Likelihood to Recommend Mandiant Advantage Security Validation, designed by Mandiant company, can automate a testing program to give us authetic and real world data on how our security controls are effectively working / performing. This solution provides trusted evidence on how well our security controls work against threats targeting our organization. This enables security teams to emulate real attack behaviors against security controls authentically throughout the attack lifecycle and the entire security stack.
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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 visibility Scaling Threat Intel Monitoring 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 We had some software confliction issue during install. 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 Mandiant Threat Modeling Security Service evaluates our organization’s security controls and ethically uncovers attacker behaviors to reveal unknown risks and vulnerabilities within existing and proposed network and information systems including software applications, business processes and operational networks. Also, they helps in achieving our compliance objectives for internal and external regulations
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Alternatives Considered Mandiant is focused on a clear view of the environment, vulnerabilities, and threats. Palo Alto is a great tool for some of this, but was not mature enough at the time of our initial eval. The new version of Palo Alto looks much more robust and capable and we will definitely re-evaluate it before renewal with Mandiant. If you already have Palo in your environment, it's an even more compelling case.
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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 Helps achieving compliance objectives Increase in stakeholders trust on their personal data security Compliance with internal policies and external regulations Increase return on investment 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 Mandiant Advantage Security Validation Screenshots Trellix Network Security Screenshots