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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Multicloud Defense

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AA solution to simplify security and gain multidirectional protection across any public or private cloud to block inbound attacks, lateral movement, and data exfiltration using a single solution. Cisco Multicloud Defense protects all cloud environments using a single software-as-a-service (SaaS) control plane, eliminating inefficient, complex, and costly point solutions.N/A

    KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/APhishER is presented as a lightweight Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) platform to orchestrate threat response and manage the high volume of potentially malicious email messages reported by users. And, with automatic prioritization of emails, PhishER helps InfoSec and Security Operations team cut through the inbox noise and respond to the most dangerous threats more quickly.

    $1.15

    per seat

    Pricing
    Cisco Multicloud DefenseKnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    501-1000 Monthly Pricing 3 Year
    $1.15
    per seat
    101-500 Monthly Pricing 3 Year
    $1.50
    per seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Multicloud DefenseKnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—For organizations with over 1,000 seats, contact sales for a quote.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Cisco Multicloud DefenseKnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
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    KnowBe4
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    125 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    124 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    125 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    112 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    114 Answers
    Features
    Cisco Multicloud DefenseKnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus
    Cloud Computing Security Features
    Comparison of Cloud Computing Security Features features of Cisco Multicloud Defense and KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus
    Feature
    Cisco Multicloud Defense
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    3% above category average
    KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus
    -
    Ratings
    Automated Data Backup and Recovery8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intrusion Detection and Prevention:8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regular Vulnerability Management8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Identity and Access Management8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure Data Transfer8.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security Incident Response8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance and Auditing8.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident Response Platforms
    Comparison of Incident Response Platforms features of Cisco Multicloud Defense and KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus
    Feature
    Cisco Multicloud Defense
    -
    Ratings
    KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus
    8.4
    122 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Company-wide Incident Reporting00 Ratings8.3101 Ratings
    Integration with Other Security Systems00 Ratings8.597 Ratings
    Centralized Dashboard00 Ratings9.0120 Ratings
    Machine Learning to Prevent Incidents00 Ratings8.0103 Ratings
    Live Response for Rapid Remediation00 Ratings8.1102 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Multicloud DefenseKnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (6 ratings)
    8.8
    (128 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    8.6
    (44 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (8 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (12 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Multicloud DefenseKnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    For WAF functionality and delivery of websites, It's very well suited for traditional firewalling, if you're doing that already, it can be quite difficult to rearchitect everything around this product. So an example of that would be if, like us, you came from a datacenter style architecture within your cloud environment and you are trying to move to a more cloud-fronted architecture. Probably the best way to put it is that can be quite difficult, but once you've deployed, it gets easier operationally. So to kind of reverse engineer everything and then do everything again can be quite tedious in some ways. But that will be specific to people depending on where they're coming from with it.
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    KnowBe4
    It is well suited for a company that utilizes a Security Awareness Training program. The old way is someone would report an email it got sent to a specific email address and you had to manually go through everything. If something was malicious you had to use Powershell/Graph to rip the message out or eDiscovery. The only place I could see this not be well suited for is a smaller environment. There is a minimum of 100 I believe, but even with 50 end-users I would still pay for it.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • DLP monitoring - key item for us which helps to view if anything which should leave our environment our or even between each part of network between/inside specific clouds
    • Segmentation of subnet, basic but helpful to isolate each host into their own part of single subnet and connect them, including all visibility features which are offered by Cisco defense systems
    • Allow/deny rules helps us to block, monitor and logs traffic passing in each direction of our environment
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    KnowBe4
    • Security awareness training and tracking employee completion, as well as automated assignment of training for new employees
    • Helps meet compliance requirements by training employees and keeping them aware of latest cybersecurity trends
    • KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus is really a top of the line product with a well respected brand. The toolsets they offer continue to expand and deliver a consistent experience
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • The ability to see traffic flowing and identify malicious traffic is amazing.
    • The ease of setting up the connections of the cloud platforms is perfect.
    • Dynamic based security policies allow for better protection.
    • I don't have any detailed examples of improvement so instead I highlighted a couple of aspects that make the solution amazing.
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    KnowBe4
    • The PhishRIP query can be improved to find other emails apart from the reported one only.
    • They should provide an option to delete the quarantined emails that are quarantined by the PhishRIP feature.
    • The PhishML can be improved to produce more accurate results.
    • More options to integrate PhishER with 3rd party tools.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    If it maintains its current direction it will be very disruptive in the cloud security space
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    KnowBe4
    When we first discovered that KnowBe4 released something like this, we saw a demo of it and were floored at what it could do and how it could help us from a security standpoint. Gone are the days of us in IT sending out a mass email saying please don't click on anything in the email from sender "X", and it allows us to quietly and easily ensure that people don't take any action on malicious emails.
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    Usability
    Cisco
    Ease of Use
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    KnowBe4
    It has been super easy for users to work with training and quizzes. Admin is a little difficult because you have to build the specific campaign type you want. But you can even create your own training and upload it to your LMS. This is great!!
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    As of yet I havent logged a TAC case - It will be interesting to see how it is supported as a new product in the medium term
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    KnowBe4
    When I have a question, their were fast to respond. The downside is a that at least once I had to work through the issue with the person assigned to help me because they didn't know the answer. That said they did try and were patient. However they should have known the answer on integration.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    KnowBe4
    It was very simple to implement - with just a few settings needed to connect it to our O365 environment
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    Cisco Multicloud Defense, Crowd Strike Falcon, and Arctic Wolf Cloud Posture Security Management System as a service SAAS platforms are very comparable platforms. Unfortunately for Croud Strike, they had a mishap recently that caused major downtime for many companies worldwide. I do not think that you would have to worry about this happening with Cisco Multicloud Defense.
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    KnowBe4
    We evaluated the Titan options because we have already used their DNS filtering product. However, KnowBe4 came in with a better price per user and a significantly stronger product lineup, particularly with its security awareness training component.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • The insight that it provides allows us to move away from other tools and just utilize the Cisco Multicloud Defense.
    • Insights into data usage provides tangible analytics.
    • Ease of management and use allows for less in-depth and specialized training.
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    KnowBe4
    • There has been a 700% increase in emails being reported now. Previously, staff were only reporting 4 emails a month. It is easier for us to promote the phish alert button, receive automated remediation and rapidly respond.
    • We had no reports on the amount of phishing emails were coming through Mimecast but now we have reports for the board of trustees.
    • Every Wednesday we talk about cyber security to all staff, PhishER allows us to point out the trend and what to look out for which raises awareness. Never before were we able to talk about cyber security like this.
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    ScreenShots

    KnowBe4 PhishER/PhishER Plus Screenshots

    Screenshot of How PhishER Plus enables a critical workstream to help IR teams work together to mitigate the phishing threat and is suited for any organization that wants to automatically prioritize and manage potentially malicious messages.