Name: Cylance Smart Antivirus
Rating: 7.5 (23 reviews)
Author: BlackBerry

Help Desk

Web and Video Conferencing

Customer Support

Push Notifications

Development

Business Intelligence (BI)

Collaboration

Diagramming

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

Org Chart

Supply Chain Visibility

Traceability

Enterprise

Accounting

Revenue Management

Finance and Accounting

401(k)

Applicant Tracking

Corporate Learning Management

HR Management

Payroll

Talent Intelligence

Talent Management

Workforce Analytics

Workforce Management

Human Resources

Bot Mitigation

Cloud Storage

Data Center Infrastructure Management

Data Center Outsourcing (Canada)

Data Observability

Data Replication

Debugging

Desktop Outsourcing

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Encryption Key Management

Enterprise Flash Array Storage

Fraud Detection

Industrial IoT

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

Load Balancing

Machine Learning

Network Function Virtualization (NFV)

Network Performance Monitoring

Network Troubleshooting

Packet Analyzer

Runtime Application Self-Protection

Secure Web Gateway

Security Awareness Training

Smart Contracts

Static Code Analysis

Threat Hunting

Wireless WAN

Information Technology

A/B Testing

Ad Serving & Retargeting

All-in-One Marketing

Content Experience

Content Management

Digital Signage

Email Management

Email Marketing

Marketing Automation

Real-Time Interaction Management

Social Media Customer Service

Social Media Management

Survey & Forms Building

Web Analytics

Marketing

Business Caller ID

Interactive Whiteboard

Project Management

Professional Services

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Sales Email Tracking

Sales

HIPAA Compliance

Insurance Suites

Practice Management

Public Sector Software

Restaurant Management

Tax Practice Management

Tour Operator

Vertical-Specific

large

medium

Cisco Secure Endpoint

Endpoint Security

Anti-Exploit Technology

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Centralized Management

Hybrid Deployment Support

Infection Remediation

Vulnerability Management

Malware Detection

Cisco

small

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Singularity Core

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Singularity Cloud

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SentinelOne

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Standalone

Academic

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Trellix Endpoint Security ENS

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Norton

Antivirus

NortonLifeLock

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Individual

Multi-Device

Family

McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)

Discontinued Products

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Intercept X Advanced

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Sophos Managed Threat Response

Sophos Intercept X

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Sophos

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Cylance Smart Antivirus

Antivirus software is a computer program that detects, prevents, and takes action to disarm or remove malicious software programs, such as viruses and worms

Likelihood to Recommend

Reviews

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TrustRadius

Easier to setup

Get resolved

Easier to understand

Little information

False positives

Difficult to troubleshoot

Difficult to use

Better functionality

Resource utilization

Works smoothly

Frequent updates

Easy to install

Low resource

Home

Antivirus Software

Salesforce Sales Cloud

WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection

WithSecure Cloud Protection for Salesforce

We used Cylance as our endpoint protection software (or antivirus). We replaced Sentinel 1 with Cylance when we switched our Managed Security Services Provider. We used it on all workstations and servers, and it did keep them secure. We relied heavily on our MSSP for implementation and configuration.

Product Usage

Pros and Cons

Blocking Scripts
Stopping remote exploits
easy to install

Things done well

False Positives
Difficult to troubleshoot
Difficult to use

Things done poorly

Cylance Smart Antivirus is a decent solution for a consumer or private setting. I would have no hesitation recommending it to my mom or grandma. In a corporate setting though, with managed workstations, it gets in the way more than it secures. It will block Windows processes like error reporting.

Most Important Features 3.4.21

Too much time to manage.
Too many false positives.
Too much lost productivity.

Return on Investment

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP), WithSecure Cloud Protection for Salesforce, WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection

Other Software Used

Cylance Smart Antivirus 2022-05-05 10:52:52

As a managed services provider we provide Antivirus for our clients. We settled on Cylance Smart Antivirus for our clients because of its next-generation AI for antivirus and antimalware scanning. It has provided to us great capabilities in order to not have issues with ransomware or viruses across our 3,000 endpoints.

Antivirus Scanning
Low Resource Utilization
Malware Scanning

Better functionality to whitelist on the Application.
Easier to setup Mobile Settings
Easier to understand logs

Cylance Smart Antivirus is well suited for the typical office user. It can be very restrictive if you do not tune it properly and can cause many issues. When tuned and set up properly it is appropriate for 95% of use cases. The last 5% are ones that have the capabilities of bringing an organization down if it is not tuned properly.

AI Learning Scanning
Low Resource Utilization
Ease of Pushing out to end users

Caused less crypto infections
Less time required to clean up virus'

Cylance was the first AI scanning-based AV on the market. While Webroot was competitive we found Cylance to be the better solution.

Alternatives

Director of Integration

Cylance Smart Antivirus 2022-05-05 11:30:04

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Mobile Application	No

Cylance Smart Antivirus

Overview

What is Cylance Smart Antivirus?

Cylance Smart Antivirus is Smart for some but not for all

Cylance, Quality AV at a great price point

Pricing

Cylance Smart Antivirus

What is Cylance Smart Antivirus?

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Alternatives Pricing

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Product Details

What is Cylance Smart Antivirus?

Cylance Smart Antivirus Technical Details

Comparisons

Compare with

Cisco Secure Endpoint

SentinelOne Singularity

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Trellix Endpoint Security ENS

BlackBerry Protect (CylancePROTECT)

Watchguard Endpoint Security

Norton

Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR

McAfee Total Protection (discontinued)

Sophos Intercept X

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