We performed a comparison between Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response and VMware Carbon Black Endpoint based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is very easy to set up. I would rate my experience with the initial setup a ten out of ten, with ten being very easy to set up."
"Fortinet FortiEDR made our clients feel secure and more at ease, knowing that they had an EDR solution that would close the gap in their security posture."
"Exceptions are easy to create and the interface is easy to follow with a nice appearance."
"NGAV and EDR features are outstanding."
"We have FortiEDR installed on all our systems. This protects them from any threats."
"The most valuable feature is the analysis, because of the beta structure."
"Ability to get forensics details and also memory exfiltration."
"Fortinet FortiEDR's scalability is quite good, and you can add licenses to the solution."
"The most valuable feature is that the same agent can act as the endpoint detection and response agent."
"The solution has great blocking features."
"The security is good."
"I like Symantec EDR's device control and USB security features."
"IPS and the user interface are good features."
"The most valuable features of this product include network isolation for machines and the ability to work with a consistent and defined set of virtual machines."
"It is mostly used for malware detection and antivirus purposes."
"The solution is scalable."
"I like its protection very much. It protects and allows us to lock the environment pretty tightly. Nothing that is not approved through Carbon Black can run in the environment. There is no default. Everything goes through Carbon Black Protect, and everything has to be first approved. Every software is considered to be guilty before prove innocent."
"Carbon Black CB Defense has helped improve my organization by allowing us to have better data so that we can do correlation and get visibility into the alerts."
"The best feature of this solution is that we have a live response, which is really tailored to our needs."
"It has intelligent learning behind it and we have been very successful in preventing attacks."
"There's lots of very useful documentation online to help troubleshoot and learn about the product."
"Some of the valuable features I have found are the online documentation of the solution is well organized and thorough. I like the simplicity of bypass and the visualization of the active components."
"Behavioral Monitoring stops known malicious events before they even begin."
"The solution is stable."
"Making the portal mobile friendly would be helpful when I am out of office."
"I would like the solution to extend beyond endpoint protection and include other attack surfaces such as other network components."
"To improve Fortinet, we need to see more features and technology areas at the endpoint level introduced."
"The solution is not stable."
"I haven't seen the use of AI in the solution."
"Detections could be improved."
"There's room for improvement in the quick response time and technical support for integration issues, especially when dealing with multiple vendors."
"The only minor concern is occasional interference with desired programs."
"While they are quite dynamic, they need to ensure they are detecting threats faster in the future to keep people safer."
"It would be good if it can anticipate zero-day attacks. I don't know how it can be done and if it is even a feature of this product."
"The GUI could be better."
"They do need to minimize the number of agents installed on a server."
"The interface has many issues."
"The Symantec portfolio is not big enough to cover the organization in all 360 degrees."
"Technical support is not as good as we expect, and resolving problems should be more timely."
"It would be beneficial to have more integration and compatibility with other platforms."
"The support is poor."
"The initial setup is complex."
"It would be a better solution if Carbon Black Cb Defense had an on-promise solution and a virus auto delete or quarantine."
"It is difficult to extract reports for ongoing scans"
"Performing a malware scan usually takes a lot of time, more than 24 hours."
"In the next release, it would help if we can get better control over containers."
"Sensor deployment requires extensive fine-tuning, and creating deployment packages is time-consuming."
"The product's stability could be improved."
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Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is ranked 25th in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) with 28 reviews while VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is ranked 12th in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) with 62 reviews. Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is rated 7.6, while VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response writes "A highly stable and affordable solution for detecting and preventing security threats". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint writes "Centralization via the cloud allows us to protect and control people working from home". Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Trend Vision One, Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert, Bitdefender GravityZone EDR and CrowdStrike Falcon, whereas VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, Trend Micro Deep Security and Cisco Secure Endpoint. See our Symantec Endpoint Detection and Response vs. VMware Carbon Black Endpoint report.
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