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We performed a comparison between Anomali Match and Proofpoint Email Protection based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The most valuable feature of all is the full integration with the rest of the software in the operating system and Office 365, as well as Microsoft SCCM. It is quite easy for us to work with the whole instance of Microsoft products. This integration improves the benefits of the whole suite of products.""Microsoft 365 Defender is a stable solution.""Among the most valuable features are the alert timeline, the alert story, which is pretty detailed. It gives us complete insight into what exactly happened on the endpoint. It doesn't just say, "Malware detected." It tells us what caused that malware to be detected and how it was detected. It gives us a complete timeline from beginning to end.""In Microsoft 365 vendor products, monitoring and connectivity across all Microsoft and third-party connectors enable viewing of all activity within those environments.""The integration, visibility, vulnerability management, and device identification are valuable.""The timeline feature is excellent. I also like the phishing simulation. We have phishing campaigns to educate employees and warn them about these threats.""From the perspective of Microsoft 365 XDR, the main benefit is a single, centralized dashboard offering the holistic visibility organizations crave.""I like that it's stable. It's been stable for a long time, and Microsoft Defender has done a good job there."

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"I have found Cyber threat intelligence (CTI) very useful and concise. The solution is easy to use."

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"The most valuable features are the business email compromise protection and targeted attack prevention.""The Phish Alarm button allows users to submit questionable emails for review and complete analysis.""The most valuable feature of Proofpoint Email Protection is the central location dashboard for viewing all the related information for risk.""The solution has very strong detection for most of the phishing and malicious emails received from the outside.""The solution scales quite well.""Proofpoint Email Protection offers an additional layer of protection compared to other brands like Microsoft, Mimecast, and Barracuda. While these major companies excel at detecting malicious attachments, the solution goes further by analyzing the context of emails, allowing for more nuanced decision-making.""The most valuable feature is the ability to remove bad messages that were delivered, prior to being classified as unwanted.""The solution is very user-friendly."

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Cons
"The documentation on their website is somewhat outdated and doesn't show properly. I wanted to try a query in Microsoft Defender 365. When I opened the related documentation from the security blog on the Microsoft website, the figures were not showing. It was difficult to understand the article without having the figures. The figures were there in the article, but they were not getting loaded, which made the article obsolete.""We should be able to use the product on devices like Apple, Linux, etc.""When we do investigations, it would be better if Microsoft could populate the host dashboard more. When we open any host for investigation, we want the entire timeline of what is happening on the host, including all the users logging in, their hardware, Windows version, etc.""Correctly updated records are the most significant area for improvement. There have been times when we were notified of a required fix; we would carry out the fix and confirm it but still get the same notification a week later. This seems to be a delay in records being updated and leads to false reporting, which is something that needs to be fixed.""I personally have not seen much evidence of how Defender can enhance the story of zero trust for enterprises.""The Defender agent itself is more compatible with Windows 10 and Windows 11. Other than these two lines, there are so many compatibility issues. Security is not only about Microsoft. The core technical aspects of it are quite good, but it would be good if they can better support non-Microsoft solutions in terms of putting the agents directly into VMware and other virtualization solutions. There should be more emphasis on RHEL and other operating systems that we use, other than Windows, in the server category.""I would like more of the features in Defender for 365 to be included in the smaller licenses. Even if I buy a small license and don't need everything, security shouldn't be a question. Security is one of the main aspects of all projects from our side, so it would be nice to have more features in the smaller licenses.""One of the biggest downsides of Microsoft products, in general, is that the menus are often difficult to find, as they tend to move from place to place between versions."

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"A lot of tools can give you many features, such as CTI intelligence and a tax service reduction. However, many people are combining different tools together to have more capabilities. It is up to the consumer whether they want to have multiple tools or have one tool that serves the purpose. Anomali Enterprise could improve by combining all the other tools' features into one solution."

