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We performed a comparison between NetWitness Platform, Palo Alto Networks WildFire, and Stormshield Network Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Here are some excerpts of what they said:
Pros
"The software is scalable to whatever is required, and you can also put a lot of resources in the cloud.""The newer 11.5 version that my team is using has found it to have good mapping.""The most valuable features are the integration and ease of use.""The solution is really scalable for the high-end power, enterprise customer.""I can have enterprise security, email security, next generation firewall security log, HIDS and NIDS logs, etc. all on the same dashboard. It makes it easy to pinpoint or correlate our server to this. I can find out if there is lateral movement. This is the biggest advantage of this solution.""Possibility to investigate incidents based on logs and raw packets, such as extracting files sent over the network""The product's initial setup phase was not at all difficult.""The most valuable feature is that we can create our own connectors for any application, and NetWitness provides the training and tools to do it."

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"We have found that Palo Alto Networks WildFire is scalable. We currently have six thousand users for the product.""Scalable ATP solution that's quick to set up. It demonstrates good performance and stability.""My primary use case for this solution is for a secure gateway.""WildFire has been instrumental in blocking a number of new threats, before common desktop anti-virus tools were able to detect them.""The solution is easy to use and the Panorama feature is good. The software management or the malware blocking and some authentication management system are good.""The most valuable feature is the improved security that it offers.""Detailed reporting on analysis of content. The inspections are easily applied to security policy profiles and profile groups, and may be assigned on a per-rule basis.""It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

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"I like how you can configure the rules. There is the task for the rules and a task for the network configuration. It also provides SMD filtering, and it can be integrated with the active directory for the users, their mission, and the VPN configuration. We are here in Sudan, and Stormshield didn't work in Sudan for more than a decade. Stormshield is a very strong firewall and very easy to configure and maintain. I am just working with the firewall solution, and we don't have any other solutions like endpoint solutions or something like that.""I can see what traffic is going on. I can easily block any programs from attacks.""The most valuable features are the IPS, the firewall function, and the price.""I like that it works fine. Stormshield is a very good solution.""Easily manageable in a variety of environments.""Our organization's main concern is stability, and this is a stable solution.""A very robust product.""It's an easy, straightforward management platform to use."

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Cons
"The user interface is a little bit difficult for new users and it needs to be improved.""If we have the ability to run a dynamic analysis through malware in the same suite, it would be great to have a sandbox solution to analyze malware through dynamic analysis.""The system looks like it is a mix of a bunch of different systems, and nothing looked like it was quite together.""I believe that integrating the solution with other products such as Oracle would be beneficial.""The system architecture is complex and sometimes it’s hard to troubleshoot potential problems.""The tool's integration capability isn't so great.""Technical support could be improved.""Health monitoring of the event sources and devices."

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"The price could be better.""When comparing this solution to others it is not as good overall.""The cost of the solution is excessively high.""Management and web filtering can be improved. There should also be better reporting, particularly around web filtering.""​The VPN and decryption need improvement.""Palo Alto Networks WildFire could improve by adding support for manual submission of suspicious files and URLs. Additionally, it would be an advantage to add rule-based analysis. Currently, it uses only static and AI. We need to be able to analyze archive files.""The initial setup was complex.""High availability features are lacking."

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"This solution has a big problem with web filtering and it needs to be improved.""Stormshield Network Security is quite expensive.""A more user-friendly interface would be helpful.""The SD card could be more secure.""The biggest issue was their support department was not able to help us, then everything stops. This is a no-go area for me.""The product must improve its pricing.""Not all the fields are activated yet and we were informed that it will take at least one month.""The filtering configuration could be better. We have some difficulties with the filtering configuration and the filter extension. It's not that easy. It's not that straightforward. In the next release, I would like to see a reporting system. Stormshield doesn't have any tutorials on how to do the configuration and things like that. They just have documentation on the website. If you want to configure, for example, Cisco or Fortinet, you can find tutorials on YouTube. They show you how to configure the features, and so on. In Stormshield, there is nothing on social media or the internet on how to configure different things. The lack of documentation or the lack of material makes it difficult for others to adopt this solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It’s cheaper to run virtual machines in a VMware environment."
  • "The new pricing and licensing mechanisms are fair. I would advise always to get the full solution (i.e., not only Logs)."
  • "It is cheap."
  • "The licenses are good but the cost is very expensive."
  • "This is a pricey solution; it's not cheap."
  • "We have a perpetual license, so the total cost of ownership is not very expensive. It's a good investment."
  • "Many clients are not able to purchase the packet capability because there is a huge amount of data, and the cost depends on the number of EPS (Events per second), as well as the number of gigabytes of data per day."
  • "Our license is for one year."
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  • "It IS a bit expensive, but I think you get what you pay for. Value is there."
  • "It's not particularly cheap, but it is absolutely worth it."
  • "The pricing and licensing option should be categorized for various countries such as for Bangladesh."
  • "It is expensive, a feature more accessible to enterprise class customers, but provides an enhanced possibility that Zero- or near-Zero-day threats may be identified and mitigated. The cost of the product weighed against the potential impact of even one successful crypto malware-type exploit may justify the expense."
  • "​More expensive than other firewalls.​"
  • "The pricing is OK, it is not too expensive."
  • "It is a reasonable price compared to other solutions on the market."
  • "It's pretty expensive but with respect to value for money, it's okay."
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  • "For mid-sized companies, they sell their appliances for good prices."
  • "The SN200 series costs between $500 USD and $600 USD per year, whereas the SN700 series costs approximately $1,000 annually."
  • "The pricing could be better."
  • "The price of this solution and the price of support are ok."
  • "We bought a three-year license, and we renew it whenever it expires. The price could be better. It's always very expensive."
  • "I think the price is good."
  • "We chose Stormshield for its price, as the Azure firewall was too expensive."
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    Also Known As
    RSA Security Analytics
    NETASQ Firewalls
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    Overview

