Likelihood to Recommend This is the best possible solution for enterprise-level organizations where server counts will be in the thousands. To manage these and understand the communication can be very cumbersome without this tool. Ease of creation map zone and application-wise can be relaxing to OS teams and support teams as well. There is no limit to labeling schema of servers and it gives the freedom to do so.
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It’s a dedicated Network Advanced Threat Detection and Prevention solution. Easy maintenance and low operating costs fit perfectly for SMEs. Variety of appliance selection makes NX the perfect choice for large enterprises. As it’s a dedicated solution with its own appliance, price is higher compared to NGTP add on solutions. FireEye is an ecosystem therefore when you’ve the EX or HX vice versa, you should be looking to NX. Otherwise, you’re missing the threat intel exchange on the network side reverse is the true. Sizing is important before the purchase, if you select a low end model for a busy network you lose your initial investment. For multiple NX deployments I highly recommend CMS. Without CMS you’ll lose the threat intel exchange and this will negatively reduce the risk scores.
Read full review Pros Network traffic flow within environment of organization. Creating maps for visibility and drill down is a key feature. Labelling of servers can be done via running script. Alerts can be sensitized for the traffic not seen. Read full review Trellix (FireEye + McAfee)
Advanced detection of targeted attacks. Mandiant team effort is a big plus. Inline mitigation capabilities particularly well. Different deployment models for specific needs. License and information sharing selection 1 way or 2 way mode. Frequent updates. Low false positive rates. FireEye sandboxing is immune to sandboxing attacks. Central management (CMS) capabilities for managing several NX's. Extra IPS/IDS functionality in the product. Smartvision specific to lateral movement detection. Upgrades and updates with zero down time. Local FireEye support is superb. Multiple deployment scenarios (span, inline) in the same NX for different interface pairs. SSL inspection support. No need to maintain, build or updates the images. It's highly automatic. Read full review Cons Limited support to legacy infrastructure. Integration with third party is a bit tedious. Awaiting support for Kubernetes in the next version. Read full review Trellix (FireEye + McAfee)
Very first detected APT sample can pass the NX even it's inline blocking mode. Performance optimization for busy networks is cumbersome. CMS does not provide all the management capabilities, CLI or local config. Should be done for advanced customization. Constant limitations of tcpdump/ packet capture for 10G interfaces. IPS functionality is a bit cumbersome, not a full feature IPS, lack of signatures and customization of IPS signatures. It's not a full NDR solution or a UBA solution. Lack of device or user mapping. Forensics is based on the specific APT. May not provide the whole story and need some additional tools. You cannot make manual submission to NX (needs AX). You cannot access the kernel directly for deep analy[sis] or troubleshooting (assist from FireEye Support should be taken). Read full review Usability The solution is deployed throughout the organization. Teams are working and integrating it with the help desk tool wherever required. Helps in identifying the network traffic flows in lateral movement and east and west as well. Allows policies by default and later fine-tuning to be done to narrow it and enforce blocking action. Exporting reports from the tool is easy and can be observed for any issues.
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Support Rating Support has been available 24*7. It also depends on criticality but support is available. Also, the right expertise from the team helps in identifying the issue quickly and this helps in less production downtime if required. The ticket is resolved with RCA.
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Alternatives Considered 1) No limit to labeling schema. 2) Ease of creating maps with respect to zone, environment, subnets, etc. 3) Ease of creating policies and publishing the same. 4) Deception 5) Integration with monitoring tool (grafana) 6) Changes in the agent can be considered if there are legacy systems, time-consuming but can be achieved with the right information.
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FireEye NX is a solid product. It gives you sustainable security throughout the organization. NX detection engines are more capable compared to others. Its catch rate is higher, FP rate is lower, [and] speed is awesome. NX can work for highly regulated environments with 1 way solution. Operation costs are much lower. Software quality is very good. It may have bugs, but these bugs do not compromise the security in general. SOC team loves the FireEye NX for its pinpoint detection capabilities. Local and partner support is exceptional.
Read full review Return on Investment Blocking unwarranted traffic can really boost security of organization. Alerts can be triggered to SIEM servers and help in timely action. Need to be very careful before configuring and publishing block policies in the production environment. Read full review Trellix (FireEye + McAfee)
As [a] financial company on the digital markets, we need to be safeguard for 0days and targeted attacks. FireEye NX provides the best updated protection with its enhanced capabilities. Security score based on detection/prevention metrics [is] very high ensuring the highest level of security. APTs in our region successfully detected and mitigated by the NX. For the ROI, in a six month period FireEye is paying off its [investment]. One negative thing, especially with increasing network bandwidths, [is that] you need to make [the] investment every two or three years. Read full review ScreenShots Trellix Network Security Screenshots