We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Darktrace based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I'm able to transfer data over internet network security. With the GRE I'm able to transfer data within one bunch to another bunch in a public way, like the internet. The communication is encrypted and is private. It gives me added privacy."
"The Intrusion Firewall is a valuable feature."
"It is less expensive than alternative firewalls."
"It covers everything we need it to without looking to secondary solutions."
"What I have used the most and received the most benefit from is the IPsec technology."
"The VPN was valuable for us because more people are working from home. It has a lot of reporting and easy-to-use management tools."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco IOS Security is posturing."
"In Pakistan, we only use Cisco because they have good local support infrastructure. Huawei and Fortinet don't offer direct support in Pakistan."
"Darktrace is very useful for us because it has a large number of models for detecting threats."
"It is a stable solution."
"The most valuable features of Darktrace are the tracing of unusual external emails and monitoring the local network."
"The most valuable feature is the solution's ability to trim out the false positives and point your attention to the real important stuff."
"The ability to see what we have not seen before is most valuable. It is very interesting to find out the most vulnerable devices in our network."
"It is very stable and easy to use."
"The solution can scale."
"In terms of features, the data or information they collect and unsupervised machine learning are very valuable. Its unsupervised machine learning has reduced our team's effort. Both Darktrace and Vectra work on unsupervised machine learning that learns the behavior or develops a profile on its own, which allows our security team to do some other tasks rather than spending time on Darktrace or Vectra. Because of unsupervised machine learning, its detection capability is quite good. Along with that, if we utilize the integration feature properly, the automated incident response capability of Darktrace is quite useful."
"Signatures and other critical definitions need to be updated more frequently."
"The graphical user interface or the GUI could be better. Beginners can use some devices with the GUI, but some security devices are configured using CLI. It would also be better if it had its own Intrusion Protection Service and Intrusion Detection Service on the server."
"There could be a bit more functions on offer that could make it easier to use."
"I think they should bring back remote VPN for users."
"I would love it if it has a link-by-link feature, integration with Unified Threat Management (UTM), and load balancers. They haven't got any link-by-link feature right now, which can be a very attractive option. This link-by-link feature can also be made available for Cisco's UTM firewalls. The link-by-link feature is available in some of the other firewalls. Currently, integration with UTM is missing. Cisco IOS Security also doesn't have the load balancers and a few things that need to be done to get a good UTM firewall. Normally, other firewalls have UTM. As a next-generation firewall, it's good, but as a UTM, it has to do some work."
"The solution is complex and can be more user-friendly."
"Cisco IOS Security's monitoring is rather rudimentary and could be improved."
"The solution is not user friendly and it is hard to manage the GUI interface."
"I did not use the AI features because they should make it more user-friendly which would be a benefit. Additionally, the solution could integrate with more SIEM or SOAR tools."
"The price point for the product was too high for what our possible use case could be."
"The pricing model is a little too high and could be more flexible."
"The solution would benefit from automation. Currently, you have to know what you are searching for."
"We'd like threat hunting, and we'd like to see a global solution that can automate vulnerability scans. I know it is something they are working on."
"Darktrace requires numerous configurations. It would be beneficial if the configuration could be made simpler."
"I think there is some MSSP missing."
"This is quite an expensive product so the pricing is something that can be improved."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 11th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 47 reviews while Darktrace is ranked 1st in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 65 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Darktrace is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco IOS Security writes "User-friendly and excels in documentation, making it easier to resolve issues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Darktrace writes "Great autonomous support, offers an easy setup, and has responsive support". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS and Netgate pfSense, whereas Darktrace is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Vectra AI, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks and Cisco Secure Network Analytics. See our Cisco IOS Security vs. Darktrace report.
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