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Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
March 2024
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We performed a comparison between Amazon Macie and Webroot Advanced Email Encryption powered by Zix based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Featured Review
Anonymous User
The solution's performance is good but needs improvement in pricing
John Zupancic
Inexpensive, with good email security, but the technical support could be improved
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Pros
"The tool's performance is good.""The tool gives confidence that our configuration is safe."

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"They do a better job of determining what's real and what's not than most of the other solutions we have tried, and it's been very painless to use."

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Cons
"Amazon Macie is expensive."

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"They have some areas that could be improved. For example, we also use this solution for email encryption, which was clunky and could be improved, but the email security itself has been excellent."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "You need to pay per usage."

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  • "In terms of pricing, I believe they provide excellent value."

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    What do you like most about Amazon Macie?
    Top Answer:The tool gives confidence that our configuration is safe.
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    Top Answer:You need to pay per usage.
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    Top Answer:Amazon Macie is expensive.
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    Ranking
    21st
    out of 76 in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
    Views
    1,134
    Comparisons
    915
    Reviews
    2
    Average Words per Review
    138
    Rating
    6.5
    14th
    out of 15 in Secure Email Gateway (SEG)
    Views
    218
    Comparisons
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    Also Known As
    Zix Email Encryption, ZixEncrypt
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    Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    Zix
    Overview

    Amazon Macie is a security service that uses machine learning to automatically discover, classify, and protect sensitive data in AWS. Amazon Macie recognizes sensitive data such as personally identifiable information (PII) or intellectual property, and provides you with dashboards and alerts that give visibility into how this data is being accessed or moved. The fully managed service continuously monitors data access activity for anomalies, and generates detailed alerts when it detects risk of unauthorized access or inadvertent data leaks. Amazon Macie is available to protect data stored in Amazon S3.

    Proven Content Filters

    To send an encrypted email, your employees simply create a message and hit ‘send'. Our content filters take care of the rest.

    Transparent Delivery

    When your employees receive an encrypted reply, the experience is just as easy. They simply open the encrypted email like regular email. No matter where they are or what device they use, if your customers and partners have email, they can easily receive encrypted email.

    Convenient Recipient Experience

    Our patented Best Method of Delivery ensures all messages are delivered in the most secure and easy manner possible, including transparent, pull and push methods. For pull delivery, secure web portals can be in the cloud or on-site. Also among our robust methods is secure PDF for statement delivery.

    Simplified Quarantined Messages

    If an email is quarantined, then employees, managers and IT receive notification to view the message and policy violations and can delete the email, or justify and release it for delivery.

    Sample Customers
    EDMUNDS, AUTODESK
    Erie County of Pennsylvania’s Human Services Department, Justice Federal Credit Union, STAR Financial Group, Chisago County, Minn., The National Banks of Central Texas, Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS), Frankfort, Ky, Athletico Physical Therapy, District of Columbia Retirement Board (DCRB), CIBM Bank
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Insurance Company7%
    Government6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Government11%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Healthcare Company8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise71%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business39%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise44%
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    Amazon Macie is ranked 21st in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with 2 reviews while Webroot Advanced Email Encryption powered by Zix is ranked 14th in Secure Email Gateway (SEG). Amazon Macie is rated 6.6, while Webroot Advanced Email Encryption powered by Zix is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Amazon Macie writes "The solution's performance is good but needs improvement in pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Webroot Advanced Email Encryption powered by Zix writes "Inexpensive, with good email security, but the technical support could be improved". Amazon Macie is most compared with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, Symantec Data Loss Prevention, Trend Micro Integrated Data Loss Prevention and Palo Alto Networks Enterprise Data Loss Prevention, whereas Webroot Advanced Email Encryption powered by Zix is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Proofpoint Email Protection, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) and Barracuda Email Security Gateway.

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