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

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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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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• 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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• Prevent both known and unknown ransomware
• Stop ransomware pre-execution
• Close the security gap so ransomware will always lose

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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 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 is a dedicated solution for the prevention of Ransomware-type attacks

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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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• 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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