We compared Intercept X Endpoint and VMware Carbon Black Endpoint based on our users reviews in five parameters. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: Sophos Intercept X Endpoint is highly regarded for its versatile functionality, effective threat protection, and dependable performance. However, it could benefit from improvements in installation speed, software size, and resource consumption. On the other hand, VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is highly valued for its MDR feature, integration capabilities, and stability. However, it could improve in areas such as node management, GUI, and AI capabilities. Pricing-wise, opinions on Intercept X Endpoint vary, while VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is considered costly. Customer support for both products receives mixed reactions.
"This is stable and scalable."
"he solution is an anti-malware product that integrates well with other vendor products such as firewalls, SIEM, etc. It captures threat intelligence and gives you better visibility. The product also has sandboxing features."
"The solution was relatively easy to deploy."
"Additionally, when it comes to EDR, there are more tools available to assist with client work."
"The stability is very good."
"Fortinet FortiEDR's scalability is quite good, and you can add licenses to the solution."
"The most valuable feature is the analysis, because of the beta structure."
"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup of Fortinet FortiEDR was straightforward."
"The most valuable features are the anti-ransomware engine, deep learning, web filtering, and the cloud manageability."
"Very stable solution."
"We use Sophos Intercept X for Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) in our organization."
"The solution protects us."
"It is one of the best in terms of technicality."
"One of the best use cases involves synchronized security staff, which allows us to manage both the firewall and the anti-virus features from the cloud."
"We most value the price and interface quality with Sophos Intercept X. We focus on solution quality."
"One of the best features of Sophos Intercept is that it repairs without slowing down the system."
"Provides visibility into the chain of attack and threats that use valid operating system processes to execute attacks."
"Carbon Black Cb Defense improved our endpoint level security. It helped to identify endpoint and infrastructure loopholes."
"The new feature that we're deploying, the new offering from Carbon Black, is MDR, which stands for manage, detect, and response. It's the most valuable feature because Carbon Black will be continuously checking the logs, and they will be advising us on how to improve some of the policies as well as review the logs. If there are any nefarious agents or things happening on the end points, they will know."
"The visibility provided has been great."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to be fully integrated with the VMware environment."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"CB Defense is more powerful, and you can take more actions than others. Its security features and signatures are constantly updated, so it is more effective than other security solutions."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is one of the best EDR tools in the market."
"The solution's installation from a central installation server could be improved because the engineers had a little bit of trouble getting it installed from a central location."
"I would like the solution to extend beyond endpoint protection and include other attack surfaces such as other network components."
"The dashboard isn't easy to access and manage."
"We've encountered challenges during API deployment, occasionally resulting in unstable environments."
"It takes about two business days for initial support, which is too slow in urgent situations."
"The only minor concern is occasional interference with desired programs."
"I think cloud security and SASE are areas of concern in the product where improvements are required. The tool's cloud version has to be improved in terms of the security it offers."
"The EDR console should have more extensive reporting. You shouldn't need to purchase FortiAnalyzer. It should be included in the EDR part. The security adviser cloud platform could be improved with more options for exclusive or intensive rules for devices."
"It should offer better security updates."
"Sophos Intercept X could improve on its setup process. They could make it easier to have a baseline set up for the system, or at least provide more understanding of what the baseline is when you first install it. This could be a matter of lack of training on my part, but it's difficult to receive training on solutions that are not Cisco. Cisco is the only vendor with classes or courses."
"It consumes a lot of resources, and something needs to be done for that."
"Sophos needs to create a YouTube channel with educational material for technicians or engineers."
"We would like more application control in order to be able to schedule times and access."
"Intercept X Endpoint is a very heavy solution that consumes a lot of RAM and should be made lighter."
"The tool should be made compatible with Linux and Microsoft operating systems."
"We had some initial problems with our deployment, and they were more around uninstalling Sophos Basic and installing Sophos Intercept X. We had some challenges with some of the uninstallation scripts. They can improve the deployment of Sophos Intercept X when there is already an existing Sophos version. They can also provide more information in the form of best practices and lessons learned from previous findings. A knowledge base with this type of information would be helpful."
"In the past, we've seen some stability issues in the latest version releases. We tend to hang back one version just to make sure issues are fully resolved to avoid user disruption."
"The solution would be more effective if there was a way to block automatically based on behavior."
"Sensor deployment requires extensive fine-tuning, and creating deployment packages is time-consuming."
"The directions for Splunk are spot on, but it is difficult to find anything on integration with AlienVault,"
"Performing a malware scan usually takes a lot of time, more than 24 hours."
"The feature set for the firewall needs improvement."
"It would be nice to have additional forensic tools that you can build into the back end."
"When you view the triage, it will show you everything within a given time frame, and not only the attack that caused the alert, which is what I want to see. It shows you all the events during that time, and that can be quite confusing."
Intercept X Endpoint is ranked 7th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 101 reviews while VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is ranked 16th in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) with 61 reviews. Intercept X Endpoint is rated 8.4, while VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Intercept X Endpoint writes "A standard offering with good threat analysis but reduces machine performance". 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". Intercept X Endpoint is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Trend Micro Apex One, whereas VMware Carbon Black Endpoint is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Trend Micro Deep Security, SentinelOne Singularity Complete and Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks. See our Intercept X Endpoint vs. VMware Carbon Black Endpoint report.
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