring tool. Trend Micro has a feature for virtual patching through Trend Micro TippingPoint. It instantaneously does the patching and cascades them across. Apart from what we call scheduled patching, on-demand patching is a part of their product features.
Trend Vision One is very easy to learn. This is the second organization where I am using this Trend Micro solution. When I introduced it, my team did not know about Trend Vision One, but within a month, simply with the help of the business portal where we have the e-learning, they were fully skilled and even certified at the entry-level of Trend Micro. Their feedback was that it was quite easy for them to adopt.
Trend Vision One is not at all difficult to administer.
We have seen a reduction in viruses and malware since implementing this solution. They provide you with the metrics for risk posture. You can see the reduction in your threat landscape. It goes granular to the point of telling you which type of malware or threat you are exposed to and the reduction. It is very definitive from a percentile marking. In my previous organization, we saw about a 75% reduction when we rolled it out. We were previously using something else there.
It reduces administrative overhead. I stopped adding additional headcounts from a security analyst and a security officer's point of view. It helps me reduce the overhead. On average, considering the annual wage of a security analyst, there is a reduction of about 7,000 dollars per annum.
I use Trend Micro's managed XDR services in conjunction with Vision One Endpoint Security. It reduces overhead. It is a fully-fledged managed service, so I do not need to have the business invest in an in-house SOC. It is a whole lot cheaper.
What is most valuable?
From an automation point of view, I find the ability to curate and deploy playbooks very helpful. I find that very convenient for us. It gives away the manual process. There is the ease of use.
I love what they have done with their Trend Companion AI, where it becomes so easy to have it do something for you instead of sifting through different tabs. So, the automation element and their new AI feature are top-notch for me.
I find the virtual patching that they offer superb.
What needs improvement?
There should be a bit more dynamism when it comes to their playbooks in terms of the action triggers. That is the only thing that I would want to see a bit more. There should be a bit more dynamism, especially when you are creating your own playbook. This is something I have also discussed with Trend Micro.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Trend Vision One since 2020 when it was rolled out. I have been using Trend Micro products since 2015.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is stable. I would rate it a ten out of ten for stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is scalable. I would rate it a ten out of ten for scalability.
How are customer service and support?
I would rate their support a ten out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used a plethora of other solutions. I moved to Trend Vision One for multiple reasons:
- The ability to do what the solution says it does
- The ability to orchestrate all different solutions into one single pane
- The ability to have automation when it comes to detecting and responding to threats
How was the initial setup?
It is deployed on the cloud. For me, the deployment was easy. For the endpoints, we just did a GPO push through Active Directory. For the cloud, we used just simple tenancy APIs and we were good to go.
It took us a week simply by virtue of how big the organization was.
In the IT team, there are 10 people working with this solution. We also have other departments such as risk and audit that use it. Overall, there are about 20 people directly working with it. The remaining are users for whom it just works silently in the background.
The maintenance is not done in-house. It is handled 100% by the OEM. They do share notifications, but we as users do not feel it, so whatever maintenance is required is handled 100% by the OEM. That is the beauty of a cloud service. You are not overly bothered by it.
What was our ROI?
In my previous company, over the four years, I believe we had seen about 81% ROI.
There are cost reductions because of the simple fact that I have automation. It means that I do not need to spend a whole lot on headcount for security analysts. From a commercial point of view, it has helped me reduce my operational costs, and then there are also security cost reductions because of the fact that it is automated and it responds in real time.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
When I compare it to its peers that can do the same, it is cost-effective.
What other advice do I have?
The evolution has been great. When I started using Trend Micro Vision One, the product feature was what they used to call business worry-free. It has evolved from an EDR to a fully-fledged XDR. You can see that the R&D is putting in work, and there is evolution. In terms of product coverage, they do not look at only endpoint protection. Right now, we have bespoke server protection. We have cloud asset protection and email security. You can see the growth of Trend Micro when it comes to its cybersecurity offering.
Based on my experience, I would recommend this solution. The ease of use, elimination of overhead, and return on investment are the reasons why you should have this solution.
I would rate Trend Vision One a ten out of ten.
Easy to set up with good support and great threat intelligence
What is our primary use case?
