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Score 7.5 out of 100

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Score 8.6 out of 100

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Likelihood to Recommend

AlienVault USM

At this point I'm saying a 4. While the marketing material make it appear to be easy to use and it was relatively easy to set up, as previously mentioned, each event description is based upon the individual asset making it nearly impossible for the administrator to be a SME for each asset. For example, if one of the assets reporting is a router, the administrator monitoring alerts would need to know what the various events are that can be triggered as an event for the particular router; however, if the asset is a workstation, the administrator would need to know the various events that are triggered for workstations.

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Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection

Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection is well suited for environments that have a formal cyber-security department. It s not suited for smaller companies that do not have an official cyber-security department. Since these environments typically have an IT person or staff that wears multiple hats and won't have the time to give the product adequate attention to prove its value.

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Feature Rating Comparison

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

AlienVault USM
7.2
Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection
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Centralized event and log data collection
AlienVault USM
7.1
Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection
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Correlation
AlienVault USM
7.7
Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection
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Event and log normalization
AlienVault USM
7.7
Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection
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Deployment flexibility
AlienVault USM
6.7
Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection
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Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools
AlienVault USM
6.9
Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection
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Custom dashboards and views
AlienVault USM
6.9
Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection
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Host and network-based intrusion detection
AlienVault USM
7.7
Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection
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Pros

AlienVault USM

  • AlienVault USM is simple and easy to deploy. Sensors can be deployed in as little as 15 minutes through the setup wizard.
  • The USM UI is easy to understand. I've trained multiple analysts who are able to perform their duties on their first day, in part because of USM Anywhere's ease of use.
  • Top-notch built-in compliance templates and reporting features.

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Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection

  • Spam filtering.
  • Automatic retrieval of malicious emails that have gotten through the filter but were later detected using sample data across all the organizations Proofpoint has as customers.

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Cons

AlienVault USM

  • Personally, I've wished I could purchase a service that would configure AV for my environment. I get a lot of traffic on a daily basis and I almost need to hire an analyst that just works on AV.
  • Some of the filters when looking for a specific alert aren't that easy to use.

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Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection

  • User interface.
  • Administration documentation.
  • The cohesiveness of products.

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Likelihood to Renew

AlienVault USM

AlienVault USM 6.5
Based on 19 answers
The centralized logging and retention for PCI compliance was our main driver, and it is meeting that need. Otherwise there has been enough frustration with the lack of documentation and the need to customize through the CLI that I would be open to alternatives.

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Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection

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Usability

AlienVault USM

AlienVault USM 6.9
Based on 35 answers
Once you are able to navigate the different panels, finding what you need is quite easily. Before getting used it it can be a bit of challenge .Each panel is quite well laid out and the filtering search capabilities are quite strong.

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Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection

Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection 6.0
Based on 1 answer
Proofpoint offers a lot of products, but they are not particularly well integrated. They all look different, and there is no central location to access them all from, which is disappointing. However, I do know they have a big push for upgrading the UI and usability, so this should improve in the coming months I hope.

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Reliability and Availability

AlienVault USM

AlienVault USM 6.4
Based on 3 answers
We do have issues with maintenance on the AlienVault USM as the disk fills up from time to time with other data sources. Sources for scanning logs and net flow data isn't calculated in regular disk maintenance and can easily fill up our disk if we do not keep an eye on it with some custom Nagios plugins. The system does properly trim logging data from logging sources properly.

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Performance

AlienVault USM

AlienVault USM 7.3
Based on 3 answers
With the latest release of AlienVault USM overall performance has not been an issue. We have noticed single source events per second does not scale well with the overall system. 2,000eps on a vmware system with a single source produces delays of up to an hour for us. Pages, reporting and even raw log searches are rather quick though.

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Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection

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Support Rating

AlienVault USM

AlienVault USM 7.3
Based on 28 answers
The support we received from alienvault was excellent. They went above and beyond in making sure everything was working as it needed to be. They REALLY want their product implementation to be a success and our security goals be achieved. They are like a member of our security team.

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Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection

Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection 7.6
Based on 5 answers
Support supplies quick turnaround and professionalism.

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In-Person Training

AlienVault USM

AlienVault USM 4.5
Based on 1 answer
I did not have any experience with "in person" training directly. The free online classes offered for a half a day are based on the actual training offered. These little teasers are very good and well worth your time to learn a few quick and dirty ways of getting more information from your SIEM

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Online Training

AlienVault USM

AlienVault USM 8.5
Based on 6 answers
It was very well organized and helpful in using the product to the fullest extent. The instructor allowed time for folks who were involved with managed services to receive tuning tips in order to better support their customers. In addition, the course materials were automatically updated when the new version came out.

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Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection

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Implementation Rating

AlienVault USM

AlienVault USM 6.4
Based on 39 answers
AlienVault USM was a very simple to implement and get up and running. We started with a trial version and had that up and going within an hour of receiving email instructions from the sales engineer. We never had to contact support to get the system up and going. It was extremely easy to convert over to a full license once we started with a paid version.

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Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection

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Alternatives Considered

AlienVault USM

Splunk's ES is a paid add-on on top of an already pricey product. Finding a MSSP that supports Splunk and isn't a 6 figure annual commitment seems unlikely. LogRhythm did not have a cloud-based solution when we were considering SIEMs. Fantastic product though and have a good MSSP base.Devo did not have a MSSP partner base when we looked. Their product is fantastic too.AlienVault USM has good partners to choose from as well as an affordable cloud model, that's why we chose it.

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Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection

Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection gives more visibility on incoming threats that come in via email. Its competitors leave more to the imagination, whereas Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection already provides those needs right out of the box. Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection is also easier to configure when it comes to an initial implementation. Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection also is ranked high in Gartner.

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Scalability

AlienVault USM

AlienVault USM 6.3
Based on 3 answers
The AlienVault USM is not very scalable. Some scalability can be achieved by installing additional sensors, but this only offers 500eps per sensor and is still overall limited by the installation type of VM or physical. We have also noticed the EPS (events per second) is rated overall and not towards a single source. A single source on a very healthy VMware partition tops out at 2,000eps for us, no matter how we configure it. Maybe this is a problem of the 5.2 release?

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Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection

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Return on Investment

AlienVault USM

  • Once you hit the 150 asset mark, you have to jump to their unlimited license. There is no middle ground. We were only 10 or so assets above the 150 so we had to chose to either not monitor those assets or pay the price of the upgrade.
  • AlienVault brings all the information to one place which makes it much quicker to track down problems.

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Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection

  • Less spoofing emails (Not 100% though).
  • More protection against malicious emails with the use of TRAP.

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Screenshots

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Pricing Details

AlienVault USM

General

Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional

AlienVault USM Editions & Modules

Edition
Essentials$1,0751
Standard$1,6951
Premium$2,5951
  1. per month
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Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level set up fee?
No

Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details
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Rating Summary

Likelihood to Recommend

AlienVault USM
7.6
Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection
9.2

Likelihood to Renew

AlienVault USM
6.5
Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection
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Usability

AlienVault USM
6.9
Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection
6.0

Reliability and Availability

AlienVault USM
6.4
Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection
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Performance

AlienVault USM
7.3
Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection
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Support Rating

AlienVault USM
7.3
Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection
7.6

In-Person Training

AlienVault USM
4.5
Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection
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Online Training

AlienVault USM
8.5
Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection
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Implementation Rating

AlienVault USM
6.4
Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection
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Scalability

AlienVault USM
6.3
Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection
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