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Microsoft Forefront (Discontinued Product) vs. Minerva Labs Ransomware Prevention Platform

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AForefront is Microsoft's antivirus offering.N/A

    Minerva Labs Ransomware Prevention Platform

    Score9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Minerva Labs, headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel, supports endpoint security by introducing new and different approaches to stopping threats that other tools may miss, regardless of the size of the user's team, their skillset, or their toolset. It is an endpoint threat prevention platform is comprised of multiple modules that work in tandem to block unknown threats that employ unconventional evasive techniques.N/A
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    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
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    Endpoint Security
    Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Microsoft Forefront (Discontinued Product) and Minerva Labs Ransomware Prevention Platform
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    Microsoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)
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    Ratings
    Minerva Labs Ransomware Prevention Platform
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Anti-Exploit Technology00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Centralized Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Hybrid Deployment Support00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Infection Remediation00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Vulnerability Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Malware Detection00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    In large deployments, I have found Microsoft Forefront to be very effective at combating the majority of threats faced by our users. It provides the base platform for catching threats that would otherwise threaten our users and their data. If you have an environment that is under constant malware threat, then a secondary program may be needed as required.
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    Minerva Labs
    Minera is suitable for small, medium and large companies and offers additional network security for Ransomware protection.Minerva in some cases is not suitable because it does not integrate easily with other solutions this would make it more accessible
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    Pros
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    • SCEP is a light weight client which is minimally impactful on the user end.
    • Forefront's management console provides excellent monitoring and reporting.
    • Setup and configuration is very easy.
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    Minerva Labs
    • Prevent both known and unknown ransomware
    • Stop ransomware pre-execution
    • Close the security gap so ransomware will always lose
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    Cons
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    • Malware detection is not quite 100%. We have to use a secondary program occasionally.
    • On low ram and weak CPU systems scanning can freeze the machine.
    • The same reporting tools that are on the console version, aren't on the client.
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    Minerva Labs
    • Minerva can improve prices for the end user
    • He needs to improve in material in Spanish
    • lack of focus on success stories
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    The biggest advantage that MSF and SCEP provide over Norton is: One: Far less client overhead required. Both Norton and McAfee are highly intensive client side when in use. Two: We've had far better luck using the Microsoft system with its detection capabilities, versus the others. Three: It is tied right into the Microsoft updating system, which provides central updating capabilities of av/mal/windows updates.
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    Minerva Labs
    Minerva is a dedicated solution for the prevention of Ransomware-type attacks
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    Return on Investment
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    • Less turnaround on virus based issues.
    • Helps reduce malware issues over time.
    • Can breed overconfidence in the system, so people don't always try a second tool.
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    Minerva Labs
    • Prevent unknown threats
    • Offers easy implementation and does not require ongoing maintenance
    • Gives administrators complete control and visibility with a single console
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