AlgoSec vs. Symantec Advanced Threat Protection

It works okay for auditing existing network systems but seems to have trouble with cloud configurations.

Incentivized

It is valuable software for when it comes to a large or medium organization, since it helps to protect the endpoints, but as the number of servers increases its value increases. However, it is important to keep in mind that when it comes to low end devices, its protection can affect their performance. This is because it is not a software with a very light agent.

Incentivized

• Firewall policy overview and optimisation by rule reordering and suggestions to delete unused rules
• Network map overview and implement topology changes based on source destination and port
• Pci audit results and recommendations for a better score
• Discover application based flows through auto-discovery and make changes to those flow.

Incentivized

• The incident management piece is the heart and soul of the product. A single area where all data in relation to network and email protection is available.
• Works well in conjunction with the standard Symantec Endpoint product.
• URL Protection is advanced and very helpful
• Technical support is great and definitely the best I have ever seen for a "anti-virus" type product.

Incentivized

• AlgoSec need to work on their support in India.
• Insufficient documentation.
• It should support other platforms like GCP, Alibaba, etc.

Incentivized

• I don't like that I have to maintain the client and keep it up to date. Updating the client is not a very easy process.
• Deploying the client could be easier. They have a deployment tool, but it doesn't really get to all PCs, which means I still have to manually deploy it.
• Because the product has so much customization, it can also be very difficult to set up and understand.

Incentivized

Symantec Advanced Threat Protection has done a sufficient job at identifying true positives. However, the UI could be improved and the amount of false positives is a little too frequent for my liking

Incentivized

It worked great for on-site systems but does not scale effectively.

Incentivized

There is a small learning curve, but compared to other AV products it is fairly simple and easy to catch onto

Incentivized

Support responds fast for higher priority issues, they have always been good at solving the problems we encounter.

Incentivized

No, besides to review documentation prior to beginning. That is what helped lead to a smooth implementation

Incentivized

User friendliness of Algosec is great!

Incentivized

Frankly, the other products were too expensive to make the change from Symantec so we continued with the tried and true protection. We don't have the funding to move to a more expensive product and the manpower that it would take to implement a new solution.

Incentivized

• Algosec has helped customers across the globe optimize their firewall policies and bring the best performance off their devices
• AlgoSec supports a wide range of devices and is constantly working to include support for many others
• The support and professional services team at AlgoSec is very knowledgeable and supportive.

Incentivized

• Some digital assets were lost due to failures to detect various threats.
• We had to use other products in combination in order to trust that all threats were actually detected, taking extra time. We couldn't use just SATP.
• Ability to quickly manage/deploy via AD made maintenance of the application itself quick and easy.

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