Cisco Duo vs. Symantec Cloud Workload Protection

I highly recommend this tool to anyone considering to purchase or for anyone in need of a seamless tool for data security. It has smooth integration with other tools, Intuitive users friendly interface even for new users. It also has great security features that promote data security through access controls and multi-factor authentication so data acquires a second layer of security that is difficult to bypass. Go for it.

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The high level of IT expertise was recognized when using Symantec Cloud Workload Protection as security software when forming a business partnership with a major IT company. In addition, since it is possible to centrally manage the control of USB devices to each employee's PC, it is of great help to the head of the company's security department to be able to handle it with one hand.

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• We use Cisco Duo with different type of device and application, but we never face any difficulties to integrate Cisco Duo with any of them.
• We integrated Cisco Duo with some of our active directory and some of the OS are quite old but Cisco Duo works totally fine with them.
• The end user application is very easy to use. We never had any complain from non tech team members of having trouble of using Cisco Duo.
• There are several authentication methods available rather than passcode. I personally like the push notification which is always on time and quite fast.

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• Ultimate Protection
• Ransomware resiliency
• Better Policy management
• Cloud model with Offline Agent deployment

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• Our biggest issue is if someone forgets their cell phone, they need to either contact us to be put in bypass (which allows them access for a short time) or they can generate keys to be used if they lose their phone or have no wifi.
• If a client is in an area where their is no access to Wi-Fi, often they need to go to a location to get Wi-Fi to complete the login procedure.

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• Occasionally, the security system would detect the introduction of a dedicated tool or system from another company that is generally not available.
• With a 16GB laptop, the PC will be slow when scanning.
• While developing, I feel a little inconvenience that the PC freezes when scanning runs behind the scenes.

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There are a lot of competing solutions on the market; however, Duo "just works", and there is little to no learning curve for the new members to be acclimated to it. As long as that continues I see it as the preferred option moving forward

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La interfaz es intuitiva y fácil de navegar, lo que permite a los usuarios administrar sus dispositivos y acceder a las políticas sin problemas. La integración con las aplicaciones SSO y SaaS facilita aún más el proceso de acceso, mejorando la experiencia del usuario.

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In the last 5+ years we've been using Duo, there may have been 1 outage that impacted us. We do receive periodic notifications of issues but, for the most part, they impact carriers or functionality that we either don't use, or do not care about.

We do not see any degradation of performance of the protected applications. There are occasional lags in receiving the push but no show stooppers.

I have not needed direct support for Cisco Secure Access by Duo as I have not had a problem with it, but I have full confidence that the support is outstanding. It is now a core component of the corporate technology stack - a problem would mean a serious degradation in the ability of the company to function.

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There was no in person training but checking the box was the only way I could complete all of the questions.

This was not organized training but the videos that Duo provides to teach you how to install a particular integration are top notch.

Documentation could have been better. I had to piece together different KB/admin guides to make certain things work and I also had to use third-party guides to get bits of information that were missing from Cisco Duo documentation. Support was also engaged multiple times to figure out an issue and after some back and forth it was usually determined that the information I needed was hidden somewhere else and had no direct correlation with the document that was linked from the platform.

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I would fully expect a competitor like Okta or any other multifactor mechanic to function pretty similarly, and I hesitate to say duos the best. I think the idea is that it's a simple concept, but it does it well. So I haven't evaluated any myself outside of duo, but I'm also not in the market and I don't feel like we need to go shopping for something else.

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So far, the only limits we've encountered were tied to our imagination. Duo's strong list of supported integrations is amazing.

• Assess user risk within minutes
• Cisco Secure Access by Duo cloud-based MFA eliminates the need for on-prem appliances and hardware; you don't need to invest in your data center
• There is no on-going maintenance or service costs, eliminating time to patch and update
• No required important IT time and extra resources beyond implementation

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• Positive - ROI for long term deployment
• Negative - Support
• Negative - Offline infra protection
• Positive - Product Features

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