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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Kali Linux

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AKali Linux is an open source, advanced penetration testing platform supported by Offensive Security headquartered in New York.N/A

    VMware AppDefense (discontinued)

    Score4 out of 10
    N/AVMware AppDefense was a hypervisor-native workload protection platform for enterprise virtualization and security teams, used to deliver a secure virtual infrastructure and simplify micro-segmentation planning by providing application visibility, reputation scoring, and security. The product is discontinued, and no longer available.N/A
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    Kali LinuxVMware AppDefense (discontinued)
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    Kali LinuxVMware AppDefense (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Kali LinuxVMware AppDefense (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Offensive Security
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    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
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    User Ratings
    Kali LinuxVMware AppDefense (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
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    8.5
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Kali LinuxVMware AppDefense (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Offensive Security
    Kali Linux is especially well suited in environments where high security is needed for your custom developed applications. This is well suited for offensive testing your high security in house developed applications. It is also very good for doing penetration testing on in house developed applications and safe guarding them from external attackers. Kali Linux is tough for use as a day to day Linux operating system as this was never intended to be used by beginners and occasional Linux users.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Being a VMware product, AppDefense has the advantage of compatibility with all of the VMware product feature updates and patches ( ESXi, NSX, vCenter, etc.). Paired with Carbon Black, it's resource overhead is well-tuned compared to traditional antivirus products.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Offensive Security
    • Analyzing SSL certificates
    • Analyzing SSL server configurations
    • Vulnerability scanning
    • Port scanning
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • I think that the AppDefense approach is clever and sets it apart from other products. Having a baseline of normal behavior that I can see is something I haven't seen in another product before.
    • AppDefense doesn't overload my systems with performance draining agents.
    • AppDefense integrates with VMWare products I have or plan to purchase.
    • Access to AppDefense support has been better than any other VMWare products.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Offensive Security
    • Option to deselect tools upon install
    • Instructions for all the tools
    • Lightweight install option
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • PowerShell functionality.
    • Sorting results in some areas are not applicable.
    • Email alerting through AppDefense Manager does not exist, but support has said it is a feature to come.
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    Support Rating
    Offensive Security
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    The product is still quite new, and there seems to be a lack of technical information available for both the E.U. and support staff. That being said, the support staff that I have worked with have always been very knowledgeable and ensure that they see a ticket through to completion.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Offensive Security
    I will Stack Kali Linux at the top of among to its similar devices.
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    Discontinued Products
    We have several security applications, but none exactly like VMware AppDefense. That is one of the reasons I like it, as it seems to take a different angle on monitoring and protection. The other apps monitor different things, but one thing AppDefense seems to have over them is a streamlined interface and not a lot of false positives.
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    Return on Investment
    Offensive Security
    • Costs
    • Time taken to setup
    • Configurations needed for each use
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    Discontinued Products
    • As with everything now, automation is key. AppDefense effectively monitors the activity on all our VMs, freeing administrators to work on more projects
    • Makes it much easier to diagnose issues when system are not running as intended
    Incentivized
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