We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Lumu 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."Cisco IOS Security increases the overall security of our network, performs authentication, and provides level 15 access and privileges."
"The hardware is pretty stable. It's also a very good product performance-wise. Initially, it wasn't mature like a firewall and there were other leaders, but now they have included almost all the features of next-generation security. Basically, it's a good product to work with."
"Cisco has always been a premium product. There's a lot of other entry-level solutions. This is more robust."
"Technical support for this solution is very good."
"Cisco Technical Assistance Center works on a follow-the-sun concept and gives real 24x7 customer support, which is a great advantage when you have a service contract with them."
"The product has valuable features for business intelligence."
"I'm able to transfer data over internet network security. With the GRE I'm able to transfer data within one bunch to another bunch in a public way, like the internet. The communication is encrypted and is private. It gives me added privacy."
"The solution effectively integrates with Umbrella."
"Most of it is automated, so I do not have to watch it to get alerts."
"You can access external links, playbooks, MITRE Matrix, and a lot of information."
"It's been helpful for overall extended network visibility."
"The context provided by the tool is very complete, it includes the miter matrix, playbooks, links, hashes, and much more."
"Lumu protects against threats immediately and handles them in time."
"I think setup could be one area for improvement, because sometimes we don't have people inside so we have to move to the place."
"Signatures and other critical definitions need to be updated more frequently."
"The configuration should be easier in the solution."
"We need to pay for the license and it is expensive."
"We faced significant challenges related to licensing issues, particularly when licenses expire."
"While Cisco IOS Security is stable and scalable, I would like to see it improved to be even better."
"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."
"Cisco IOS Security's monitoring is rather rudimentary and could be improved."
"I am happy with the current features. However, one important one is to improve the reports."
"The integration with different vendors and endpoints could be improved."
"Nothing so far needs to be improved."
"The reports need improvement."
"It would be good if we could access the physical logs."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 10th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 47 reviews while Lumu is ranked 14th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 5 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Lumu is rated 9.8. The top reviewer of Cisco IOS Security writes "User-friendly and excels in documentation, making it easier to resolve issues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Lumu writes "Protects against threats and handles it in time with moderate pricing". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS and Netgate pfSense, whereas Lumu is most compared with ExtraHop Reveal(x), Stellar Cyber Open XDR, LogRhythm NDR, Darktrace and Fortinet FortiGate IPS. See our Cisco IOS Security vs. Lumu report.
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