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We performed a comparison between ACF2 and Trustwave DbProtect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"We use this tool to quickly assign privileges to different users as soon as they come in.""The NOACCESS by default is another very good feature. Also, access rules are straightforward, and easy to understand.""I love their support. The support is great. They are number one.""Excellent real-time reporting that saves time and resources.""Logging and monitoring are most valuable. It is for the mainframe environment, and it is at the forefront for security and resilience."

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"The most valuable feature of the solution is that you can have a good view which is provided with a proper division of all your databases, which you can see in Trustwave DbProtect.""Transfer and vulnerability scanning are the most valuable features of this product.""This solution helps our clients to monitor their database use, and detect violations of the policy."

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Cons
"They can work on its ability to work in a distributed environment. It's a mainframe product. As many companies move to the cloud, depending on what cloud models they choose, such as a public, hybrid, or private cloud, it should be deployable. I am not sure if it can be deployed on those platforms. It has been there since the '50s or '60s, and it's still scalable. It has survived all these years, and it's scalable to many platforms, but I don't know about the cloud.""It needs longer rules. The max rule is 32K.""I would like my team and me to be able to use simple browsers, like Chrome, to be able to access mainframe data and provision users using the browser.​""Reporting can sometimes include false positives."

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"We have not been able to integrate this product with a lot of standard incident response solutions, so an open API would help in this regard.""I have seen that the tool's installation phase has some problems regarding the versions, specifically the version of SQL.""The product does not have encryption or data masking."

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  • "The licensing fees, including support, are approximately $5,000 USD per database, per year."
  • "I rate the pricing a five on a scale from one to ten, where one is the lowest and ten is the highest."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:A set length of 12 characters can ensure the safety of a system. Longer passwords provide an added layer of security, especially when combined with other password complexity requirements. With a… more »
    Top Answer:ACF2 can be suitable for beginners with the right guidance and support. While it may have a steep learning curve for many due to its complexity, it offers extensive documentation and resources that… more »
    Top Answer:ACF2's reporting capabilities are highly valuable. It offers various predefined reports that provide insights into our system's security posture. These reports include information on user access… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of the solution is that you can have a good view which is provided with a proper division of all your databases, which you can see in Trustwave DbProtect.
    Top Answer:Price-wise, Trustwave DbProtect falls in the mid-range category in Portugal. Many solutions similar to Trustwave DbProtect are expensive in the market. I rate the pricing a five on a scale from one to… more »
    Top Answer:I have seen that the tool's installation phase has some problems regarding the versions, specifically the version of SQL. Trustwave DbProtect doesn't accept some versions of SQL. Some credentials when… more »
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    Also Known As
    CA ACF2
    Application Security DbProtect
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    Overview

    CA ACF2™ for z/OS provides innovative, comprehensive security for your business transaction environments—including Linux, UNIX and z/OS on System z—helping you realize the reliability, scalability and cost-effectiveness of the mainframe. CA ACF2 provides an Advanced Authentication Mainframe feature, system entry validation, resource control, auditability, accountability, and administrative control. In conjunction with distributed security solutions from CA Technologies, CA ACF2 provides mobile-to-mainframe enterprise class security and compliance management.

    ACF2 Features

    ACF2 offers some of the following features:

    • Authentication: ACF2 is used for authenticating users and granting them access to profiles and various resources on the mainframe.

    • Access Control: The solution provides resource control, allowing administrators to control who can access specific mainframe resources.

    • Logging and Monitoring: Organizations can easily track and monitor activities on the mainframe. This feature enables the creation of audit trails for follow-up and helps with security analysis.

    • Metrics and Reporting: ACF2 allows the configuration of tools to produce different types of metrics and reports. These can then be used by senior management for making informed security decisions.

    • Comprehensive Security: The solution provides comprehensive security for mainframe environments, ensuring the protection of valuable data assets. It offers advanced authentication, system entry validation, and administrative control.

    • Streamlined Administration: It simplifies the administration of mainframe security by providing streamlined management capabilities. ACF2 also enables administrators to monitor and adjust security policies and accommodate various organizational structures.

    • Scalability: ACF2 offers reliable and scalable security, allowing businesses to expand their mainframe environments while maintaining a high level of protection.

    • Compliance Management: Organizations can meet compliance requirements by providing auditability, accountability, and comprehensive security controls.

    • Integration: ACF2 can integrate with distributed security solutions from CA Technologies, providing enterprise-class security and compliance management for mobile-to-mainframe environments.

    • Flexibility: ACF2 allows flexibility in adapting security policies to accommodate different organizational structures and requirements.

    ACF2 Benefits

    Some of the benefits that ACF2 provides are:

    • Enhanced security and resilience

    • Streamlined administration

    • Reliable and scalable security

    • Comprehensive audit capabilities

    • Cost-effectiveness

    • Integration with other security solutions

    • Simplified identity and access management

    • Compliance management

    • Efficient monitoring and reporting

    Reviews from Real Users

    According to an IT Examiner at a financial services firm with 10,000+ employees, "ACF2 is extremely beneficial for the mainframe environment, and it is at the forefront for security and resilience."

    Trustwave DbProtect is a security platform designed for consistent monitoring and management of enterprise databases within the data center.

    Built on a centrally managed and distributed architecture, DbProtect uncovers database weaknesses. This includes configuration mistakes, identification and access control issues, missing patches, or any toxic combination of settings that could lead to escalation of privileges attacks, data leakage, denial-of-service (DoS), or unauthorized modification of data held within data stores – both relational databases and big data stores.

    Sample Customers
    Sky, Rogers Communications
    Pax World Investments, Crest Savings Bank, Magnolia Hotels
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm40%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Government9%
    Computer Software Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Government22%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Insurance Company6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise57%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business12%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise80%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    ACF2 is ranked 17th in Database Security while Trustwave DbProtect is ranked 4th in Database Security with 6 reviews. ACF2 is rated 9.0, while Trustwave DbProtect is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of ACF2 writes "A reliable, scalable product for security and auditing of our mainframe environment". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Trustwave DbProtect writes "A tool that offers a proper view and division of all databases while also allowing users to do continuous monitoring". ACF2 is most compared with IBM Resource Access Control Facility, Top Secret and IBM Security zSecure, whereas Trustwave DbProtect is most compared with Imperva SecureSphere Database Security, Oracle Audit Vault, IBM Security Guardium Data Protection and Trustwave AppDetectivePRO.

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