Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch)
9 Ratings
Palo Alto Networks WildFire
16 Ratings

Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch)

9 Ratings
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Score 6.9 out of 100

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Palo Alto Networks WildFire

16 Ratings
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Score 6.8 out of 100

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Likelihood to Recommend

Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch)

Cisco StealthWatch is well suited when you need to deal with big amounts of traffic. For example, big enterprises, data centers, [and] banks. [In] other words, it does a good job in cases when you have a lot of users with different access levels from different departments and maybe in different regions. So you need to have a clear vision of what [is] happening in your network right now.

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Oleksandr Tsapenko | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Palo Alto Networks WildFire

Palo Alto Networks Wildfire is well suited for pretty much anywhere that you need the latest and greatest network security. It is extremely good at protecting you from the latest malware threats that might pose a potential problem for your network/endpoints. We've been very please since we installed it and I would say cost of the Palo Altos is the only drawback. If money were no object I'd go with a Palo Alto with Wildfire every time. But unfortunately in some smaller branches it just doesn't make financial sense.

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Pros

Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch)

  • Breaks down network data into categories like Recon, exploit, etc,
  • Good data around usage (categorized as Data Hoarding)
  • Alarms broken out by TTP

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Palo Alto Networks WildFire

  • This is could base and easily manageable for our collocation. While working within the could can review in live time potential treats that it has reported from other devices.
  • Worked very well with existing Palo Alto devices.
  • Another huge plus is the simplicity of managing and ease of scalability.
  • Its cost is competitive with similar/like products available.

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Cons

Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch)

  • As with new technologies, learning curves are a given. On this one, there is a slight curve before you fully grasp it.
  • User interface can be improved to better user experience.

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Palo Alto Networks WildFire

  • Local WF appliance is lacking in term of functionality like no bare metal analysis in local solution.
  • No new features coming to local WF appliances.
  • No built-in integration with GlobalProtect Agent.
  • Cloud WF does not have the option for specific regions to be used (compliance).
  • Cloud side does not have alarming option for [degraded] performance.
  • Lack of forensics (needs additional product or integration).

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Likelihood to Renew

Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch)

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Palo Alto Networks WildFire

Palo Alto Networks WildFire 10.0
Based on 1 answer
It works very well and takes care of protecting us from threats new and well-known. It's been a game changer in terms of threat detection & prevention.

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Usability

Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch)

Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch) 7.3
Based on 1 answer
Strong and complete tool which gives comprehensive methods to discover cyber security incidents and prevent data leakage. In case of common use of Cisco StealthWatch and Cisco ISE, you will receive [the] ability [to] not just discover cyber security incidents but also dynamically respond to them. This makes StealthWatch one of most valuable products through[out] [the] whole Cisco Security product portfolio.

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Palo Alto Networks WildFire

Palo Alto Networks WildFire 10.0
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Easy to use and works well. For the most part it's set it and forget it, but there's also some flexibility for high security environments and those with extra privacy concerns.

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Support Rating

Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch)

Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch) 7.9
Based on 3 answers
Overall winner because it exceeds our expectations by answering all our requirements and at the same time empowers our operations thru other built-in capabilities it has. Visibility is a key to security operations and Cisco StealthWatch really gives us a magnifying glass to check all logs in the network for threat intelligence and threat hunting.

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Palo Alto Networks WildFire

Palo Alto Networks WildFire 9.0
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PAN support is very good. You can get the reasonable and timely support on any conditions. When the product is already integrated with the PAN firewalls, you can choose the severity levels based on the effect. The customer service/TAC is very helpful, they even have additional recommendations of advises for product usability. Local partners are also assisting the cases and give their expertise.

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Alternatives Considered

Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch)

NTOP is the only thing out there, in my opinion, that provides similar type of visibility. But StealthWatch is the product all vendors should strive to emulate. It is easy to install; it is easy to configure; it works as advertised (and then some). I do recommend the three-day work shop they occasionally run - or some onsite training. The product is feature rich and the training will help you get the most out of it.

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Palo Alto Networks WildFire

We wanted a single device to handle numerous jobs, such as antivirus, antimalware, vulnerability detection, url filtering, etc. Palo Alto provides this, while TippingPoint IPS is a more dedicated product. Caveat: I used TippingPoint over 5 years ago, so things may have changed.

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Return on Investment

Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch)

  • StealthWatch helps other departments make decisions quickly based on NetFlow data.
  • StealthWatch can bring a lot of reporting to the table that can be used to advance project necessities and prove data necessities to management.

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Palo Alto Networks WildFire

  • Unknown file analysis helps with identifying malware that may not have a current signature.
  • Additional visibility into files transferred across networks.

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Alex Waitkus, CISSP-ISSAP, OSCP | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Pricing Details

Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch)

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

Palo Alto Networks WildFire

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

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