TrustRadius Insights for Jamf Protect are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.
Business Problems Solved
Jamf Protect has proven to be a valuable solution for users seeking efficient device protection and compliance management. Users have praised the software for effectively blocking USB ports, restricting non-approved applications, and solving a major problem in terms of security. The scalability of Jamf Pro has streamlined repetitive tasks and reduced manual effort for IT teams in organizations of different sizes and growth stages. With its comprehensive overview of all devices, Jamf Protect ensures compliance and offers insights into CIS levels for necessary improvements. Users appreciate the user-friendly nature of the software, which sets it apart from other desktop computer protection options and provides a more pleasant experience. Furthermore, compared to Microsoft Defender, Jamf Protect's smaller software size and better performance make it a preferred choice for protecting Mac systems. Overall, Jamf Protect offers a robust defense against various threats, simplifies device management, enhances threat management, and meets cybersecurity insurance requirements while also providing excellent visibility and compliance demonstration.
We utilize Jamf Protect for our Apple assets to protect against threats and suspicious activity. Jamf Protect provides multiple levels of telemetry collection allowing administrator to select how sensitive they want to be on event triggers. Furthermore, Jamf Protect allows you to monitor against specific threat categories aligned to the MITRE ATT&CK framework. In addition to protection, we utilize Jamf Protect to monitor our endpoint compliance with the CIS Critical Security Controls baselines.
Pros
Deep visibility into system telemetry
Compliance reporting automatically updates and provides a quantifiable metric which teams can use to track maturity for CIS CSC.
USB device management to protect against data exfiltration and USB delivered malware attacks.
Cons
Expand out of box support for additional SIEM's
Improve the enduser onboarding UX
The UI takes some getting used to. Provide more inline instruction prompts for new admins.
Likelihood to Recommend
If the environment is predominantly Apple based then Jamf Protect is a strong solution for providing EDR capabilities to endpoints. The detection capabilities are up to par with other leading EDR tools and it integrates well with Jamf MDM. Additionally, the compliance, telemetry, log forwarding, and USB device management being included as part of Jamf Protect provide good ROI.
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Director in Information Technology (Computer Software company, 51-200 employees)