We performed a comparison between Blue Coat ProxySG [EOL], Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway, and McAfee Web Protection [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about HPE Aruba Networking, Cato Networks, Citrix and others in WAN Optimization."Proxy Solution and ADN and their integration capability with Blue Coat director are positive features."
"It features intuitive proxy policy deployment using a VPN."
"Since the implementation of this solution, the bandwidth has decreased and the performance in terms of Internet access has increased."
"Real-time category protection."
"The spam filter is very effective."
"Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway does most of its job well, but I especially like its data security feature."
"The most valuable feature for me in Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway is URL filtering, though all other features of the product are okay as well."
"It's stable and reliable."
"Reporting and automatic updates of website categorization."
"For the most part, the solution, when set up correctly, works fine."
"Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway has improved our organization through its ease of use."
"Provides good accessibility and handles any overload very well."
"The stability has a good standard right now."
"It doesn't seem to take too much system bandwidth, and I also like its reporting. Once a month, it gives me a reminder of the activity. It reminds me that the protection is on, and if there are any issues, it summarizes those minor issues. During the month, it only notifies when there is something special."
"The solution is not too expensive. It's affordable."
"The most valuable feature is the ease in the configuration for security roles."
"The product is quite an effective firewall."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it protects against threats that are coming from the web."
"It has dependable anti-malware and intrusion prevention features all-in-one package."
"We cannot automate the product since the IP address can only be assigned after acquisition of the serial number."
"It lacks deployment over multiple platforms and integration with SDN architecture."
"It would be great if the product had inbuilt queuing for Quality of Service."
"Allow for faster exemption of websites or the ability to reclassify websites."
"It takes 20 to 30 minutes for policy replication."
"An area for improvement would be the classification of websites - it can take a long time for new websites to be classified."
"The documentation is almost too much, it could be laid out in an easier to understand."
"The solution should be better able to support itself and operate faster. Sometimes the technical support team takes too long to respond."
"The initial setup was complex."
"Stability needs some improvement, we have on occasion experienced some delay when it is synchronized."
"The product needs to have more mobility."
"The configuration could be simplified because it is more complex to make the configuration on McAfee. What can be improved is the support of the agent on smartphones, IOS or Android. That still now is not available yet."
"The manufacturerers should have more transparancy about exactly what is getting filtered when you use the product and why."
"Lacking filter for spam."
"McAfee Web Protection can improve the information provided for hybrid installations in the console. Additionally, having cloud protection would be good."
"We need a better customer experience and more flexibility in the product."
"I'm not sure if the solution itself is cloud-based or not. If it isn't they really need to begin to develop that out a bit."
"The True Key version for mobile phones should be improved. The password manager is not as seamless as on the desktop. Once implemented, on the desktop, when you go to the site, it automatically fills and connects you, whereas, on the mobile phone, it doesn't do that quite seamlessly. You need to open the True Key application and then select the password you want to use. It then opens in the browser. There are fewer steps in the desktop version as compared to the mobile version."
"The solution should be more proactive in regards to sending you updates."
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