We use Vision One to detect to detect and respond to malware incidents. With endpoints (Apex One/Cloud One Workload Security), network (Deep Discovery Inspector) and Office365 (Cloud Email and Collaboration Security).
The environment is complex, distributed in more than +100 locations. Some locations are just offices, some others are industrial facilities with ICS and SCADA. Besides Windows, we deal with a lot of operating systems, including Solaris on SPARC. And our users are diverse, with lots of employees roaming around the country.
With CREM, we tackle important use cases around identity protection and risk management in general. Identification, prioritization, and remediation.
How has it helped my organization?
The full stack of Vision One has delivered what "SIEM 2.0" couldn't deliver. The capability to monitor threats and discover attack vectors before they are exploited and across all our workspace (on-prem, IaaS, PaaS and SaaS). We have invested well over a million into SIEM during the last decade. A full ArcSight upgrade and then a Splunk migration assisted with a large MSSP. Vision One is still ahead at a fraction of the cost.
Going through a capable, single-vendor solution was necessary, given our small team. Choosing the best solutions for every task and building all the integrations was not an option.
Vision One is much more than just EDR for us; it is a threat intelligence platform and a SOAR too. And even with the limited capabilities in this area, we find ways to tackle challenges our MSSP and SOC haven't been able to accomplish on a very large budget.
What is most valuable?
I like everything. The most valuable feature is how the stack fully integrates all components of a solution. Then, integrations with third parties will be provided.
As an example, I am capable of sending a suspicious file directly to my Deep Discovery Analyzer appliance (a sandbox) while investigating a suspicious download/file interaction, and I can then quickly push the IOCs in the suspicious object lists to protect both managed endpoints, and the rest of the network too! Yes, you can push domains and IP addresses to Palo Alto through a Trend Micro Service Gateway, ensuring you can protect even what cannot receive an endpoint. And all this without writing a single line of code. The ease of use and ease of deployment for use cases like this are my favourite features.
What needs improvement?
The SOAR features (Security Playbooks) are quite limited. At the moment, it is impossible to execute a simple piece of Python code that would pull or push something to an API, for example. While you can tackle some use cases, a SOAR from another vendor is still a must-have.
To assist with complex use case integrations, having all the data from the SIEM inside XDR would be great, too. That's where the market is moving with solutions like Falcon Logscale and Cortex XSIAM. Pivoting from XDR to Splunk or vice-versa can be time-consuming during incidents.
For how long have I used the solution?
I was actually an early beta tester of the Apex One Endpoint Sensor before Vision One appeared in 2021. That would be three solid years of using it.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Quite reliable. In the last three years, only one incident created memory leaks on Windows Servers. We didn't see too much impact (fortunately) as a workaround could be quickly provided.
Support is quite responsive when something does work well. However, we do pay for Premium support.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is really good.
How are customer service and support?
My experience is generally good, but I have had the chance to deal with premium support. I'd say I get the support I expect for the price that I pay.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Although we have been dealing with other security vendors (McAfee, Symantec, Proofpoint, and more), Vision One was really our first EDR.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was a breeze. It is realistically one of the strong points of the solution.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented the solution in-house. Although with premium support, you do get a lot of help from Trend Micro if you ask for it. You'll be able to talk to actual experts.
What was our ROI?
It is very hard to quantify an ROI on a security product. It doesn't generate revenues, and you can't quantify the cost of incidents that didn't happen.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Product names are changing all the time. Lots of changes in the last three years. They introduced the concept of credits, too, which did not make anything easier.
It's also easy to underestimate the credits required with Cloud Email and Collaboration Security: people invited from third-party tenants will count.
The credit usage and allocation tool has been improving, at least.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We had a look at Carbon Black and CrowdStrike Falcon.
What other advice do I have?
It's probably the best solution for a small team that cannot absorb the complexity of a multivendor solution. The ability to execute VS the cost is surprisingly good.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
It improves the detection speed, but it could be more customizable
What is our primary use case?
Vision One is the primary endpoint security product we use to protect our Macs and PCs. We also use the server product version, so it runs on my servers as well. We exclusively purchase Trend Micro's endpoint products. They have network and firewall products. We were using their email product until last month, and I ended up selecting a different provider. We stayed with them for the endpoint, but I moved off of them for the email product.
