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We performed a comparison between Anomali Match and Proofpoint Email Protection based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"A crucial aspect for our team is the inclusion of identity and access management tools from the vendor.""The 'Incidents and Alerts' tab is a valuable feature where we can find triggered alerts.""I like the easy integration and advanced possibilities. We can implement it at customer sites in a few clicks, but we can also dive deep and drill down to extended features. There's a very good starting point to get into this product and all the features from Defender.""Many people don't realize that Microsoft Azure, Exchange Online, and the security and compliance portal all sync together. For instance, within the Azure portal you can set security restrictions and policies to help secure your tenants... The good part of it is that these products have already been integrated. When you sign on as an admin you have global admin rights and that gives you access to all these features.""The solution is well integrated with applications. It is easy to maintain and administer.""It's a great threat intelligence source for us, providing alerts for things it detects on the network and on the machines. We've used it often when there is a potential incident to see what was done on a computer. That works quite nicely because you can see everything that the user has done...""I have found the ability to delete unwanted threats beneficial.""The unified view of the threat landscape on a central dashboard is the most valuable feature."

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"I have found Cyber threat intelligence (CTI) very useful and concise. The solution is easy to use."

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"The most valuable features of Proofpoint Email Protection are the performance from being on the cloud.""The solution offers very good flexibility. You can blacklist or whitelist with ease.""The Phish Alarm button allows users to submit questionable emails for review and complete analysis.""Proofpoint is the main tool for blocking spam because it denies the connection altogether.""Provides better control over emails, especially those sent via Office 365 on the cloud.""The stability is very good.""It is a very scalable solution.""I like all the features with Proofpoint, such as how it filters the spam and marketing mail, lost reality mail, blocks phishing attacks, blocks malicious attachments, and stops phishing links. Also it can defend against the business email compromise impersonation technique. It is a complete solution for all email attacks. It filters for the bad, malicious attachments. If there is any executable file, it can be deleted. It is a good, complete solution."

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Cons
"Correctly updated records are the most significant area for improvement. There have been times when we were notified of a required fix; we would carry out the fix and confirm it but still get the same notification a week later. This seems to be a delay in records being updated and leads to false reporting, which is something that needs to be fixed.""The data recovery and backup could be improved.""It would be beneficial to have a more seamless experience with everything consolidated in one place, particularly when dealing with aspects related to the Exchange console.""My client would like the solution to be more customizable without using code. You can only build on the default console, but we're not allowed to change it.""The interface could be improved. For example, if you want to do a phishing simulation for your employees, it can take a while to figure out what to do. The interface is a bit messy and could be updated. It isn't too bad, but doing some things can be a long process.""The dashboard should be easier to use. There is also improvement needed in the reporting when it comes to exporting or scheduling reports.""The management features could be improved, particularly in terms of better integration with Intune, Microsoft's cloud-based management solution.""When discussing the secure score, which includes overviews and recommended actions, some of these recommended actions are not applicable to us, particularly those related to Microsoft Internet Explorer, which we do not use in any of our environments."

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"A lot of tools can give you many features, such as CTI intelligence and a tax service reduction. However, many people are combining different tools together to have more capabilities. It is up to the consumer whether they want to have multiple tools or have one tool that serves the purpose. Anomali Enterprise could improve by combining all the other tools' features into one solution."

