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Cisco Sourcefire SNORT

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LightCyber

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March 2024
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  • "We have a three-year license for this solution."
  • "Licensing for this solution is paid on a yearly basis."
  • "I don't know the exact amount, but most of the time when I go to a company with a proposition, they will say, "This thing that you are selling is good, but it's expensive. Why don't you propose something like FortiGate, Check Point, or Palo Alto?" Cisco device are expensive compared to other devices."
  • "The cost is per port and can be expensive but it does include training and support for three years."

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    What do you like most about Cisco Sourcefire SNORT?
    Top Answer:The product is inexpensive compared to leading brands such as Palo Alto or Fortinet.
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    Top Answer:The solution has some stability issues. Also, it's complicated compared to other products like FortiGate.
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    13th
    out of 42 in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)
    Views
    2,112
    Comparisons
    1,553
    Reviews
    5
    Average Words per Review
    392
    Rating
    8.0
    30th
    out of 42 in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)
    Views
    475
    Comparisons
    44
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    0
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    Sourcefire SNORT
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    Overview

    Snort is an open-source, rule-based, intrusion detection and prevention system. It combines the benefits of signature-, protocol-, and anomaly-based inspection methods to deliver flexible protection from malware attacks. Snort gained notoriety for being able to accurately detect threats at high speeds.

    LightCyber behavioral analytics from Palo Alto Networks enables organizations to stop active attackers and malware operating in the network. With LightCyber, attackers have nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. LightCyber leverages powerful behavioral analytics technology to learn expected user and device behavior and spot anomalous activity indicative of an attack. LightCyber's network-centric model catches attacks during every stage of the attack lifecycle, especially during the reconnaissance and lateral movement stages. Magna Pathfinder, an endpoint interrogation service, augments LightCyber's network-centric attack prevention by providing endpoint context to accelerate incident response. Magna Pathfinder identifies the executable on an endpoint that is responsible for an attack. The Magna Cloud Expert System then analyzes the executable to determine if it is malware, riskware or a rare artifact.
    Sample Customers
    CareCore, City of Biel, Dimension Data, LightEdge, Lone Star College System, National Rugby League, Port Aventura, Smart City Networks, Telecom Italia, The Department of Education in Western Australia
    Migdal Capital Markets, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, Orange Communications
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company27%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Comms Service Provider18%
    Individual & Family Service9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Government9%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Comms Service Provider7%
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise39%
    Large Enterprise39%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    Cisco Sourcefire SNORT is ranked 13th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 18 reviews while LightCyber is ranked 30th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS). Cisco Sourcefire SNORT is rated 7.6, while LightCyber is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Sourcefire SNORT writes "An IPS solution for security and protection but lacks stability". On the other hand, Cisco Sourcefire SNORT is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate IPS, Cisco NGIPS, Check Point IPS, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention and Darktrace, whereas LightCyber is most compared with .

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