We performed a comparison between Check Point IPS and Cisco IOS Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Check Point helps reduce downtime and costs associated with detected cyberattacks and can block those threats to ensure protection from any significant damage that may be caused within the organization."
"The product's initial setup is easy."
"IPS can protect our organization with any old vulnerabilities or if any vulnerability detected minutes ago IPS can protect us as per our configured policy."
"The tool's most valuable feature is its detection panel. Managing and updating policies within Check Point IPS is easy and without issues. It provides a secure network."
"The integration is a valuable feature."
"The reports are well written so that you can understand what type of attack has occurred, the originating IP address, and other details."
"Check Point Intrusion Prevention System has great profiles, and we can continuously create, modify, activate, deactivate or configure any specific setting to allow the profile to focus on just one thing or for certain attacks."
"The number of the IPS protections is amazing - after the latest update I see more than 11000 in the SmartConsole."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The solution is stable."
"The solution effectively integrates with Umbrella."
"The security is very good."
"Cisco IOS allows us to keep the same security features as our principal offices."
"The VPN connection portal scan works flawlessly, which was a big plus for us."
"Cisco is head-and-shoulders above all of the competition when it comes to technical support."
"Cisco products are very secure and integrate easily with other devices."
"There is a performance impact on the NGFW post-enabling the IPS blade/Module, which can even lead to downtime if IPS starts to monitor or block high-volume traffic."
"Check Point IPS' main problem is it is mostly software based. The performance is dependent on the CPU power, and the limited number of patterns."
"Sometimes we had false positives where packages that were legitimate for us were blocked and we had to unblock them through exceptions."
"We have a lot of false positives and the list of IPs are not up to date in terms of their location."
"The dashboard reports can be easier to generate and customize."
"I would like the product to provide us with intelligence to understand what we really have in our environment."
"I would like to have the possibility of adding features to this IPS solution in the future."
"There is an issue with precision."
"The configuration and reporting interfaces need a lot of improvement. It needs to be more accessible forsolide without a strong technical background. If you had a simplified dashboard, the lower-level techs could manage the solution and provide services. Cisco IOS Security requires someone who is highly trained to operate it."
"We have a very bad experience on the support. They take too much time requesting logs, and they are not coming directly online to resolve the issues."
"There could be a bit more functions on offer that could make it easier to use."
"With respect to user-friendliness, it is a command-line interface and those with such experience will get along just fine, whereas others may struggle."
"The solution is complex and can be more user-friendly."
"I think they should bring back remote VPN for users."
"We faced significant challenges related to licensing issues, particularly when licenses expire."
"Cisco IOS Security's monitoring is rather rudimentary and could be improved."
Check Point IPS is ranked 3rd in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 45 reviews while Cisco IOS Security is ranked 11th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 47 reviews. Check Point IPS is rated 8.6, while Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Check Point IPS writes "Great for detection and access with the capabilities of defining specific rules". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco IOS Security writes "User-friendly and excels in documentation, making it easier to resolve issues". Check Point IPS is most compared with Darktrace, Palo Alto Networks URL Filtering with PAN-DB, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System and Cisco NGIPS, whereas Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS and Netgate pfSense. See our Check Point IPS vs. Cisco IOS Security report.
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