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We performed a comparison between NetWitness Platform and Symantec Web Isolation based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The development of use cases on the SSA console is quite user friendly. This means that the security analyst or the researcher does not have to learn another language.""The most valuable features are the packet decoder, log decoder, and concentrator.""The software is scalable to whatever is required, and you can also put a lot of resources in the cloud.""It's quite economical compared to other solutions in the market.""The newer 11.5 version that my team is using has found it to have good mapping.""The product has a user-friendly interface and a valuable feature for threat intelligence integration.""The most valuable features are its ingestion of logs and raising of alerts based on those logs.""Performance and reporting are very good."

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"The most valuable feature of Symantec Web Isolation is the user-friendliness of the solution."

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Cons
"Security needs improvement.""The log system is a bit complex and has room for improvement.""An area for improvement would be better automation and more inbuilt use cases.""Health monitoring of the event sources and devices.""Technical support could be improved.""The multi-tenant capabilities are lagging compared to IBM QRadar.""Log aggregation is an issue with this solution because there are a huge number of alerts in a single instance.""RSA NetWitness Logs and Packets can improve the threat level aspect, it is lacking compared to other solutions. Whenever any hacking activity or any other threat factor occurred they used to provide the coverages very fast when comparing RSA NetWitness Logs and Packets. I heard the other three solutions, from a discussion with my team members who had experience in other solutions, they used to say that. Whenever any issues happened across the globe RSA NetWitness Logs and Packets are a little bit slow improving those detection mechanisms."

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"Symantec Web Isolation could improve by reducing licensing costs."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It’s cheaper to run virtual machines in a VMware environment."
  • "The new pricing and licensing mechanisms are fair. I would advise always to get the full solution (i.e., not only Logs)."
  • "It is cheap."
  • "The licenses are good but the cost is very expensive."
  • "This is a pricey solution; it's not cheap."
  • "We have a perpetual license, so the total cost of ownership is not very expensive. It's a good investment."
  • "Many clients are not able to purchase the packet capability because there is a huge amount of data, and the cost depends on the number of EPS (Events per second), as well as the number of gigabytes of data per day."
  • "Our license is for one year."
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  • "The licensing cost of Symantec Web Isolation is high."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The product's initial setup phase was not at all difficult.
    Top Answer:The product price was reasonable for my region and the market.
    Top Answer:From an improvement perspective, the NetWitness Platform needs to release new features and improve in areas like log correlation. The tool needs to have easier integrations with the cloud. Building a… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Symantec Web Isolation is the user-friendliness of the solution.
    Top Answer:The licensing cost of Symantec Web Isolation is high.
    Top Answer:Symantec Web Isolation could improve by reducing licensing costs.
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    Also Known As
    RSA Security Analytics
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    Overview

    NetWitness Platform is an evolved SIEM and threat detection and response solution that functions as a single, unified platform for ALL your security data. It features an advanced analyst workbench for triaging alerts and incidents, and it orchestrates security operations programs end to end. In short: NetWitness Platform is all you need to run an intelligent SOC.

    Symantec Web Isolation executes web sessions away from endpoints, sending only safe rendering information to users’ browsers thereby preventing any website delivered zero-day malware from reaching your devices. When combined with Symantec Secure Web Gateways, policies allow isolating traffic from uncategorized sites or URLs with suspicious or potentially unsafe risk profiles. By integrating with Symantec messaging solutions, Web Isolation allows to isolate links in email to prevent phishing threats and credential attacks.

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    Top Industries
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    Comms Service Provider24%
    Financial Services Firm24%
    Computer Software Company24%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Government10%
    Insurance Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company16%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Government9%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise57%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise67%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise61%
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    NetWitness Platform is ranked 20th in Log Management with 36 reviews while Symantec Web Isolation is ranked 23rd in Anti-Malware Tools with 1 review. NetWitness Platform is rated 7.4, while Symantec Web Isolation is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of NetWitness Platform writes "Can find out if there is lateral movement, but integration and workflow need improvement". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Web Isolation writes "User-friendly, reliable, and good support". NetWitness Platform is most compared with Splunk Enterprise Security, RSA enVision, IBM Security QRadar, Microsoft Sentinel and Cisco Secure Network Analytics, whereas Symantec Web Isolation is most compared with Menlo Security Secure Web Gateway.

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