How has it helped my organization?
Vision One was a big deal to us immediately because we did not have context-aware before. We saw everything we had no idea was happening. It was a big deal three years ago.
It certainly reduces time to detect because a lot of the time, I didn't have it before. I didn't have that information until it gave it to me. The speed of response helps me know much more about what's happening quicker. They have some improvement to do in terms of automated remediation. It probably makes investigations 30 percent faster because of what it puts together. 
What is most valuable?
When we purchased Vision One, what set it apart was that it wasn't a traditional signature-based antivirus. It's a process-aware solution that provides real-time protection. That was a big differentiator three years ago, but now it's a given that every AV provider should be doing that. It combines signature-based telemetry with behavioral awareness and a detection-based solution, making it a good solution for us.
When we bought it three years ago, it was separate. Apex One handled cloud and web app security, and Vision One handled cloud and server workload protection. Now, they call it Vision One. The server stuff is still separate, but it is the same now. When we purchased it, they told us we'd have a single console, but that took about two and a half years. Finally, there is a single pane of glass. 
One of the things that made me the craziest was that we had too many tools or one tool that I had to log into five different ways. One of the frustrations is you have both legacy and newer detection methods. Not being able to fully investigate it in a single portal was a huge pain.
What needs improvement?
They need to stop changing Vision One once a week. They're in a hurry to change things so badly and so fast that I can't find where stuff is half the time, which is a challenge sometimes.
 
I've given one piece of feedback to their product guys. One thing that they're trying to make is a SIEM. It's a product where you input all the logs from your tools, and it creates additional insights into how things look. They've been kind of playing the "me too" game on that, even though that's not what I bought the product for. 
They have a new gateway where I can take my firewall of email logs and send it over there. In theory, it's supposed to do a more comprehensive evaluation of all my stuff to improve that risk index score. I'm not impressed with it, and I've told them as much. I feel if you're good at something, you should keep working on that and not try to be all the things to all the people.
I bought a different email solution even though it would have been 10 times easier to just stay with their email solution because they aren't great at it. They are great at other things, but they're playing the "me too" game with some of their products. Their competitors do this, so they should be doing this, too. They need to pick a product and keep being good at that. If they're going to roll new things out, they should do it but do it right.
They have a button to isolate an endpoint because it looks bad, but it doesn't usually work. I've had no chance to argue with the product guys to show them examples of how their button doesn't work. You think it does, but it doesn't work in a real environment. That can be a challenge sometimes.
I can see in the data showing what is a false positive. But it doesn't save me time helping them figure out how to fix the problem in their engine. It can help me identify it as a false positive, but it doesn't apply that consistently. It will ignore the false positive for that device, but if they start detecting a false positive on Apple devices, I have eight thousand Apple devices and get 8,000 alerts. I can tell that specific false positive, but it doesn't learn from that particularly well.
We use the executive dashboards, but I don't find them particularly useful. One is the ability to customize. That has gotten a little better, and it'll be better in the future. Most of what they have on there are data points that are generic and not particularly actionable. That's why it's called an executive dashboard. Executives want to see if we are secure, but it's hard for me to find out why our attack surface risk went down by x percentage. I don't know. It says that on the dashboard, but it doesn't give me specific details about why.
I find it confuses my executives, and it's not useful for me because it doesn't give me things to work on. It will give me generic things on the executive dashboard like you have a thousand accounts with an old password. Those are big generic things, but I also can't tell it that our password policy is different from what your automatic detection model means, and I don't have a problem with that, so quit lowering my risk score. 
The risk score is useless. In theory, it's based on the random intelligence they're getting from their various customers. I'm in K-12 education, so they have a decent amount of K-12 customers, but it's a subset, and the baseline of what's common in K-12 education is not the same. There's not enough data to make that particularly clean or useful. Vision One is not custom, and that's part of my beef. That index score is based on whatever random report they're looking at from their data sources at any given moment in time. It's nice, but I'd rather have one that's based on your particular circumstances. Instead, it's saying that the number one attack threat surface for school districts is email phishing. It's too generic.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used Trend Vision One for three and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Vision One has been less impactful toward my endpoints when scanning than the previous solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Vision One's resource usage is starting to creep up compared to three years ago. They used to focus on making their agent lightweight. I don't necessarily think all of this is their fault, but their agents are starting to suck more resources than they used to. Part of it is that the threat landscape has changed, and you need to look at it in additional ways, and it is a strain on the servers. They've gotten really bad about that on the servers.
