Cisco Sourcefire SNORT vs Venusense Intrusion Prevention System comparison

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We performed a comparison between Cisco Sourcefire SNORT and Venusense Intrusion Prevention System based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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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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    Top Answer:The most valuable features of Cisco Sourcefire SNORT are the dashboard for monitoring events.
    Top Answer:The cost is per port and can be expensive but it does include training and support for three years.
    Top Answer:The main dashboard of Cisco Sourcefire SNORT could improve.
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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.

    Venusense intrusion prevention system (IPS), which integrates the company's research outcome in the attack prevention area, has global leading threat recognition and prevention capability. ... Provides 802.11x-based intrusion prevention at the wireless link layer (additional hardware required).

    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
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    Computer Software Company27%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Comms Service Provider18%
    Individual & Family Service9%
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Government9%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Comms Service Provider7%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise39%
    Large Enterprise39%
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    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Buyer's Guide
    Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Darktrace, Vectra AI, Check Point Software Technologies and others in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS). Updated: March 2024.
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    Cisco Sourcefire SNORT is ranked 15th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 17 reviews while Venusense Intrusion Prevention System is ranked 39th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS). Cisco Sourcefire SNORT is rated 7.6, while Venusense Intrusion Prevention System is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Sourcefire SNORT writes "The solution provides visibility across virtual environments, protects internal networks, and is scalable to meet organizational needs". 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 Venusense Intrusion Prevention System is most compared with .

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