iboss Reviews

Pablo Mosqueira

CEO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Oct 18 2018

Our primary use case for this product is DLP. It is a solution that prevents advanced persistent threats, and has a zero tolerance for attacks.

What is most valuable?

The iboss solution gives me the ability to scan the traffic through all the ports, through all the 131,000 PCP and UDP ports. With this ability, we have the granularity also for consults over social media, over applications on mobile, and this is an advantage that the customers are looking for right… more»

How has it helped my organization?

With iboss, we can protect the company, wherever they are, and also there is an ability to move like an MSSP, like a managed security service provider, making contracts with carriers.

What needs improvement?

Sometimes, obviously there are bugs, but right now they are handling them faster or fast enough to make them count and prevent new threats. In addition, iboss is growing so fast that it is often hard for them to keep up with the challenges.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We considered Blue Coat from Symantec. But, we found iboss more innovative. They consider the needs of the security of the client, and the demand to protect from new threats.

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Ken Lachapelle

User at a K-12 educational company or school with 501-1,000 employees

Mar 04 2018

Within the filter, controls such as Web categories and applications simplify tasks

What is most valuable?

* Within the filter: Controls (Web categories, applications, and Allow/Block list) and Network (local Subnets). * Within the reporter: Logs (Event Log) and reports. They simplify daily tasks and are easy to use.

How has it helped my organization?

It helps document internet activities and prevent exposure to inappropriate materials.

What needs improvement?

The area I would like to see improvement in is the ability with in the reporter to navigate directly to the content the user is traversing. It is kind of there, but it's not perfect. Quite frequently, I receive links that lead me to pages with error messages such as, "An error occurred while… more»

What other advice do I have?

I rate it an eight out of 10. There could be a few changes, but it's a solid product. Look into the iboss Node Blade Chassis and not 14600. This product is solid, fairly easy to use, and reliable.

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Kenneth Englehart

Director of Technology at a non-tech company with 501-1,000 employees

May 02 2018

Because of the tool, I did not have to assign web filtering tasks to my techs on a daily basis

What is most valuable?

* Granular setup, which was able to set different levels of filters using the OUs in the AD. * The reporting was as detailed as much as you requested. * Filtering different age group of learners is imperative to allow the secondary learners with more access to information on the web and restricting our primary learners to areas of the web that we could trust.

How has it helped my organization?

We switched to 1-to-1 iPads, needing more control and ease of use. Because of iboss, I did not have to assign web filtering tasks to my techs on a daily basis. As a department, we were able to spend our time making a difference in our learning education experience other than being the web monitoring police.

What needs improvement?

SSL decryption: We had issues with learners using apps instead of using web browsers. This type of encryption is tough for any appliance in a BYOD environment.

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What is iboss?

The iboss Distributed Gateway Platform delivers web gateway as a service through its revolutionary architecture. Built for the cloud, iboss defends the modern, distributed organization more effectively and efficiently through a 100% subscription-based platform – eliminating expensive appliance purchases and providing financial predictability. The platform natively delivers consistent security policies to all users, locations, and devices, ensuring seamless protection across the organization. The iboss Distributed Gateway Platform also allows for drop-in replacement of existing legacy appliances without the need to rearchitect existing networks — creating a smooth transition to the cloud and providing immediate ROI.

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Some of the world's largest financial services companies, REI, Urban Outfitters, Riverside Health Systems, Washington Redskins, Xerox, The Nutrasweet Company, Calimax, Chicago Public Schools,