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"They do not have an on-demand scan for the internal viruses and internal users, and they don't have a scan for the exchange server against viruses and spam as Symantec does.""It's scalable, but the devil's in the details — you have to know your email volumes.""The Secure Mail aspect should have an Outlook add-in, instead of an external dashboard that outside users have to access.""Some use cases haven't been dealt with yet.""The scalability can be improved, and the solution can be optimized.""Proofpoint Email Protection has a new approach to email security with its API feature. Currently, it only works with Office 365. In the future, it would be beneficial if it also works with Gmail, as Check Point is currently the only brand that has API email security for Gmail. It would be beneficial if Proofpoint Email Protection could add this integration, they would be more competitive with other vendors.""The solution could be improved with the addition of PLP and email encryption features.""It has too many screens. It is kind of a conglomeration of products. In other words, they built product A, product B, and product C, and they are yet to integrate them into a single administrative console. I would certainly like to see a more seamless administrative interface. I would also like to see them include more bang for the buck, by including features like email fraud protection, rather than making their product so piecemeal, where you are buying little pieces. I agree with the idea of having multiple tiers or layers, but maybe as small, medium, and large, as opposed to an a la carte menu."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The solutions price is fair for what they offer."
  • "The price could be better. Normally, the costs depend on the country you're located in for the license. When we were in the initial stage, we went with the E5 license they call premium standard. It cost us around $5.20 per month for four users."
  • "The price of the solution is high compared to others and we have lost some customers because of it."
  • "Microsoft is not competitive with the pricing of the solution. The competitors are able to offer lower discounts. The price of the solution is higher."
  • "We have a lot of problems in Latin America regarding the price of Microsoft 365 Defender, because the relationship between dollars and the money of the different countries, it's is a lot. Many customers that have small businesses say that they would like the solution but it is too expensive. However, large companies do not find the cost an issue."
  • "The most valuable licensing option is expensive, so pricing could be improved. Licensing options for this solution also need to be consolidated, because they frequently change."
  • "Microsoft should provide lower-level licensing options. They should do it in such a way that even an individual could purchase a license, and it should be entirely flexible."
  • "They have moved from a licensing model to pay-per-use... The question is: What happens if, for any reason, there's not enough budget to accept this model? That could be a great problem."
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  • "When comparing the price of Anomali Enterprise to other solutions it is in the medium to high range. However, I am satisfied with the price."
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  • "Annually, it costs us about $92,000. This is pretty much what it costs us. There is no additional cost."
  • "The price is reasonable."
  • "Proofpoint is fairly expensive."
  • "The licensing is basically $8/user."
  • "It is multiple times more expensive, which made it very much less attractive."
  • "Pricing has recently been increased and the cost is a downside"
  • "The solution charges per user per month to use it. There are not any additional fees in addition to the standard living fees."
  • "Clients pay for an annual subscription of Proofpoint Email Protection. Every client always finds it expensive."
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    Also Known As
    Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Threat Protection, MS 365 Defender
    Proofpoint Enterprise Protection, Cofense PhishMe
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    Overview

    Microsoft Defender XDR is a comprehensive security solution designed to protect against threats in the Microsoft 365 environment. 

    It offers robust security measures, comprehensive threat detection capabilities, and an efficient incident response system. With seamless integration with other Microsoft products and a user-friendly interface, it simplifies security management tasks. 

    Users have found it effective in detecting and preventing various types of attacks, such as phishing attempts, malware infections, and data breaches.

    Watch the Microsoft demo video here: Microsoft Defender XDR demo video.

    Anomali Match is an intelligence-driven extended detection and response solution that helps organizations quickly identify and respond to threats in real time. Anomali Match boosts organizational efficiency and productivity by automating detection actions that quickly profile a danger and its impact on the organization, allowing for an effective response.

    Anomali Match gathers security telemetry from your entire organization, including SIEM, EDR, Messaging, and Network, and integrates layered threat detection to identify pertinent threats and give analysts the actionable intelligence they need to look into the root causes or to clearly confirm an attack so that they can respond immediately.

    Anomali Match assists organizations in achieving cyber resilience by providing essential characteristics, such as:

    • Relevant intelligence at scale
    • Precision attack detection
    • Optimized response across security ecosystems

    Anomali Match Features

    Anomali Match has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

    • Match is offered as a cloud-native or on-premises solution.

      • High performance indicator correlation at a rate of 190 trillion EPS is one of the additional cloud match capabilities.

      • Appliance and cloud-based ingestion of any telemetry related to security control.
    • Automated collection of current and historical event logs, asset data, and active threat data
    • Comprehensive visibility into historic security telemetry logs, millions of IOCs, and asset and vulnerability scan data
    • Continuous, real-time comparison of millions of indicators of compromise (IOCs) with all relevant security telemetry and log data
    • Automated retrospective inquiry and correlation of historical event logs with newly identified threat intelligence
    • Predictive protection against malicious C2 domains created by attacker domain generation algorithms
    • TTP-based hunting by actor, threat bulletin, or vulnerability employing advanced search analytics

    • Contextual threat intelligence in the form of actors, TTPs, campaigns, threat bulletins, and vulnerabilities, including MITRE ATT&CK details on the TTPs for a specific actor
    • Predictive DGA analysis to find bots connecting to C&C servers in your network

    Anomali Match Benefits

    There are many benefits to implementing Anomali Match. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

    • Quickly identify the impact in order to assess the criticality and prioritize the response.
    • Shorten the time it takes for active threats to be detected and for a response to be made.
    • Use automation, machine learning, and accessible intelligence to automatically detect and respond to potential threats.
    • Gain access to more than 5 years of security telemetry, millions of IOCs, and asset and vulnerability scan data.
    • Respond to difficult questions promptly and confidently to increase C-Level visibility.
    • Lower incident costs related to security, allowing for more effective security operations.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Anomali Match stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its concise CTI and its scalability.

