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We performed a comparison between EfficientIP DNS Firewall and Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"This product has an inventory function to help maintain a list of the equipment, which is quite good."

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"Using the reporting, we can tell that we have gained an extra layer of protection. Just by looking at it, we can see what is being blocked before it even makes it to the firewall. It is definitely working.""When it comes to helping to detect DNS threats, BloxOne is good on all fronts. The number of false positives is very low, close to none. More than once it has detected new names or lookalike names and protected us and saved us from bad characters.""Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense furthers the existing security posture rather than replacing or trying to replace any existing products.""The dossier feature is perfect for starting an investigation.""The automatic blocklists are most valuable. A box can maintain several lists from which we can choose if we need to block more or less. We don't have to manually manage the lists ourselves. They're automatically updated.""Our ability to detect data exfiltration was minimal before Infoblox and the cloud portal was instituted for us. In terms of DNS security as a whole, we had some capability with our firewalls, but this is a lot more specialized because we're sending all of our DNS requests to Infoblox. I'd say we improved 100%.""The most valuable feature is policy redirecting and security reports.""The most valuable feature of this solution is the granularity for which you can categorize what you want to block versus what you don't want to block."

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Cons
"The vendor needs to do more to promote this product in certain regions, helping it to gain market share in territories where it is not widely adopted."

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"The dashboard and reporting features need improvement. The user needs more informative dashboards so they can get to the results directly without getting deep in the report to get to the information.""The onboarding is a little rough at times, and you need to have some information at hand. It is pretty good, but it would be useful to have a few good examples to set up things like data exfiltration.""The product is slightly more expensive compared to other DNS solutions.""The setup was horrible. About a year ago, Infoblox made us re-enroll all our on-prem DNS servers by a set date to a specific version, or it would stop working. I told my colleague, "Oh, here, we have to upgrade the servers and reconnect them to the CSP." That did not go well at all.""The documentation needs to be improved because there are a lot of different models that it can be deployed in, and it's somewhat confusing determining what you need and how to set it up to best cover your use cases.""The product could be cheaper.""The initial setup is not a simple "click-click-next" installation. It requires some level of experience .""Within the past two years, we discovered certain bugs in their products. The resolution of these bugs took a little too much time, especially if our production environment is down for a certain amount of time, then we are losing money. That is hard to convey to Infoblox support, e.g., we actually need the system up and running again within two or three hours. The awareness of these so-called production down incidents is not really easy to convey."

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  • "The price of this product is very reasonable, especially considering that a company's reputation is priceless."
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  • "The licensing is set up such that you pay for the number of active users that you're defending at the moment."
  • "When you buy the subscription, there are no additional costs to add any additional buttons."
  • "Infoblox BloxOne offers pretty good documentation. Check its documentation, then do a PoC. Infoblox is very good at providing PoCs."
  • "There is a significant charge for this product but I think that it's worth it when we look at what it's able to prevent."
  • "It is a very expensive system. You need to go over the licensing before purchase to make sure you're getting what is needed, not anything extra."
  • "If you only wanted the DNS filtering and none of the other products built into Threat Defense, it would be nicer if they could do that a la carte since we are not really using a lot of the solution."
  • "It's a pricey solution because it's for the advanced kind of customer."
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    Top Answer:EfficientIP DNS Firewall is the hero of my network infrastructure. It provides reliable protection against DNS-based cyber threats, ensuring that my systems remain safe from malicious activities. I… more »
    Top Answer:The license fee can be paid annually, once in three years, or once in five years.
    Top Answer:The product is slightly more expensive compared to other DNS solutions.
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    Also Known As
    BloxOne Threat Defense, Infoblox ActiveTrust, Infoblox ActiveTrust Cloud
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    Overview

    DNS Firewall prevents connected devices from becoming infected with malware and blocks their activity by enabling recursive DNS servers to stop or redirect queries from clients that want to access identified malicious domains and/or IPs.

    Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense strengthens and optimizes your security posture from the foundation up, giving you the visibility, control and automation to secure the hybrid workplace. Operating at the DNS level, BloxOne Threat Defense uncovers threats that other solutions do not and stops attacks earlier in the threat lifecycle. Through pervasive automation and ecosystem integration, it drives efficiencies in SecOps, increases the effectiveness of the existing security stack, secures digital and work-from-anywhere efforts and lowers the total cost for cybersecurity.

    Sample Customers
    De Montfort University, STMicroelectronics, Leeds Beckett University
    Council Rock School District, EagleView, Schneider Electric, Baptist Memorial Health Care, American University
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Manufacturing Company16%
    Educational Organization7%
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    Comms Service Provider27%
    Healthcare Company18%
    Retailer9%
    Transportation Company9%
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    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise69%
    Buyer's Guide
    Domain Name System (DNS) Security
    April 2024
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    EfficientIP DNS Firewall is ranked 15th in Domain Name System (DNS) Security while Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is ranked 6th in Domain Name System (DNS) Security with 15 reviews. EfficientIP DNS Firewall is rated 8.0, while Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of EfficientIP DNS Firewall writes "Easy to set up and use, and has a helpful network device inventory function". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense writes "Improved the way that we look at data as it comes in and out". EfficientIP DNS Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks DNS Security, Cisco Umbrella and BlueCat Edge, whereas Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is most compared with Cisco Umbrella, Palo Alto Networks DNS Security, Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection, Zscaler Internet Access and EfficientIP DNS Guardian.

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