    NetWitness Platform is an evolved SIEM and threat detection and response solution that functions as a single, unified platform for ALL your security data. It features an advanced analyst workbench for triaging alerts and incidents, and it orchestrates security operations programs end to end. In short: NetWitness Platform is all you need to run an intelligent SOC.

    Palo Alto Networks WildFire is a highly effective cloud-based advanced threat protection (ATP) solution that organizations in a wide variety of fields trust to help them keep safe from digital threats. It is designed to enable businesses to confront even the most evasive threats and resolve them. It combines many techniques to maximize the level of threat protection available to users.

    Palo Alto Networks WildFire Benefits

    Some of the ways that organizations can benefit by choosing to deploy WildFire include:

    Proactive real-time threat prevention. Organizations that utilize WildFire can take a proactive approach to their network security. Wildfire’s security scanning software is supported by powerful automation that enables it to run 180 times faster than other similar solutions. It also leverages machine learning to spot and address two times more malware monthly than its competitors. Users can solve issues as they arise, which prevents them from suffering severe harm.

    A holistic approach to security. WildFire leverages many of the security features and characteristics that can be found in some of the most effective security solutions in a way that provides users with a powerful protective blanket. It combines such things as machine learning, dynamic and static analysis, and a custom-built analysis environment, and enables users to cover many different potential avenues of attack. In this way, organizations can easily detect and prevent even the most sophisticated threats from harming them.

    Reduce overhead costs. Using WildFire cuts the expenses that a business incurs. Its architecture is based in the cloud and, as a result, users do not have to purchase hardware to run it. Additionally, those users do not have to pay anything more than a product subscription fee. They can scale it up as they wish and incur no additional costs.

    Palo Alto Networks WildFire Features

    Some of the many features WildFire offers include:

    Third-party integrations. WildFire gives users access to integrations that can enable them to combine Wildfire’s security suite with outside tools. If an organization thinks that they are missing something, they can easily use Wildfire’s third-party integrations to bolster their capabilities. These integrations can connect to many different types of tools, like security information or event management systems.

    URL filtering. Organizations can use a URL filtering feature to safeguard themselves against known threats. When this feature is active, it will scan for traffic coming from specific URLs that are known to be malicious. This keeps them one step ahead of those threats that they know about.

    Deep analytics. Wildfire comes with the ability to provide users with a detailed analysis of any threat that it finds across all of their network environments. It gives users insight into everything from their natures to the actions that they have performed.

    Reviews from Real Users

    WildFire is a solution that stands out when compared to its primary competitors. Two major advantages that it offers are the high speeds at which it can analyze network traffic for threats and the accuracy with which it can pick out genuine threats from false positives.

    Ahmad Z., the principal consultant at Securelytics, writes, “The analysis is very fast. The intermittent is a millisecond and has a speedy response time.”

    Christopher B., the senior systems administrator at a government agency, says, “It gives a more accurate assessment of a virus in terms of whether it's truly a virus, malware, or a false positive. We have some legacy software that could pop up as being something that is malware. WildFire goes through and inspects it, and then it comes back and lets us know if it's a false positive. Usually, when it finds out that it's not a virus, it lets us know that it's benign, and it can exclude it from that scan, which means I don't even have to worry about that one popping up anymore.”

    NETASQ's integrated intrusion prevention engine uses protocol conformity analysis, application filtering and antivirus analysis to inspect authorized traffic flows and strengthen application security. NETASQ enables you to establish and configure user-based security policies, giving you greater control over which network resources each user is authorized to access.
    Sample Customers
    Los Angeles World Airports, Reply
    Novamedia, Nexon Asia Pacific, Lenovo, Samsonite, IOOF, Sinogrid, SanDisk Corporation
    ACESUR group, Ministry of Education Oman, Anios Laboratories, Zain, DLM Location
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    Comms Service Provider24%
    Financial Services Firm24%
    Computer Software Company24%
    Manufacturing Company10%
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    Financial Services Firm15%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Government10%
    Insurance Company6%
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    Financial Services Firm18%
    Government12%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Comms Service Provider9%
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    Computer Software Company15%
    Government9%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Retailer25%
    Financial Services Firm25%
    Pharma/Biotech Company13%
    Real Estate/Law Firm13%
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    Computer Software Company24%
    Comms Service Provider16%
    Government10%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise57%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    Small Business42%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise38%
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    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise62%
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    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise36%
    Large Enterprise14%
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    Small Business40%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise44%
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