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All-in-one, Integrated Security that is Simple and Low-cost
Updated November 13, 2017

All-in-one, Integrated Security that is Simple and Low-cost

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

USM 5.1.1

Modules Used

  • IDS, HIDS, FIM, vulnerability scanning, log storage, SIEM

Overall Satisfaction with AlienVault USM

We use Alien Vault's USM all-in-one appliance for all of our compliance needs. We went looking for a security product that would meet our compliance needs and found that just one component of our compliance budget, logging, was too expensive for our budget. AlienVault United Security Management allowed us to meet the other needs of SIEM, threat detection, HIDS, and vulnerability management less than most of the other products charge for logging.
  • Integrated product - AlienVault does a great job of bringing the varied product functionality together and provides a centralized view of security throughout our company.
  • Support and Training - We chose to implement AlienVault ourselves and took the training class with implementation assistance. Both helped in learning the product and allowing us to be able to administer, use and improve our use of it more effectively.
  • Product improvements - I have found issues with the product in the short time I have been using it and then seen product updates shortly thereafter that included the fixes we requested.
  • Plugins for data could use some improvements. Newer plugins and a more user-friendly way of creating them rather than writing regex would greatly improve the ability to add additional data sources.
  • Documentation can be improved. The knowledge base and help are being redone and they have yet to catch up to the latest version. They provide some help but need to add detail for advanced troubleshooting. Forums can sometimes be helpful and the support also is helpful.
AlienVault United Security Management like any SIEM takes tuning and work to get good results. AlienVault United Security Management made this easy and when compared to the other centralized logging or SIEM products, does so much more and costs so much less. We have not been disappointed that we have implemented a solution that meets so many of our compliance needs.
AlienVault Unified Security Management meets many compliance requirements at a great price point including: centralized logging, file integrity monitoring and HIDS, SIEM, vulnerabilities, and threat management. It brings all those capabilities together in one integrated product. We did not expect to find this in just one product. AlienVault Unified Security Management could easily take the place of many products.

AlienVault USM Implementation

The wizard makes AlienVault easy to deploy. Can take a little time since there are so many aspects to the product. Fast Start guides and the Training were very helpful in better understanding the product and deploying and getting the most out of the product.

AlienVault USM Support

Continues to develop and expand products while giving great support

Using AlienVault USM

Great product that works well. Good support. Alienvault meets our needs and continues to evolve to meet other needs. I have been pleased with the multiple abilities it has to perform various security functions.