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We performed a comparison between Fortra's Tripwire Enterprise and WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"File monitoring is the most valuable feature of the solution.""Its reporting features are great. It gives you an in-depth report. Its customization is also great, and it is working fine.""The most valuable feature is integrity management. I had some discussions with service providers, and they also agreed.""Even if you change a single word in Notepad, it will let you know whether it was added, removed, or modified.""The most valuable feature is the integrity.""The product supports different platforms.""We use Tripwire Enterprise as a tool to test the vulnerability of a network. That is the most valuable feature of the product for us.""What's most valuable in Tripwire Enterprise is the ability to execute custom COCR rules that lets me fine-tune how I monitor Linux and Windows agents."

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"The alarm system is valuable.""The VPN and the filtering features are the most valuable. Its VPN is very strong, and its services are very nice. The main problem in India is the service. There are not enough Check Point and Fortinet Firewall services, but for this product, the service is very good.""The most important feature of this solution is the SLAs.""It works right out of the box. You just have to enable it and you can start working.""The initial setup was straightforward and, because we only need intrusion detection and prevention, we needed only about four hours to deploy it."

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"The main way that it can be improved is through better reporting.""Cloud monitoring could be better. It would also be better if the company followed a pay-as-you-use model.""A lot of network devices need a custom integration.""An area for improvement in Tripwire Enterprise is stability, as my company had stability issues with the last few versions of the solution. Tripwire Enterprise has been a bit buggy.""The Windows online integration license needs to be improved.""It needs more local support from the OEM side. It would be great if this can be improved.""The initial setup is complex.""The deployment with certain systems can be difficult and it needs to be simplified."

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"Its graphical user interface could be improved because not everybody is technical. There is a lack of knowledge, and they can give some training for this solution.""Multi properties could be added to the solution in the future to make it better.""The user interface and configuration can be improved.""Regarding technical support, they could use more engineers.""I would like to see faster automatation."

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  • "The licensing depends on the equipment, how many devices and the types of devices."
  • "Cloud monitoring could be better. It could also be cheaper. It would be better if the company followed a pay-as-you-use model."
  • "Tripwire is more expensive than Netwrix."
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  • "The price of WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service is pretty reasonable compared to similar solutions."
  • "It is not expensive. Other products like Fortinet and Check Point are of the same price."
  • "The price of the solution is not expensive, it is less than FortiGate."
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    Top Answer:The product supports different platforms.
    Top Answer:The solution has some limitations in OT, IoT, and AIX. The product must provide whitelisting services.
    Top Answer:The user interface can be improved because it is sometimes difficult to manage functionality. For example, the site interface is challenging to customize, and it isn't easy to retrieve information.
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    Overview

    Tripwire Enterprise is a comprehensive security solution trusted for compliance monitoring, file integrity monitoring, security configuration management, and policy enforcement. 

    Key features include real-time threat detection, audit/compliance reporting, and scalable configuration management. 

    Users benefit from improved operations, efficiency, and decision-making capabilities, making it valuable for organizations of all sizes.

    Online attacks and malware continue to evolve, using sophisticated methods to exploit victims. WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) provides a preemptive approach to network security that adds an essential layer of threat detection and prevention. IPS protects your network from a wide range of malicious activities, including SQL injections, cross-site scripting, and buffer overflows.

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    1. Aetna 2. Adobe 3. ADP 4. Airbus 5. Amazon 6. American Express 7. Aon 8. ATT 9. Bank of America 10. Barclays 11. Baxter International 12. Bechtel 13. Boeing 14. Cisco Systems 15. CocaCola 16. Comcast 17. Dell 18. ETRADE 19. ExxonMobil 20. Ford Motor Company 21. General Electric 22. General Motors 23. Google 24. JPMorgan Chase 25. Kraft Foods 26. Lockheed Martin 27. McDonald's 28. Merck 29. Microsoft 30. Morgan Stanley 31. Nike 32. Oracle
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    Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)
    March 2024
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    Fortra's Tripwire Enterprise is ranked 17th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 8 reviews while WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service is ranked 31st in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 5 reviews. Fortra's Tripwire Enterprise is rated 8.0, while WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service is rated 6.6. The top reviewer of Fortra's Tripwire Enterprise writes "It has excellent scalability and allows you to execute custom COCR rules, letting you fine-tune agent monitoring". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service writes "Good VPN and filtering features, 100% stable, but needs a better graphical user interface and more training". Fortra's Tripwire Enterprise is most compared with Trend Micro Deep Discovery, Darktrace, Cisco Sourcefire SNORT, Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System and Change Tracker Gen7 R2, whereas WatchGuard Intrusion Prevention Service is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate IPS and Cisco Sourcefire SNORT.

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