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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Armor

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AArmor is a cloud and mobile security solution. The vendor’s value proposition is that this solution was purpose-built to deliver the highest level of defense and control for an organization’s critical data, no matter where it’s hosted. The vendor says they are so confident in the ability of their solution to protect an organization’s data that they back it with their Cyber Warranty Guarantee.N/A

    Cisco TrustSec

    Score5 out of 10
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    Proofpoint Email Protection

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AProofpoint Email Protection is available as an on-premise or cloud based solution and blocks unwanted, malicious and impostor emails with granular search capabilities and visibility into all messages. Outbound controls include encryption and data loss prevention, while continuity capabilities ensure business communications can continue as normal in the event of an email outage. With Proofpoint's Email Protection, you can protect your people, data, and brand from today’s threats…N/A
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    Free Trial
    NoNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    ArmorCisco TrustSecProofpoint Email Protection
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Armor and Cisco TrustSec and Proofpoint Email Protection
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    Armor
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    Cisco TrustSec
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    Proofpoint Email Protection
    8.0
    79 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Anti-malware00 Ratings00 Ratings10.077 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings00 Ratings7.076 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection00 Ratings00 Ratings6.049 Ratings
    Threat Detection00 Ratings00 Ratings8.076 Ratings
    Sandboxing00 Ratings00 Ratings7.058 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption00 Ratings00 Ratings10.059 Ratings
    Management Tools00 Ratings00 Ratings8.075 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ArmorCisco TrustSecProofpoint Email Protection
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (13 ratings)
    9.0
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    10.0
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    Usability
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    9.0
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    Availability
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    9.1
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    Performance
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    8.2
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    Support Rating
    7.8
    (13 ratings)
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    8.3
    (5 ratings)
    Product Scalability
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    8.2
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    User Testimonials
    ArmorCisco TrustSecProofpoint Email Protection
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Armor
    Armor gives you what you need to be successful regardless of technical ability. If you can maintain the systems yourself, you are definitely ahead of the game with their service. If you're not prepared to configure and maintain the systems, they do a pretty good job of getting it set up during the onboarding process so that you don't need to dig into the technical guts too much. If you find yourself in over your head, their support staff can handle it for you in most cases.
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    Cisco
    • Control access to critical enterprise resources by business role, device type, and location, so policy changes can be made without redesigning the network.
    • Easily manage access control and segmentation while maintaining compliance.
    • Create and manage policies in an easy-to-use matrix.
    • Reduce the need for costly network re-architecture by automating firewall rules and access control list (ACL) administration.
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    Proofpoint
    Well suited: Proofpoint does a pretty good job at protecting us from spam emails. I was able to block a lot of emails coming from SendGrid by blocking SendGrid emails with a custom spam filter. However, SendGrid has a lot of legit emails too so I was able to create another rule to allow those emails from certain people, then block the rest. That way business need was met but spam emails are blocked. Less Appropriate If you are trying to monitor internal to internal emails Proofpoint is probably a little over featured for that.
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    Pros
    Armor
    • Security - we have requirements met right out of the box and the implementation of new resources is done with security in mind.
    • Speed - We can scale resources easy and the infrastructure is fast and efficient.
    • Responsiveness - Support tickets are handled very fast with almost immediate solutions.
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    Cisco
    • Reduce operational expenses by simplifying network segmentation and defining security groups based on business roles, not IP addresses.
    • Limit the impact of a data breach by quickly isolating and containing threats using technology already in your network.
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    Proofpoint
    • Spam - catches these emails before hitting the inbox.
    • Daily digest - provides users with a list of the emails that were blocked and allows them to choose to release them if they are legitimate emails.
    • Ensures that emails coming into our organization is safe for our users and verifies the email is coming from stated senders email server.
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    Cons
    Armor
    • Authentication and access against the secure messaging portal is overkill when the response I'm logging in to see merely says, "yes, we have your message. An agent will respond shortly". There should be an option to receive updates like this through email.
    • The online portal that allows us to clone servers is very slow to respond. More than once I've spun up an additional server due to the lack of visual feedback on the initial request.
    • The web application firewall does not seem to be sophisticated enough to differentiate between logged in administrators and end users. We use a CMS system which allows admins to create scripts. These often get barred by the WAF even though they are not malicious.
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    Cisco
    • Help and solutions if needed, support
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    Proofpoint
    • Proofpoint could offer more frequent training opportunities to customers at all levels of expertise.
    • Proofpoint can always continue to strive to keep its product a leader in the industry.
    • Proofpoint's support site could be overhauled to provide a more logical flow.
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    Usability
    Armor
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    Cisco
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    Proofpoint
    Very robust and solid product in protecting our emails. The engineers who assisted with our implementation was very knowledgable and great to work with. Easy to use by end-users. Administration and management are also easy for IT. Great dashboard and reporting tools for business reviews.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Armor
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    Cisco
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    Proofpoint
    There were no appliance errors or unplanned outages during five years of operation.
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    Performance
    Armor
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    Cisco
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    Proofpoint
    Most important thing is the performance of processing mails. Even in a complex environment the system keeps performing on a very high Level.
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    Support Rating
    Armor
    Approximately 50% of all messages we receive are automated. Either that an agent will be assigned, has been assigned, or a ticket is closed. I'd like to see more 'real' interaction, and less box ticking, though I appreciate process has to be followed. That's the one point off. Everything else is very good.
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    Cisco
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    Proofpoint
    We use ProofPoint support quite often to fix issues and assist with setting up features and rules. Each time we have created a ticket, they have been very helpful and respectful. Each ticket has been treated with the appropriate SLA time and attention. We also enjoy the regular check-ins from the engineers when tickets are open but we get busy with other tasks.
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    Alternatives Considered
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    Proofpoint
    We previously used halon anti-spam, which lasted us well until our organization really started to grow and it was not able to keep up with the amount of mail we were receiving. The support is also nothing compared to Proofpoint's professional services offering. Halon was also not able to have the complex rules that Proofpoint can offer.
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    Scalability
    Armor
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    Cisco
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    Proofpoint
    You can add a lot of agents to your environment if you need them. And you can operate hardware appliances and virtual appliances in the same cluster.
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    Return on Investment
    Armor
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    Cisco
    • Reduction in IT operational costs
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    Proofpoint
    • Having easy-to-reach backups of all employee emails has made Proofpoint worth it by itself. That plus the countless times that spam/malicious emails did not make it through to the intended person that could have potentially cost the organization a lot of money.
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