Stealthwatch brings awareness to IT security
July 12, 2021

Stealthwatch brings awareness to IT security

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch)

Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch) is being used as a monitoring tool for IT--specifically by IT security to be alerted when Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch) "thinks" things should be checked. It checks for nefarious events or events that are not normal to the normal workplace environment. Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch) has been setup to watch for anomalies on the network and then to alert IT. It was originally installed to quell an audit report that found a deficiency in our IT security and to help prevent new issues and to also possibly help discover where they may have originated on the network.

Pros

  • Using predefined signatures and scripts to capture and alert us to problems.
  • Built-in tools that automatically watch for suspicious behaviors
  • Integration with our already implemented IPAM services
  • Interfaces with Splunk for our IT security to easy review

Cons

  • Costs
  • Almost too much information
  • Not the easiest out of the box to configure
  • Needed additional support from Cisco for setup and updates
  • Preventive measures
  • Monitoring
  • Scalable
  • Although expensive, it gave IT great insight into the network
  • For us, it did fill an audit deficiency
  • It helped us monitor literally hundreds of thousand of connections that were happening every minute

Do you think Cisco Secure Network Analytics delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Cisco Secure Network Analytics's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Secure Network Analytics live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Secure Network Analytics go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Secure Network Analytics again?

Yes

Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), Cisco Firepower 2100 Series, Wireshark
Overall it's a great product that will help any IT experts see deeper into their network--specifically large networks that have thousands of users and traffic crossing around the globe. There could be need in a smaller network but it's probably not worth the cost. Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch) is another tool that is expensive but has a lot of configurability. Someone needs to be specifically responsible not just for keeping Cisco Secure Network Analytics (Stealthwatch) up to date but for following all the leads and rabbit holes it creates.

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