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    Proofpoint Web Security

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AProofpoint Web Security, based on Meta Networks which was acquired by Proofpoint in 2019, is a Software-Defined Perimeter delivered as a service, designed to provide a zero-trust alternative to VPN for secure remote access to any application, anywhere.N/A

    Smarsh

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AThe Smarsh Enterprise Platform is a unified, cloud-native solution designed to future-proof enterprise communications data strategies. Its technologies include elastic compute, natural language processing, machine learning and artificial intelligence.N/A
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    Proofpoint Web SecuritySmarsh
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Proofpoint Web SecuritySmarsh
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    8.1
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    User Testimonials
    Proofpoint Web SecuritySmarsh
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Proofpoint
    I think [Proofpoint Meta (formerly Meta Networks)] is a pretty robust VPN solution that would be good for most [organizations].
    Incentivized
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    Smarsh
    This appliance is well suited for organizations that have a need to monitor, moderate, or log social networking site use or the use of any website. It is a very solid tool for any information security department to have at their disposal.
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    Pros
    Proofpoint
    • Stable VPN - 99.999 uptime
    • Fast connection - have POP all around the world
    • Enhanced security - flexible user policy.
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    Smarsh
    • Discovery: It allows for easy discoveries by the compliance and cyber security departments.
    • Ethical walls: This keeps certain departments from talking to each other.
    • Very granular control. This is a big product meaning you can get very detailed with it.
    • Once it's configured and running, we hardly ever have any issues.
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    Cons
    Proofpoint
    • Faster SSL vpn would be nice.
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    Smarsh
    • Its configuration options were very large and required a good deal of time to learn all of the various settings.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Proofpoint
    No answers on this topic
    Smarsh
    It's the only product at this time that meets all of our requirements.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Proofpoint
    Meta was agile and gave us the product we were looking for. the other vendors were lacking a lot of features or had a difficult deployment.
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    Smarsh
    This was the only appliance of its kind that I have used. Other devices have different capabilities for web filtering such as the checkpoint firewalls, but none of them offered the overall solution that was deployed with this product at that time.
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    Return on Investment
    Proofpoint
    • Positive - it let the company WFH in a pretty decent manner so no [work] hours were lost.
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    Smarsh
    • Faster investigative work has led to increased employee efficiency when working on security investigations.
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