Snort vs. Elastic Security
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Snort | Score9 out of 10 | N/A | Sourcefire developed Snort, an open source intrusion prevention system capable of real-time traffic analysis and packet logging. Snort was acquired (and is now supported) by Cisco in 2013. | N/A |
Elastic Security | Score10 out of 10 | N/A | Elastic Security equips analysts to prevent, detect, and respond to threats. The free and open solution delivers SIEM, endpoint security, threat hunting, and cloud monitoring. The solution encompasses Elastic SIEM, which brings Elasticsearch to SIEM and threat hunting. The Elastic Agent (or Elastic Endpoint Security based on the former Endgame security product acquired by Elastic in late 2019) brings signatureless malware prevention to endpoints, as well as security data collection for… | N/A |
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| Small Businesses | No answers on this topic | No answers on this topic |
| Medium-sized Companies | Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention Score8.5 out of 10 | ![]() IBM Security QRadar SIEM Score8.9 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection Score8.4 out of 10 | SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) Score8 out of 10 |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 8.1 | 9.0 |
| Support Rating | - | 7.0 |
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