Compare Cisco Stealthwatch vs. LiveAction LiveNX
Cisco Stealthwatch is ranked 1st in Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) with 39 reviews while LiveAction LiveNX is ranked 46th in Network Monitoring Software with 1 review. Cisco Stealthwatch is rated 8.0, while LiveAction LiveNX is rated 3.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Stealthwatch writes "You are able to drill down into a center's utilization, then create reports based on it". On the other hand, the top reviewer of LiveAction LiveNX writes "It looks good on paper, but it does not meet expectations at all". Cisco Stealthwatch is most compared with Darktrace, Splunk User Behavior Analytics and Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud, whereas LiveAction LiveNX is most compared with NetBrain, Cisco Stealthwatch and SolarWinds NPM.
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This solution’s encrypted traffic analysis helps us stay in compliance with government regulations. It is all about understanding data exfiltration, what is ingressing and egressing in our network. One common attack vector is exfiltrating data using encryption. My capabilities to see potential data exfiltration over encrypted traffic is second to none now. Other solutions will say, "Hey, this device is doing something weird." But they don't aggregate that data point with other data points. With Awake you have what's called a "fact pattern." For example, if there's a smart toaster on the third floor that is beaconing out to an IP address in North Korea, sure that's bizarre. But if that toaster was made in North Korea it's not bizarre. Taking those two data points together, and automating something using machine-learning is something that no other solution is doing right now. The query language makes it easy to query the records on the network, to do searches for the various threat activities that we're looking for. The dashboard, the Security Knowledge Graph, displays information meaningfully and easily. I am able to find the information that I want to find pretty quickly. The most valuable feature is the ability to see suspicious activity for devices inside my network. It helps me to quickly identify that activity and do analysis to see if it's expected or I need to mitigate that activity quickly. | The most valuable feature is anomaly detection, where it finds things that are not allowed internally. Most of the engineers I've worked with have been really good. Very knowledgeable and easy to work with. Being able to graph and show data to management has improved our organization. We can show the data to the higher-ups. It shows them that it's picking up on these anomalies and doing its job. It's a dependable product that is able to pinpoint where we have vulnerabilities if they occur. Using the Cognitive Analytics feature, we have complete visibility that we didn’t have before. The most valuable feature about this solution is that it gives me insight of my network. It has improved our internal knowledge of what's going on with the network, and that's helpful. The most valuable features of this solution are the logging, keeping threats under control, and keeping our data and environment secure. | The intention and the idea of the filter is great. |
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I would like to see the capability to import what's known as STIX/TAXII in an IOC format. It currently doesn't offer this. I would like to see a bit more in terms of encrypted traffic. With the advent of programs that live off the land, a smart attacker is going to leverage encryption to execute their operation. So I would like to see improvements there, where possible. Currently, we're not going to be decrypting encrypted traffic. What other approaches could be used? I enjoy the query language, but it could be a bit more user-friendly, especially for new users who come across it... They should push it more into a natural language style as opposed to a query language. There's room for improvement with some of the definitions, because I don't have time and I'm not a Tier 4 analyst. I believe that is something they're working towards. | The usability of this solution needs to be improved. We've run into some issues with the configuration. They should include Citrix VDIs in the next release. The GUI could use some improvement. Being able to find features more easily would be a great improvement if it was simplified. The initial setup is complex, as there is a lot to configure. It hasn't really improved our direct detection rate but it has definitely reduced our incident response time as we wouldn't have been able to detect threats or immediate risks without this solution. I would like to see more and cleaner reporting. For example, if I pull up Steven and I want to look and maybe compare him to what you've done in the past week, and compare that to the past six months, the point would be to see what the difference in activity looks like over this time. I don't see that capability in reporting to date. You see that trend but you don't really see a straightforward comparison. That right there is key to what we want to see about the normal activity. It is time-consuming to set it up and understand how the tool works. | This is a horrible solution and I think everything needs to be improved. |
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The solution has saved thousands of dollars within the first day. Our ROI has to be in the tens of thousands of dollars since October last year. | Our fees are approximately $3,000 USD. Licensing is on a yearly basis. We pay for support costs on a yearly basis. On a yearly basis, licensing is somewhere around $30,000. The yearly licensing cost is about $50,000. The pricing for this solution is good. The licensing costs are outrageous. Today, we are part of the big Cisco ELA, and it is a la carte. We can get orders for whatever we want. At the end of the day, we have to pay for it in one big expense, but that is fine. We are okay with that. | Information Not Available |
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| Awake | Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise, Lancope StealthWatch | LiveNX |
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Awake Security is the only advanced network traffic analysis company that delivers a privacy-aware solution capable of detecting and visualizing behavioral, mal-intent and compliance incidents with full forensics context. Powered by Ava, Awake’s security expert system, the Awake Security Platform combines federated machine learning, threat intelligence and human expertise. The platform analyzes billions of communications to autonomously discover, profile and classify every device, user and application on any network. Through automated hunting and investigation, Awake uncovers malicious intent from insiders and external attackers alike. The company is ranked #1 for time to value because of its frictionless approach that delivers answers rather than alerts. | Cisco Stealthwatch uses NetFlow to provide visibility across the network, data center, branch offices, and cloud. Its advanced security analytics uncover stealthy attacks on the extended network. Stealthwatch helps you use your existing network as a security sensor and enforcer to dramatically improve your threat defense. | LiveAction develops IT visibility solutions designed to simplify network management. Initially developed to aid the US Department of Defense in the operation of its networks, LiveNX (Network Experience) features an innovative visual display, real-time big data analytics and deep control of routers and switches for unparalleled network administration. LiveNX accelerates troubleshooting with its QoS control, application-aware, and WAN functionality developed through engineering partnerships with Cisco Systems. |
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Identify hidden network threats
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| Coming Soon... | Edge Web Hosting, Telenor Norway, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Webster Financial Corporation, Westinghouse Electric, VMware, TIAA-CREF | Tampa Electric, Digital First Media, Allscripts, Boxwood Technology |
Top Industries | ||
Software R&D Company24% Comms Service Provider13% Healthcare Company12% Marketing Services Firm8% | Healthcare Company25% Financial Services Firm14% Manufacturing Company8% University6% Comms Service Provider23% Software R&D Company18% Government7% Financial Services Firm7% | Financial Services Firm18% Comms Service Provider16% Outsourcing Company16% Retailer11% |
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