How are customer service and support?
I rate Trend Micro support three out of 10. Their technical support is challenging. The support's good once you get to the second layer, but they don't read what you write. They auto-respond by telling us to give them the logs.
Every time, I need to send them a written statement with my product license ID and that I'm the contact authorized to do a support ticket. About 75 percent of the time when I open a support ticket, I immediately email my customer service satisfaction manager person with the ticket number so they can help move it along.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Negative
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I was using Sophos three years ago. I've looked at many of the feature sets out there, and they might be 80 percent of what Vision One has, and some might be better, but Vision One is price-competitive.
How was the initial setup?
Deploying Vision One was a pain because of the automated removal tool. In the antivirus world, they try to make it difficult to uninstall people's defenses because that's what an attacker would do. However, all the competitors are making tools to uninstall their competitors' tools when they win business. That's directly counterintuitive to the whole point of the antivirus.
We went through a process of trying to do this in an automated fashion to replace the old product, and Trend didn't quite do it right. Trend had a real struggle toget their own tool to fix it.
We use it as a SaaS, so we have a gateway integrator on the server on-site, but the product sits on all my endpoints. In that aspect, it's on-prem, but all the processing, reporting, and everything else happens in the cloud. We had it 75 percent deployed in 45 days. That last 25 percent took us another four months.
I work at an underfunded public school district. I need a whole team, but there is only me. I used to have a security analyst until that position moved around, and
my ability to use the product has been drastically reduced. I miss much of the value of what I'm paying for because I don't have enough staff to use it. I wouldn't need more than one if that was their whole job. 
It's not a totally elegant solution that always feeds and cares for itself. We have to check if it's doing its updates properly. It doesn't tell us, for example, that 2,000 devices haven't been updated or checked in. I have to go proactively looking at it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Vision One's pricing is extremely competitive. They're probably the lowest-cost provider that has this feature set.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Vision One seven out of 10. Make sure you learn the 90 percent of stuff in there that you didn't know you bought and preestablish an escalation contact for support tickets.
Offers centralized oversight, improved efficiency, and is user-friendly
What is our primary use case?
Trend Vision One functions as our XDR solution. I spend considerable time within it conducting reconnaissance on any security incidents requiring investigation. This tool allows me to quickly search for information that might be difficult to locate using our other tools.
We implemented Trend Vision One to improve our security posture by creating multiple layers of protection. This tool addresses security gaps our existing solutions, like Defender, may miss, providing deeper insights into potential threats.
How has it helped my organization?
We have implemented the product on both our cloud environment and endpoints. While we utilize a different Trend product for email, we also leverage Trend for this purpose. Trend's complete coverage is invaluable, as it centralizes data that would otherwise be difficult to locate, and its robust search function has been instrumental in our decision to continue using the platform. Although our organization is always exploring alternatives, the all-in-one nature of this solution has proven highly effective for our needs.
Vision One offers centralized oversight and control across our protective layers. It provides valuable insights into our various Trend applications, though its visibility into other layers is understandably limited. This limitation isn't a concern at this time.
Vision One has significantly improved our efficiency. For example, we recently faced a critical situation where a rule change on a client-server posed a potential security breach. Using Vision One, we quickly identified the employee responsible for the shift and resolved the incident without an extensive investigation. This would have been highly challenging without the tool, as determining the culprit would have been much more difficult.
We've been using the risk index feature to try to chip away at the risks within the environment and identify the vulnerabilities that need to be prioritized because that's been one area that has been more invisible to us with the other tools.
Vision One offers a valuable new perspective on our risk profile. While we receive reports from other tools like Nexus IQ, Vision One's unique risk classification and ranking system allows us to prioritize issues differently. This enables more informed decision-making as we can identify risks that other tools might underestimate. We've fully leveraged Vision One's benefits since our team's formation over two years ago. Though the tool existed previously, its impact was limited due to the absence of a dedicated team focused on its utilization.
