ManageEngine DataSecurity Plus vs. Palo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering

Manage Engine Data Security Plus is very capable of tracking modifications to specified files within fileservers. This specific part is easy to set up and control. It also is able to easily identify "junk" files which can then be addressed with the end-user. Setup for risk analysis can use some improvement.

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Because of it's complexity, Palo may not be well suited for a small organization that may not have dedicated networking staff. But for a mid to large-sized enterprise, Palo shines.

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• Track file creations and modifications.
• Track disk space for filesystems monitored.
• Identify junk files.

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• Threat Detection and Prevention (Malwares, Un-Authorized Access)
• Out of the box patterns for threat detection
• Built in and Updated identification patterns
• Unified Dashboard/Alerting on anomaly

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• Track file content for binary files such as Excel.
• Services occasionally stops running.
• Setting report specifications for risk analysis.

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• Steep learning curve
• The top-down URL filtering match can sometimes be tricky and requires some expertise in setting up the desired policy

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Palo support is excellent, and I have never had to wait when contacting them for support. One of the best support teams in the business, in my opinion.

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Palo Alto is a much much better product. detailed options and controls, more visibility, and usability. Better performance and durability.

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• Allows us to identify any PII within files for PCI Compliance.
• Tracked file changes for security.
• Improved overall PCI compliance.

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• We stopped to looking for external content filtering after acquiring PA URL Filtering
• The dynamic updates help us to mitigate security issues caused by BAD URLs
• Palo Alto Networks Advanced URL Filtering is helping us to achieve the high reliability of the Network

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