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EfficientIP DNS Blast

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David Muscat
Provides good visibility and control, and we can quickly put it in place and integrate it
BlueCat Edge’s ability to detect DNS threats and identify malicious queries comes in quite handy. We can keep track of the low or minor things. It... Read more →
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  • "I'm doing a costing and licensing comparison between the BlueCat DNS Integrity and Micetro by Men&Mice. BlueCat has given me a range instead of a specific price. They gave me a range of ten thousand to two hundred thousand USD. That was a bit too wide for the cost comparison. Based on what I'm seeing, they are definitely on the higher side and very expensive."
  • "One of the nice benefits of getting DNS Edge is that you buy the subscription, and you are allowed to deploy as many Edge endpoints as you need. You do not need a separate license for each one. If you deploy 20 of them, you will not be billed for that many. It is one subscription. You can deploy as many as you need and consume as much as you need. The cost comes in based on the number of IPs that you are consuming and running through DNS Edge. We have that pretty much locked in for what we need for internal purposes. Being able to save money on deploying Edge endpoints has saved us drastically from deploying other BlueCat products in lieu of that."
  • "We find the current pricing model more reasonable compared to the previous per-IP pricing."

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    What do you like most about BlueCat Edge?
    Top Answer:We implemented BlueCat Edge to solve the visibility and security issues we were having.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BlueCat Edge?
    Top Answer:We find the current pricing model more reasonable compared to the previous per-IP pricing. BlueCat was competitively priced against Infoblox during our evaluation. While currently using their… more »
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    What needs improvement with BlueCat Edge?
    Top Answer:I have concerns about several aspects of BlueCat's site management. Firstly, the cleanup process doesn't seem thorough enough, leaving behind residual data. Secondly, the logging duration has been… more »
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    7th
    out of 37 in Domain Name System (DNS) Security
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    733
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    336
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    16th
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    224
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    BlueCat DNS Edge
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    Overview
    BlueCat Edge is an intelligent DNS resolver and caching layer that leverages existing DNS infrastructure to provide unprecedented visibility and control over DNS traffic. As a first hop DNS resolver, BlueCat Edge intelligently manages DNS forwarding rules and logs all queries to offer intuitive analytics and data governance. By monitoring all queries and IP addresses with BlueCat Edge, enterprises can also leverage BlueCat’s advanced Threat Protection and policy-based network/security features to protect the enterprise against cyber threats, such as domain name generation algorithms and tunneling that lead to data exfiltration or network downtime.

    The scale, frequency and sophistication of volumetric DNS attacks are increasing rapidly, being amplified by the fast-growing deployments of unsecured IoT devices, mobility and BYOD. DNS service has become one of the most targeted application-layers by hackers, and specifically for layer 7 DDoS attacks.

    While most organizations are aware of DDoS attack security risks, the majority of them have not deployed modern DNS DDoS protection solutions and are still using traditional enterprise network security solutions such as firewalls, which are not designed for the DNS protocol.

    New DDoS mitigation techniques must be deployed to tackle these threats. Only purpose-built DNS protection solution offering both high performance and advanced analytics can efficiently and proactively strengthen business continuity, data confidentiality and user experience to the level your company deserves.

    Sample Customers
    Swisslos, Cologne Bonn Airport, TYROLIT
    De Montfort University, STMicroelectronics, Leeds Beckett University
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    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company14%
    Government11%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise72%
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    BlueCat Edge is ranked 7th in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 4 reviews while EfficientIP DNS Blast is ranked 16th in Domain Name System (DNS) Security. BlueCat Edge is rated 8.0, while EfficientIP DNS Blast is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of BlueCat Edge writes "Invaluable at detecting DNS threats, improving performance, and reducing operational expenses". On the other hand, BlueCat Edge is most compared with Cisco Umbrella, Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection, F5 BIG-IP DNS, EfficientIP DNS Firewall and Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense, whereas EfficientIP DNS Blast is most compared with Cisco Umbrella and Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection.

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