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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Snort

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASourcefire 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

    Nagios Log Server

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ANagios Log Server provides centralized log management, monitoring and analysis software.

    $3,995

    Pricing
    SnortNagios Log Server
    Editions & Modules
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    1 Instance
    $3,995
    3 Instances
    $5,995
    10 Instances
    $14,995
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SnortNagios Log Server
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    SolarWinds Papertrail
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention
    Score8.5 out of 10
    SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection
    Score8.4 out of 10
    SolarWinds Loggly
    Score7.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SnortNagios Log Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SnortNagios Log Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    If a colleague was looking to tighten down their network I can easily recommend Snort to them. It gives you some more peace of mind knowing that its always scanning traffic for malicious looking code. Even things your major firewalls and security hardware might miss, Snort has picked up. Its an easy recommendation for me.
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    Nagios Enterprises
    Nagios Log Server facilitates the ability to search all entries of logs in a quick and easy way. Beyond that, it has allowed us to configure alerts for notification when there are potential threats (may they be security threats or only application-side problems), and to filter the data for audits and compliance.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • IPS detection.
    • DoS detection.
    • Packet logging.
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    Nagios Enterprises
    • Log auditing.
    • Server monitoring.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • At times can be unstable with Cisco bugs, require frequent upgrading.
    • FTD images that are being pushed for ASAs are less efficient from an administration standpoint, no CLI.
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    Nagios Enterprises
    • A bit hard to install and configure.
    • High price.
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Nagios Enterprises
    Nagios support is decent. Nothing bad to say about them, but nothing extraordinary too. We mostly asked them questions instead of actively asking them to change or fix things for us. The response time is OK, commonly you can get a response in the same day. You can also call, but they are available only during US office hours.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    For our organization, the Cisco defense in depth concept works the best. While Cisco can be made to work with other vendors, we have found the best in depth protection by integrating Cisco products for maximum visibility. We had a Barracuda Web Filter, but it was difficult to maintain when you had limited scope on what you could block, so we created a whitelist only setup which required a lot of additional manpower. This wouldn't have covered new threats with DNS spoofing and the like. Sourcefire also integrated with our anti-malware platform (Cisco AMP) for even better visibility on what may be happening on the end users workstation. We are planning on adding in Cisco ISE to complete the approach and possibly stealthwatch to cover our bases in the future. The Palo Alto gear was interesting, but it was priced far out of our range.
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    Nagios Enterprises
    Windows Event Log doesn't have 10% of the capabilities of Nagios Log Server. No real-time alerts, no scheduling, no external plugins or APIs. Nothing. The only advantage is that it is a native Windows application.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Being open source, ROI on free is hard to beat for something that works.
    • I believe it greatly enhances the security of my network.
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    Nagios Enterprises
    • We could react in way less time to a lot of potential outages since we started using it.
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