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We performed a comparison between IBM X-Force Exchange and Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The most valuable feature is you have the expertise of human experience directly involved. There is a team of experts.""It's quite integratable so you can actually integrate and get IP malware and URL information. It also gives you some form of intelligence into what you're trying to investigate or what you're trying to understand.""This product has helped to increase staff productivity."

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"The most valuable feature is alerting.""I am impressed with the tool's integration of Palo Alto products which serves as a platform for security.""The logs play a crucial role as they contribute to blocking unwanted Internet traffic.""It integrates well with other solutions and provides good threat intelligence in terms of external threats.""The feature that I like best is the dashboard."

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"You have to look for the new information from X-Force. X-Force will provide it but you have to look for it. We need clearer visibility.""I would like to see better integration with other systems, solutions, and vendors.""We would like to have more AI capabilities to detect threats and improve its productivity from a cybersecurity standpoint."

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"I would like to have more technical documentation that contains greater detail on the types of threats that are occurring.""It would be helpful to have better documentation for configuring and installing the solution.""It would be better if they used the threat intelligence feeds directly from their side and changing the verdict instead of us requesting it.""It is a completely cloud-based product at present.""I would like the tool to see more integration with Cortex XDR. There is no real reason to keep them separate."

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  • "Cost is clearly a consideration, but the important thing is what we do with the data and how we protect it."
  • "One of the fastest ways to cut costs is reducing staff, and this product can reduce staff by 70 percent."
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  • "It is expensive."
  • "The solution is reasonably priced."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature is you have the expertise of human experience directly involved. There is a team of experts.
    Top Answer:I would like to see better integration with other systems, solutions, and vendors.
    Top Answer:Our primary use case is for threat intelligence. We are feeding intelligent information from cybersecurity all over the world and letting them know how to actively protect their system.
    Top Answer:I am impressed with the tool's integration of Palo Alto products which serves as a platform for security.
    Top Answer:I would like the tool to see more integration with Cortex XDR. There is no real reason to keep them separate.
    Top Answer:The tool along with other suite of products provides us with threat and alert information.
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    Also Known As
    X-Force Exchange, X-Force
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    Overview
    IBM X-Force Exchange is a cloud-based threat intelligence sharing platform enabling users to rapidly research the latest security threats, aggregate actionable intelligence and collaborate with peers. IBM X-Force Exchange is supported by human- and machine-generated intelligence leveraging the scale of IBM X-Force.

    AutoFocus contextual threat intelligence service accelerates analysis, correlation and prevention workflows. Unique, targeted attacks are automatically prioritized with full context, allowing security teams to respond to critical attacks faster, without additional IT security resources.

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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Healthcare Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Government9%
    Company Size
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise57%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise66%
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    IBM X-Force Exchange is ranked 7th in Threat Intelligence Platforms with 3 reviews while Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus is ranked 8th in Threat Intelligence Platforms with 5 reviews. IBM X-Force Exchange is rated 8.0, while Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of IBM X-Force Exchange writes "Speed threat assessment ,security investigations leveraging on real time actionable threat intel integrated to your Security Intelligence Platform". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus writes "Impressive performance and monitoring capabilities but lacks in documentation". IBM X-Force Exchange is most compared with VirusTotal, IBM Security QRadar, ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP), Recorded Future and Mandiant Advantage, whereas Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus is most compared with ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP), Anomali ThreatStream, VirusTotal, LogRhythm SIEM and CrowdStrike Falcon.

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