    One PeerSpot reviewer, an IT Cyber Security Senior Analyst, notes of the solution, “I have found Cyber threat intelligence (CTI) very useful and concise. The solution is easy to use.” He adds, “Anomali Enterprise is scalable. We have approximately 15 people using the solution in my company.”

    Proofpoint Email Protection is a machine learning email gateway that catches both known and unknown threats. Through Target Attack Protection, emails will be analyzed and potentially blocked from advanced threats while users gain visibility around these threats. The technology can also classify various types of email and can be deployed both on premises or as a cloud service. In addition, users can tag suspicious emails to help raise user awareness and track down any email quickly.

    Proofpoint Email Protection offers Advanced BEC Defense, which can precisely detect and block different types of emails, even if they don’t involve a malicious payload, such as business email compromise (BEC). Email Protection, which is powered by NexusAI, is a sophisticated detection technique developed to stop a variety of kinds of email fraud from affecting compromised accounts. It’s specifically designed to analyze message components, such as the sender’s IP address (including reputation and x-originating IP), the message header, and the message body. Using machine learning and AI, it will then determine if that message is a BEC threat.

    Benefits of Proofpoint Email Protection

    Proofpoint Email Protection is a favorite for organizations looking to utilize their cybersecurity budget accurately, and provides the user with incredible visibility. While preventing email fraud, the technology can also detect and block advanced malware as well as identifying possible risks.

    Email Protection offers many benefits, including:

    • Email warning tag - Raise user awareness and reduce the risk of possible compromises by automatically tagging suspicious emails.

    • Gain granular control of unwanted email - Gain control over low-priority emails through granular email filtering, which can pinpoint gray mail, like newsletters and bulk mail.

    • Multi-layered detection - Defend against continuous evolving threats with reputation and content analysis. Email Protection offers a dynamic classification of various emails, including malware, spam, phishing, imposter threats, and bulk email.

    • Smart search - Track down an email based on dozens of search criteria in seconds. Smart search also provides the ability to trace where emails came from.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Proofpoint Email Protection enables business continuity capabilities through their machine learning, AI-powered email gateway. With its innovative approach toward detecting, analyzing, identifying, and blocking advanced threats, users can gain unique visibility into their business data environments. Users especially like the ability to block spam, as well as the business email compromise protection.

    An anonymous reviewer who is a principal consultant at a tech company, notes, "Proofpoint is the main tool for blocking spam because it denies the connection altogether."

    Sridhar R., a security professional at Qatar Computer Services WLL, writes, "The most valuable features are the business email compromise protection and targeted attack prevention."

    Sample Customers
    Accenture, Deloitte, ExxonMobil, General Electric, IBM, Johnson & Johnson and many others.
    Bank of England, First Energy, UBISOFT, Bank of Hope, Blackhawk Network
    Blocket, University of Waterloo, Lincoln Memorial University, WellSpan Health, U-Haul, Carestream Health, Westinghouse
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Manufacturing Company16%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Government9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Government8%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Government9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Financial Services Firm15%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Retailer11%
    Healthcare Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization26%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business40%
    Midsize Enterprise24%
    Large Enterprise36%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise56%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise63%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business44%
    Midsize Enterprise26%
    Large Enterprise30%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise35%
    Large Enterprise45%
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    Anomali Match is ranked 36th in Extended Detection and Response (XDR) while Proofpoint Email Protection is ranked 1st in Secure Email Gateway (SEG) with 46 reviews. Anomali Match is rated 7.0, while Proofpoint Email Protection is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Anomali Match writes "Scalable, easy to use, but more features needed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Proofpoint Email Protection writes "A reasonably priced product that offers protection to emails, along with spam filters". Anomali Match is most compared with ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) and EclecticIQ, whereas Proofpoint Email Protection is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Cisco Secure Email and Fortinet FortiMail.

    We monitor all Extended Detection and Response (XDR) reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.