It's able to detect things that other tools don't detect. We use a layered approach, so those tools have found stuff it hasn't detected. But that's to be expected. That's the goal of using the layered approach to it. But it's helpful because it catches things we might have been unaware of. Additionally, it might rank things differently than the other tools, and that's the same for this piece. And that can be very helpful for us to catch things we might have otherwise missed because it gives us that extra detail.
Trend Micro XDR has significantly reduced the time needed to detect and respond to threats. It offers capabilities that other security solutions lack, enabling us to address challenges innovatively. Additionally, built-in features such as insights and endpoint protection provide valuable tools that enhance our security posture compared to other systems.
Despite having a fifteen-year career in cybersecurity, I joined this role with limited hands-on experience. However, I quickly became proficient with Trend Vision One through self-directed learning, and my team soon recognized my expertise in the tool, making it a positive experience overall.
What is most valuable?
The Workbench feature is fantastic. It is so helpful to have something that pulls all the data into one visual representation of the events.
What needs improvement?
Vision One generates numerous false positives, forcing unnecessary investigations and highlighting a need for improved filtering options. A recurring false positive in our environment cannot be safely filtered, preventing us from ignoring it without risking overlooking genuine threats. This issue arises from a script that renames computers, which behaves suspiciously like malware but lacks a unique identifier within Trend for precise filtering. We cannot exclude the entire script due to potential exploitation by attackers who could embed malicious code within it, bypassing our security measures. While this scenario requires a targeted attack, the sensitive nature of our client's data, including threats from nation-state actors, necessitates a cautious approach to avoid compromising our security posture.
We want the ability to download and inspect emails from clients' mailboxes. Microsoft's platform supports this functionality, and we possess the necessary license. However, some clients lack the required license, prompting us to recommend Trend. If we could directly access and inspect client emails, it would eliminate the need to sell additional licenses to those clients, streamlining the process.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Trend Vision One for over two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Trend Vision One is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
As we've added employees and removed employees and added servers and removed servers, I haven't had to think about the scalability of Vision One. It has been very smooth.
How are customer service and support?
We had a script that was not right and kept triggering false positives. I had reached out for help with that. The help I got took a lot of time to get responses. And in the end, they closed out the ticket I had opened without resolving it. I also found the communication experience to be rather frustrating. My biggest complaint about my experience with Trend has been the support. There's a lot of good to be said, but there's room for improvement in the support. The people were very polite, so I'm not giving them a five because that goes a long way for me. Having support that is snippy makes the experience significantly worse. So, I am grateful for that part.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used a Microsoft XDR in conjunction with Trend Vision One. The main pros for Vision One are that the interface is typically a lot easier and a lot less confusing.
The overall experience of the interface is a lot more positive. The details I can pull out of Trend are much better than I can typically pull out from Microsoft. I'm able to get results that Microsoft doesn't seem to gather. The cons are that it's in such flux right now because they're moving all their other products into the Vision One console, which can sometimes make it a bit confusing.
It can also mean that we're unable to access the tools we previously did as rapidly. For example, many of the Apex One stuff is now within Vision One. So we had to relearn how to do that, which cost us time during security incidents. And Microsoft does change things, but they typically change things by adding extra bloat. So that ends up being a con for Trend compared to Microsoft.
What was our ROI?
While I cannot confirm the specific return on investment for Vision One without firsthand data, I expect it to be positive, given our organization's tendency to quickly discontinue partnerships that fail to deliver value.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Trend Vision One eight out of ten. There is room for improvement, but with the tools I've used, Vision One is one of the better.
I don't do much regarding the maintenance of Trend Vision One, but I also know that because I get emails about stuff that goes down, it's relatively low maintenance compared to other tools.
We have Trend Vision One deployed across multiple locations internationally. Because the number fluctuates, we have roughly 1,500 to 2,000 users at any given time. Three people on our network team use Vision One. We have also used Trend products, other than Vision One, for a couple of our clients, which would expand those numbers significantly.
