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    Microsoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)

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

    SparkCognition EPP

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASparkCognition in Austin offers the eponymous SparkCognition EPP software (formerly DeepArmor), their endpoint protection and antivirus application that uses artificial intelligence instead of signature based protection.N/A
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    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Forefront (Discontinued Product)SparkCognition EPP
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    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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    SparkCognition
    Most of the security bases applications are very complex to use. but with DeepAmor it's very simple. But also powerful. Since its AI-based cybersecurity solution, it does a good job of preventing different kinds of cyber threats and attacks. With that AI power, we can reduce the risk of security breaches. It's very lightweight and doesn't affect computer resources. and also can manage several devices.
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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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    SparkCognition
    • Malware prevention.
    • Application security.
    • Behavioral analytics.
    • Device management.
    • User access control.
    • Analytics and reporting.
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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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    SparkCognition
    • Sometimes software crashes.
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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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    SparkCognition
    DeepArmor is mostly suitable for small and medium-size businesses. And the pricing is also reasonable.
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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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    SparkCognition
    • Make sure the security of our data.
    • Protection even in the offline situation.
    • By checking the reports we can get a clear idea of what kind of threats we mostly getting.
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