IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System vs. SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)

IBM Security Network IPS is a wonderful tool for network and system security, but it requires the technicians with high skills in this field.

Incentivized

Our customer base is SMB so I can not speak about a larger customer base or organization. I have customers with 3 end points behind the SW and customers with 200 end points behind the SW. The biggest confusion on selection is the WAN / LAN throughput. Once you understand the limitations and select the correct product I have been happy with the product on a wide range of customers. It is a bit pricey for a small operation but if they are handling sensitive data it is very cost effective.

• real-time threat detection and awareness
• integration with Cisco Security Appliances
• provide reliable prevention to threats with high performance for the multi-site and multi-node clustering

Incentivized

• Filters and prevents phishing attacks
• Filters and prevents malicious attachments
• Provides quantitative reporting

• The troubleshooting is time-consuming
• Does not work well with SNORT function

Incentivized

• Sorry, I am very satisfied with the product, nothing I need to change

Not easy to configure to integrate with other devices.

Not easy to do the troubleshooting.

Incentivized

We use both.

Incentivized

Support from SW is superior. End of discussion. Fortinet support was lacking in product knowledge and was noting but reading from a script. SW, if the T1 can not answer I get to T2 immediately. Never an issue to get a resolution in minutes, not hours or days. The staff knows their limits and escalates without question.

• Cost is not cheap, so the ROI may be low
• It is a trustful tool
• The support is strong

Incentivized

• I trust the product to protect my customer base.
• They do not differentiate themselves very well. It is a difficult sell cycle.