#1 most frequent
United States of America
73.9%65 installations of 88
What is Ivanti Security Controls?
Ivanti Security Controls is a vulnerability management solution, which replaces the former Heat Unified Endpoint Management & Security product, which in turn was formerly a Lumension supported product.
Categories & Use Cases
Who Buys & Uses Ivanti Security Controls
#2 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5.7%5 installations of 88
#3 most frequent
Japan
3.4%3 installations of 88
Ivanti Review
Pros
- Live status update on patch deployments with an agent and also agentless deployments.
- A large 3rd party patching inventory.
- Easy to navigate and troubleshoot.
Cons
- The email functions of reports could be better.
- Combining the functions of the patching using agentless servers and workstations to allow for a seamless environment.
- Lowers cost
Return on Investment
- We have seen a huge improvement in our patching percentages since implementing Ivanti.
- Our Linux and 3rd party patching have come a long way since using Ivanti.
- Requires less administration from our system admins to approve and push monthly patching.
Alternatives Considered
GFI Systems, HCL BigFix (formerly from IBM) and Solarwinds Take Control (formerly SolarWinds MSP Anywhere)
Other Software Used
GFI Systems, HCL BigFix (formerly from IBM), BeyondTrust Remote Support (formerly Bomgar)
Ivanti Security Control: Make your Environment more Secure
Pros
- Trusted ownership checking is a good way to implement effective basic protection.
- Patching is important today to react quickly to security problems. With Security Controls, it's easier than ever before.
- One console for whole security.
Cons
- Better search in the application control configuration
- User rights management for modern user interface settings dialog.
- For patching, a more intuitive console. Some features are hidden or not easy to find for users who are accessing the console for the first time.
Return on Investment
- Fast patching of all clients (also portables).
- Negative is the time you need to understand the application control functionality. But if you did understand this is a positive effect of long correct functionality without adjustments on the config.
Other Software Used
Ivanti Unified Endpoint Manager (formerly LANDESK Management Suite), AppSense
Server Patching made easy
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Isec (Ivanti Security Controls) for our monthly security patching of all servers in the environment (on-prem). This allows us to keep our servers up to date with the monthly release cycles from Microsoft and other vendors. It's also used for ad-hoc patching as needed for zero-day threats as well as keeping our template builds up to date.
Pros
- Patching large numbers of servers.
- Keeping audits of patching process.
- Flexible configuration options with regards to selecting machine groups.
Cons
- Performance of the console when using agentless machines.
- The console layout is a bit cumbersome - would be better if all functions were accessible from one screen.
- Common deployment examples to assist with deployment types.
Most Important Features
- Consolidation of all patches available via templates.
- Automated scheduling of patch downloads from vendors.
- Auditing of patched machines.
- Scanned reports of patch status.
Return on Investment
- Reduced amount of operating hours for administration of patching.
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Microsoft Intune + SCCM)
Other Software Used
Ivanti Environment Manager (formerly AppSense), Ivanti Workspace Control (powered by RES)