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"The email DLP portion could be a bit easier.""The accessibility of Proofpoint Email Protection, particularly access to product trials, could be improved. It's hard to get a trial for Proofpoint Email Protection, and many customers prefer not just to do the POC or demo but try the product out.""Unfortunately, the whole product is going downhill right now, ever since they were sold to Thoma Bravo. We're constantly having problems with stability and the product in general.""Sometimes it detects false positives.""Proofpoint Email Protection's interface is confusing and could be improved.""The reporting section could be enhanced. I like some reports but if they could allow us to create custom reports with more flexibility it would enhance the reports more.""The false positives are an issue.""Some use cases haven't been dealt with yet."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The solutions price is fair for what they offer."
  • "The price could be better. Normally, the costs depend on the country you're located in for the license. When we were in the initial stage, we went with the E5 license they call premium standard. It cost us around $5.20 per month for four users."
  • "The price of the solution is high compared to others and we have lost some customers because of it."
  • "Microsoft is not competitive with the pricing of the solution. The competitors are able to offer lower discounts. The price of the solution is higher."
  • "We have a lot of problems in Latin America regarding the price of Microsoft 365 Defender, because the relationship between dollars and the money of the different countries, it's is a lot. Many customers that have small businesses say that they would like the solution but it is too expensive. However, large companies do not find the cost an issue."
  • "The most valuable licensing option is expensive, so pricing could be improved. Licensing options for this solution also need to be consolidated, because they frequently change."
  • "Microsoft should provide lower-level licensing options. They should do it in such a way that even an individual could purchase a license, and it should be entirely flexible."
  • "They have moved from a licensing model to pay-per-use... The question is: What happens if, for any reason, there's not enough budget to accept this model? That could be a great problem."
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  • "When comparing the price of Anomali Enterprise to other solutions it is in the medium to high range. However, I am satisfied with the price."
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  • "Annually, it costs us about $92,000. This is pretty much what it costs us. There is no additional cost."
  • "The price is reasonable."
  • "Proofpoint is fairly expensive."
  • "The licensing is basically $8/user."
  • "It is multiple times more expensive, which made it very much less attractive."
  • "Pricing has recently been increased and the cost is a downside"
  • "The solution charges per user per month to use it. There are not any additional fees in addition to the standard living fees."
  • "Clients pay for an annual subscription of Proofpoint Email Protection. Every client always finds it expensive."
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    Also Known As
    Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Threat Protection, MS 365 Defender
    Proofpoint Enterprise Protection, Cofense PhishMe
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    Overview

    Microsoft Defender XDR is a comprehensive security solution designed to protect against threats in the Microsoft 365 environment. 

    It offers robust security measures, comprehensive threat detection capabilities, and an efficient incident response system. With seamless integration with other Microsoft products and a user-friendly interface, it simplifies security management tasks. 

    Users have found it effective in detecting and preventing various types of attacks, such as phishing attempts, malware infections, and data breaches.

    Watch the Microsoft demo video here: Microsoft Defender XDR demo video.

    Anomali Match is an intelligence-driven extended detection and response solution that helps organizations quickly identify and respond to threats in real time. Anomali Match boosts organizational efficiency and productivity by automating detection actions that quickly profile a danger and its impact on the organization, allowing for an effective response.

    Anomali Match gathers security telemetry from your entire organization, including SIEM, EDR, Messaging, and Network, and integrates layered threat detection to identify pertinent threats and give analysts the actionable intelligence they need to look into the root causes or to clearly confirm an attack so that they can respond immediately.

    Anomali Match assists organizations in achieving cyber resilience by providing essential characteristics, such as:

    • Relevant intelligence at scale
    • Precision attack detection
    • Optimized response across security ecosystems

    Anomali Match Features

    Anomali Match has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

    • Match is offered as a cloud-native or on-premises solution.

      • High performance indicator correlation at a rate of 190 trillion EPS is one of the additional cloud match capabilities.

      • Appliance and cloud-based ingestion of any telemetry related to security control.
    • Automated collection of current and historical event logs, asset data, and active threat data
    • Comprehensive visibility into historic security telemetry logs, millions of IOCs, and asset and vulnerability scan data
    • Continuous, real-time comparison of millions of indicators of compromise (IOCs) with all relevant security telemetry and log data
    • Automated retrospective inquiry and correlation of historical event logs with newly identified threat intelligence
    • Predictive protection against malicious C2 domains created by attacker domain generation algorithms
    • TTP-based hunting by actor, threat bulletin, or vulnerability employing advanced search analytics

    • Contextual threat intelligence in the form of actors, TTPs, campaigns, threat bulletins, and vulnerabilities, including MITRE ATT&CK details on the TTPs for a specific actor
    • Predictive DGA analysis to find bots connecting to C&C servers in your network

    Anomali Match Benefits

    There are many benefits to implementing Anomali Match. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

    • Quickly identify the impact in order to assess the criticality and prioritize the response.
    • Shorten the time it takes for active threats to be detected and for a response to be made.
    • Use automation, machine learning, and accessible intelligence to automatically detect and respond to potential threats.
    • Gain access to more than 5 years of security telemetry, millions of IOCs, and asset and vulnerability scan data.
    • Respond to difficult questions promptly and confidently to increase C-Level visibility.
    • Lower incident costs related to security, allowing for more effective security operations.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Anomali Match stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its concise CTI and its scalability.