My experience with Trend Vision One has taught me many valuable details, and I strongly recommend that new users carefully review the provided documentation.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
What would previously take us two to three hours to fix, we can do in one hour or even half an hour
What is our primary use case?
I primarily use the solution to prevent attacks.
How has it helped my organization?
It's good for detecting malware and anomalies. We use it on our endpoints.
What is most valuable?
The user interface is very good. Everything is all on one single platform.
With this product, we get centralized visibility and management across all of our protection layers. With a central platform, we don't have to look around across different websites or platforms. We can go right on the portal and manage things. It also helps us reduce the learning curve. We can manage and monitor products from the same place instead of learning different platforms. It's also helped us increase efficiency.
We have made use of the executive dashboard. It greatly increased visibility. We get a risk management view and metrics that help us narrow down and find issues. It helps us reduce risks. The risk index feature gives us a score to help us in our security goals. With it, we know what's the baseline or standard, so now we know what we need to do in order to meet the standards out there in the industry. We can see everything we need to in one glance.
It's kept up to date and is consistently improving. This helps us protect our environment.
The patch management has been very useful. They help recommend what needs to be installed.
We leverage the attack surface risk management capabilities. It shows the entire incident, including how it happened. We can use the information when we're doing forensics.
We've been able to reduce our mean time to detect and mean time to respond. What would previously take us two to three hours to fix, we can do in one hour or even half an hour. We've also been able to reduce the amount of time we spend investigating false positives. 
What needs improvement?
We'd like to see more use of AI around analytics and controls.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is good; I'd rate it eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We're a small-to-medium-sized company. We have it deployed to less than 5,000 users.
I'm not sure of the scalability. It works for us and our company size.
How are customer service and support?
Support is okay. They could be more responsive and could provide more communication channels.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did not previously use a different solution.
How was the initial setup?
I'm more of an end-user. I do not handle the installation aspect. The deployment was done a long time ago.
The tool does not require much maintenance.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I'm not familiar with the exact pricing of the solution. My understanding is the licensing is reasonable.
What other advice do I have?
I'm an end-user and customer.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. It has very good management and monitoring benefits.
Its strength lies in its advanced features like intrusion detection and integration capabilities
What is our primary use case?
We rely on Trend Micro Vision One as our Extended Detection and Response platform, leveraging its capabilities for endpoint detection and response across our entire IT environment.
How has it helped my organization?
Trend Micro Vision One boasts a good detection rate thanks to its data lake analysis and frameworks like MITRE. This helps minimize false positives, ensuring alerts are truly security threats. While no platform is flawless and occasional false positives can occur, Vision One's detection is effective for our use cases.
Trend Micro Vision One doesn't have a separate module for advanced threat protection. Instead, its standard endpoint protection, formerly Apex One, includes features like real-time scanning with advanced telemetry collection to identify and prevent unknown threats. These features go beyond basic signature-based detection and offer advanced actions like specific file quarantine or cleanup thanks to machine learning capabilities.
Trend Micro Vision One uses real-time machine learning to detect ransomware, a critical tool since cybercrime is increasingly focused on extortion. While ransomware isn't new, its prominence in news reports makes it a major concern. However, even though it's widely reported, it may not be the biggest threat. For healthcare organizations especially, protecting patient data from being leaked and sold on the dark web is paramount. This is why using tools like Trend Micro Vision One is crucial.
Trend Micro's Vision One simplifies security management by offering a unified console for threat detection, investigation, and hunting across all security layers. This replaces their previous approach of separate consoles for different products like cloud app security and Cloud One, eliminating the need to switch between consoles for a complete security picture.
While telemetry data offers valuable insights into identity access, endpoint detection, and threat intelligence, doesn't provide complete visibility. There's no access to firewall logs or built-in network access control. However, the platform's strength lies in its advanced features like intrusion detection and integration capabilities, allowing for threat hunting and sharing data with other security solutions.
Vision One uses two methods for endpoint detection. The first is "active update," where devices connect securely using port 443 to the cloud to download the latest signature data every 12 hours, ensuring they have up-to-date protection. This eliminates the need for on-premise signature updates.
