We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Qualys VMDR based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Netgate, Fortinet, OPNsense and others in Firewalls."The tool is a nice product and easy to handle. The software's user interface is also good. You can easily implement remote access in the solution."
"The wireless control is helpful."
"We are using the FortiGate 100D series. VPN, firewall, anti-malware, OTM, and intrusion prevention are useful features."
"Fortinet FortiGate is stable. It's used across all the countries, this is the way most multinationals run their system."
"The technical support in our region is excellent."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of configuration."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the analytics."
"FortiGate has a very strong unified threat management system."
"Technical support for this solution is very good."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The security is very good."
"In Pakistan, we only use Cisco because they have good local support infrastructure. Huawei and Fortinet don't offer direct support in Pakistan."
"The product is easy to use."
"The VPN is the most valuable feature."
"Cisco IOS Security increases the overall security of our network, performs authentication, and provides level 15 access and privileges."
"The product has valuable features for business intelligence."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"There are many features. Its reliability, ease of installation, ease of use, and the richness of the information provided are the most valuable features."
"Qualys VM has allowed us to know the vulnerabilities we need to prioritize based on the threat levels and the possible impact if there's an intrusion."
"It is very easy to use and there are lots of options. We can usually easily go through it and all of the things we want to configure, and we can configure everything to our specifications very easily."
"Monitors workstations and servers for vulnerabilities and creates reports."
"I find the most valuable features are the continuous monitoring. Even on premises, there is constant monitoring."
"The prioritization feature is great. I think it has all of the advanced features that we need."
"The process of defining and discovering scans is organized efficiently."
"There are mainly two areas of improvement in Fortinet FortiGate— the licensing cost and the timing of upgrading licenses for boxes."
"They sometimes hide some features and if you want to enable them, you have to go in the CLI, enable the feature and configure it through the CLI. Customers, typically, like everything to be done by the GUI."
"The initial setup and configuration are not intuitive and require training."
"This product could be improved with Active directory integration and better handling in IPsec and GRE Tunnels."
"The sniffing packets or packet captures, can be simplified and improved because it's a little confusing."
"In some cases, its initial setup could be hard for customers."
"For the migration, everyone has a firewall in use and I am selling Fortinet. Typically, I am replacing another firewall. Previously, there was a tool available to convert configurations from one firewall, such as Palo Alto, to Fortinet, but this tool is no longer free. If it could be made free again, it would be very beneficial."
"The captive portal could be improved."
"It takes too much time to deploy a policy to FMC. It takes around eight minutes. You can't afford any downtime when you're changing policies."
"I wish it would be more like the next generation firewall technology. There should be more selection between the application and filtering."
"The solution’s setup process could be better."
"Cisco IOS Security should improve its functionalities."
"In the security portfolio from Cisco, the issue is marketing. Cisco is still seen primarily as an enterprise network player rather than being acknowledged as a security vendor."
"I think setup could be one area for improvement, because sometimes we don't have people inside so we have to move to the place."
"There could be a bit more functions on offer that could make it easier to use."
"I would like to see much more embedded security that works and that isn't a bolt-on."
"One of the biggest issues from the clients' perspective is that all Qualys computing is on the cloud."
"When tested on Zero day, there were errors."
"Sometimes we face a problem with accessing the tool and not getting an expected result. From a technology point of view, they need to look into this."
"I would like to have CSPM, a continuous scan-like cloud added to the solution."
"There's a need to upgrade or fix the potential vulnerability rate. Around 20,000 potential vulnerabilities were showing in Qualys VMDR, but none of the other tools showed them. When we checked, it wasn't the case. Support explained that even small issues were being counted as vulnerabilities, causing issues in our audit. So, the security features could be improved to identify vulnerabilities accurately."
"Qualys could be improved in its overall performance compared to other vulnerability management or scanning tools."
"The ability to manage user accounts and give rights to the operator to know about abnormalities of applications is something that needs improvement."
"The reporting in this solution can be improved."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 22nd in Firewalls with 47 reviews while Qualys VMDR is ranked 3rd in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with 77 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Qualys VMDR 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 Qualys VMDR writes "Good visibility but expensive and needs better support". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS, Netgate pfSense and OPNsense, whereas Qualys VMDR is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Tenable Security Center, Rapid7 InsightVM, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Tenable Vulnerability Management.
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