We performed a comparison between Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade and Cisco Secure Email based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Email Security solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Threat Explorer is an invaluable tool for me, and it plays a crucial role in helping me discern the origins of various email campaigns, pinpointing where they emanate from, and identifying the individuals within our organization who are affected."
"Our customers are satisfied with Defender for 365 because Microsoft products are easy to use and customize to meet the client's needs. Everything is in one place, so we can adjust policies as needed for phishing, DLP, ATP, or any other security features that our clients want to apply."
"The product's scalability is good."
"The initial setup was easy."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365 helps people to work remotely. It is a secure solution. We don't need to use our company's computers or get VPN connections to the networks. I can control how they share screens and what they send to the devices. It keeps our organizations confidential and sensitive information safe."
"There are several features that I consider valuable."
"Safe attachments, safe links, policies, and the ability to protect from zero-day threats are the most valuable features."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365's most valuable feature is its performance."
"It does a better job of recognizing spammers."
"Mail sanitisation features are second to none."
"The policies and port blocking are the most valuable features. We have a significant amount of spam emails passing through our network."
"This product integrates well and is easy to manage."
"Check Point offers us flexibility when it comes to customizing the configurations that we want to manage, thus allowing us to meet the specific needs of our company."
"I like the flexible configuration set, e.g. both the content-based and the IP reputation anti-spam are supported, but you may choose to disable the mechanism you don't like."
"The solution can be monitored on a single dashboard with actionable insights and reporting."
"The robust Smart Dashboard enables to us fetch important and accurate data insights concerning the blocking of spammers and malware attacks on the system."
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"It integrates with Active Directory and we can limit specific users to using specific applications."
"We like the in-built features, like the email filtering based on the IP and domain. Cisco has its own blacklisted domains and IPs, which is very good. This filters around 70 percent of emails from spam, and we are seeing fewer false positives with this."
"Cisco Secure Email is part of Cisco's extensive efforts and investments in technology, especially in the realm of cyber security. The product is one among many security solutions offered by Cisco."
"The tool comes with AI features. It is good for clients who already use Cisco products due to integration."
"The user interface was quite friendly, it was quite easy to use, unlike some other Cisco products. Anybody could use it. You don't have to be familiar with IT to be able to handle navigating it."
"Spam controls are excellent because they are a powerful feature that operates almost effortlessly."
"What I find the most valuable about Cisco Secure Email is that the logs are not that difficult to see even if you're not used to them. The logs are reasonably readable and diagnosing the problem is not too hard with them."
"It's flexible. There are a lot of rules and policies that can be easily applied for certain employees or certain mailboxes."
"The XDR dashboard has room for improvement."
"Several simulation options are available within 365, and the phishing simulation could be better."
"The phishing and spam filters could use some improvement."
"The custom alerts have to improve a lot."
"Too many false positives and lacks an accurate capability to detect malicious SharePoint sites."
"There needs to be an improvement in integrating the product to work across multiple operating systems, and to have better support for non-Microsoft file types."
"It would be better if it were more scalable. It depends on the architecture, but we would like to make it more scalable for both data centers."
"The UI needs to be more user-friendly."
"Mobile solutions should be added to Check Point because business email is also used by users on mobile devices."
"It does not provide for standalone configuration on the security gateway. Instead, you need to have a management server/smart console for managing it."
"They should upgrade support services and make a more user-friendly database."
"It would be useful to have more logs and in aggregate mode, perhaps through a specific report, that can be more easily used for troubleshooting."
"A major area for improvement is within some of the heavily discounted software blade add-ons on top of the current Next Generation Threat Prevention and SandBlast and Next Generation Threat Prevention offerings."
"I would like this solution to be more integrated into other applications that Check Point has so that it could be managed quickly and safely from the Infinity Portal."
"The ease of use with the user interface could be better as it is very static."
"There's definitely room for improvement when it comes to adapting to different languages in one environment."
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"There are some concerns in the way the architecture is set up, making it an area where improvements are required."
"While Cisco offers excellent solutions and innovations, the pricing may not be suitable for everyone. The cost of the software is relatively high. In the current market, there are numerous competitive alternatives that focus on security, enterprise networks, and various other aspects. Cisco, being a comprehensive provider, extends its expertise across data, servers, storage, and security, making them a preferred choice for many enterprises. However, when it comes specifically to security solutions, there are other vendors that specialize solely in this domain, offering competitive options."
"I use the search all the time. Sometimes, it is hard to search for things and things are hard to find. People come to me all the time, saying, "This email didn't get through." Then, I go searching and don't find it on the first search. You have to think about alternative searches. I don't know if there is an easier way that they could help to find things. I don't know how they could simplify it, because now everybody else is using the cloud and everything is coming from Office 365, or whatever. It is just not the same environment from years ago where everybody had their own server and you could search easier."
"The user interface could be updated."
"The configuration UI should be made more intuitive. Currently, it takes a while to understand how to do the basic configurations."
"The Forged Email Detection feature needs improvement, particularly with domain. The sensors are not that good and the rules sets are unclear."
"We have occasionally had hardware problems because we are using an appliance-based solution, but that might change. We may consider going to virtual systems."
"The user interface is a bit complex."
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Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade is ranked 9th in Email Security with 32 reviews while Cisco Secure Email is ranked 2nd in Email Security with 56 reviews. Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade is rated 8.2, while Cisco Secure Email is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade writes "Effectively secures data centers against various threats, including spam emails and provides policy-based control". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Secure Email writes "Has effortless spam control, improves security posture, and frees up our IT department's time". Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade is most compared with Barracuda Email Security Gateway, Abnormal Security and Fortinet FortiMail, whereas Cisco Secure Email is most compared with Trellix Collaboration Security, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Fortinet FortiMail, Proofpoint Email Protection and Cisco Secure Email Threat Defense. See our Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade vs. Cisco Secure Email report.
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