    One PeerSpot reviewer, an IT Cyber Security Senior Analyst, notes of the solution, “I have found Cyber threat intelligence (CTI) very useful and concise. The solution is easy to use.” He adds, “Anomali Enterprise is scalable. We have approximately 15 people using the solution in my company.”

    Proofpoint Email Protection is a machine learning email gateway that catches both known and unknown threats. Through Target Attack Protection, emails will be analyzed and potentially blocked from advanced threats while users gain visibility around these threats. The technology can also classify various types of email and can be deployed both on premises or as a cloud service. In addition, users can tag suspicious emails to help raise user awareness and track down any email quickly.

    Proofpoint Email Protection offers Advanced BEC Defense, which can precisely detect and block different types of emails, even if they don’t involve a malicious payload, such as business email compromise (BEC). Email Protection, which is powered by NexusAI, is a sophisticated detection technique developed to stop a variety of kinds of email fraud from affecting compromised accounts. It’s specifically designed to analyze message components, such as the sender’s IP address (including reputation and x-originating IP), the message header, and the message body. Using machine learning and AI, it will then determine if that message is a BEC threat.

    Benefits of Proofpoint Email Protection

    Proofpoint Email Protection is a favorite for organizations looking to utilize their cybersecurity budget accurately, and provides the user with incredible visibility. While preventing email fraud, the technology can also detect and block advanced malware as well as identifying possible risks.

    Email Protection offers many benefits, including:

    • Email warning tag - Raise user awareness and reduce the risk of possible compromises by automatically tagging suspicious emails.

    • Gain granular control of unwanted email - Gain control over low-priority emails through granular email filtering, which can pinpoint gray mail, like newsletters and bulk mail.

    • Multi-layered detection - Defend against continuous evolving threats with reputation and content analysis. Email Protection offers a dynamic classification of various emails, including malware, spam, phishing, imposter threats, and bulk email.

    • Smart search - Track down an email based on dozens of search criteria in seconds. Smart search also provides the ability to trace where emails came from.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Proofpoint Email Protection enables business continuity capabilities through their machine learning, AI-powered email gateway. With its innovative approach toward detecting, analyzing, identifying, and blocking advanced threats, users can gain unique visibility into their business data environments. Users especially like the ability to block spam, as well as the business email compromise protection.

    An anonymous reviewer who is a principal consultant at a tech company, notes, "Proofpoint is the main tool for blocking spam because it denies the connection altogether."

    Sridhar R., a security professional at Qatar Computer Services WLL, writes, "The most valuable features are the business email compromise protection and targeted attack prevention."

    Sample Customers
    Accenture, Deloitte, ExxonMobil, General Electric, IBM, Johnson & Johnson and many others.
    Bank of England, First Energy, UBISOFT, Bank of Hope, Blackhawk Network
    Blocket, University of Waterloo, Lincoln Memorial University, WellSpan Health, U-Haul, Carestream Health, Westinghouse
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Manufacturing Company19%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Government11%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Government8%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Government8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Retailer12%
    Healthcare Company12%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization25%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business44%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise33%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise57%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise63%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business46%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise32%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise34%
    Large Enterprise46%
    Buyer's Guide
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    Anomali Match is ranked 36th in Extended Detection and Response (XDR) while Proofpoint Email Protection is ranked 1st in Secure Email Gateway (SEG) with 44 reviews. Anomali Match is rated 7.0, while Proofpoint Email Protection is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Anomali Match writes "Scalable, easy to use, but more features needed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Proofpoint Email Protection writes "A reasonably priced product that offers protection to emails, along with spam filters". Anomali Match is most compared with ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP), EclecticIQ, Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and STAXX, whereas Proofpoint Email Protection is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Cisco Secure Email and Fortinet FortiMail.

    We monitor all Extended Detection and Response (XDR) reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.