Vision One is user-friendly with clear navigation, but its wealth of data can be overwhelming for new users. For example, telemetry can be complex, and some alerts might go unnoticed by inexperienced users who lack the necessary skills to interpret the data effectively. This isn't a flaw of the product itself; it's simply a matter of needing the right training and experience to get the most out of it.
Vision One, while easy to manage, requires significant upfront investment when building a platform from scratch. Configuring agent deployment, servers, and third-party integrations, takes many hours and there's no perfect out-of-the-box solution.
While initially considering Trend Vision One as just a replacement antivirus solution, we realized its extended detection and response capabilities offered more than just basic endpoint protection. XDR allows for collecting telemetry data beyond signatures, enabling us to identify threats like suspicious file activity, lateral movement, and potential command-and-control communications. This provides a more comprehensive security posture compared to traditional antivirus solutions and helps reduce our workloads.
What is most valuable?
Our organization utilizes the full range of Trend Vision One features, excluding tipping points. This includes attack surface risk management, XDR threat investigation, endpoint, cloud, network security, and email protection. This full security posture positions us well for our future security roadmap.
What needs improvement?
Trend Micro Vision One requires significant customization to fit our specific needs, which increases the administrative burden. While the wider data collection offers a broader security net, we don't utilize all its services (e.g., Okta integration). This necessitates manual log ingestion from Azure (e.g., anonymous logins, suspicious tokens) and additional verification using separate tools like Azure for risky sign-in detection and IP vetting, making it a more hands-on security solution.
Trend Vision One has some usability issues. For example, extracting browser history for forensic analysis is cumbersome. The platform parses the history file but then doesn't allow exporting the data, making it difficult to share findings with managers. Additionally, the lack of a Network Security Installer for endpoint agents is surprising, especially considering servers have them. The feature request process, relying on a community voting system within a product portal, seems inefficient. Overall, improvements in data consistency and user-friendliness would be beneficial. 
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Trend Vision One for two years.
How are customer service and support?
Despite having several open support tickets with Trend Micro, I'm impressed by their exceptional customer service. Unlike Microsoft, they proactively reach out by phone to resolve issues quickly. This personalized approach makes me confident we'll get everything sorted out.
Whenever I encounter an issue, technical support is fantastic at providing a root cause analysis, which helps me understand the underlying problem and document it accurately for leadership.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
I wasn't involved in the initial Trend Vision One deployment, but I heard about performance problems. While my team deployed the product itself through SCCM after enterprise approval, the agent caused high CPU usage due to configuration issues. Now, from my new perspective, it's clear these problems stemmed from deployment configuration, not the product itself.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Trend Micro recently switched from a license-based pricing model to a credit system, which caused some initial frustration during my renewal. While I've spoken with their leadership about the credit system's functionality and potential improvements, it still feels unconventional even though I'm now more comfortable with it.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Trend Vision One eight out of ten.
In our organization, the IT department has a collective decision-making process for product procurement. During the proof of concept calls, a group of 30 IT professionals evaluate vendor presentations, like, Microsoft partners showcasing Windows Defender. They consider features, budget fit, and individual preferences before voting on the best option. Leadership then finalizes the purchase. While I, the senior security team member, have no direct influence on product selection like Trend Vision One, I significantly impact its functionality. I work directly with Trend Micro, providing daily suggestions for product improvement within the platform.
Upon taking control of Trend Vision One, I identified several areas for improvement, including integrating custom data feeds like taxi data, deploying agents in different ways, and collecting telemetry data specific to our environment e.g., Office 365 data. Since Trend Vision One doesn't natively collect everything, and tailoring it to our needs involved significant effort e.g., setting up DLP rules for email and collaboration, I'm unsure about its initial impact without customization.
While a patch exists for the vulnerability through Tipping Point, we don't have it, our existing intrusion prevention/detection rules within our server and workload protection system offer some mitigation. A specific module in this system is being configured to address the CVE and potentially protect our assets even if a patch isn't applied.
Trend Vision One is a great cybersecurity platform that requires upfront effort to set up but offers comprehensive protection for your organization. While it has room for improvement, the developers are actively adding new features like cloud scanning and AI-powered detections, demonstrating their commitment to innovation. This ongoing development ensures Trend Vision One stays relevant and effective in the ever-evolving security landscape.