Cisco Secure IPS vs. Trellix Network Security

For scenarios, I described before, like when you have centralized administration and several locations, and the majority of those locations have the same size/requirements, Firepower is well suited. Easy to maintain, relatively cheap to buy. For scenarios too small, like small sales offices like ours, I don't think Firepower could fit, basically because you'll need to invest a certain amount of money to buy, license and deploy.

Incentivized

It’s a dedicated Network Advanced Threat Detection and
Prevention solution. Easy maintenance and low operating costs fit perfectly for
SMEs. Variety of appliance selection makes NX the perfect choice for large
enterprises. As it’s a dedicated solution with its own appliance, price is higher
compared to NGTP add on solutions. FireEye is an ecosystem therefore when you’ve
the EX or HX vice versa, you should be looking to NX. Otherwise, you’re missing
the threat intel exchange on the network side reverse is the true. Sizing is
important before the purchase, if you select a low end model for a busy network
you lose your initial investment. For multiple NX deployments I highly
recommend CMS. Without CMS you’ll lose the threat intel exchange and this will
negatively reduce the risk scores.

Incentivized

• You will get more visibility in your network.
• Very fast performance
• Easy to detect and prevent the suspicious activities.
• Easy to export report[s]
• Daily security updates
• Efficacy
• Very low cost
• Cisco Threat Intelligence Director
• A lot of Cisco documentation available

Incentivized

• Advanced detection of targeted attacks.
• Mandiant team effort is a big plus.
• Inline mitigation capabilities particularly well.
• Different deployment models for specific needs.
• License and information sharing selection 1 way or 2 way mode.
• Frequent updates.
• Low false positive rates.
• FireEye sandboxing is immune to sandboxing attacks.
• Central management (CMS) capabilities for managing several NX's.
• Extra IPS/IDS functionality in the product.
• Smartvision specific to lateral movement detection.
• Upgrades and updates with zero down time.
• Local FireEye support is superb.
• Multiple deployment scenarios (span, inline) in the same NX for different interface pairs.
• SSL inspection support.
• No need to maintain, build or updates the images. It's highly automatic.

Incentivized

• The performance is not always as good as you'd want. Some operations take the better part of a minute (drilling down in traffics analysis).
• Deploying or upgrading the FirePower software to the ASA firewalls takes a long time and deployment might fail without a clear reason.

Incentivized

• Very first detected APT sample can pass the NX even it's inline blocking mode.
• Performance optimization for busy networks is cumbersome.
• CMS does not provide all the management capabilities, CLI or local config. Should be done for advanced customization.
• Constant limitations of tcpdump/ packet capture for 10G interfaces.
• IPS functionality is a bit cumbersome, not a full feature IPS, lack of signatures and customization of IPS signatures.
• It's not a full NDR solution or a UBA solution.
• Lack of device or user mapping.
• Forensics is based on the specific APT. May not provide the whole story and need some additional tools.
• You cannot make manual submission to NX (needs AX).
• You cannot access the kernel directly for deep analy[sis] or troubleshooting (assist from FireEye Support should be taken).

Incentivized

We are in the middle of outsourcing and may not be able to keep this product.

Incentivized

Very easy to navigate GUI in the FMC and very effective at performing the intending duties.

Incentivized

We didn't have any major issues that let us need support. Only, for this reason, I think Cisco Firepower deserves the rating. Even for small issues, the partner that helped us during the project could solve it quickly. There are also tons of documents and other online resources to help maintain, administer and support the product.

Incentivized

We were using the Suricate IDS but it is very difficult to configure and manage so we replace it with Cisco Secure IPS. It gives us all the advanced security features and more control over our network.

Incentivized

FireEye NX is a solid product. It gives you sustainable
security throughout the organization. NX detection engines are more capable
compared to others. Its catch rate is higher, FP rate is lower, [and] speed is
awesome. NX can work for highly regulated environments with 1 way solution.
Operation costs are much lower. Software quality is very good. It may have bugs, but these bugs do not compromise the security in general. SOC team loves the
FireEye NX for its pinpoint detection capabilities. Local and partner support
is exceptional.

Incentivized

• Has made it much easier to determine when incidents have occurred
• Has been effective in reducing false positives and making solution management more efficient and cost effective

Incentivized

• As [a] financial company on the digital markets, we need to be safeguard for 0days and targeted attacks. FireEye NX provides the best updated protection with its enhanced capabilities.
• Security score based on detection/prevention metrics [is] very high ensuring the highest level of security.
• APTs in our region successfully detected and mitigated by the NX.
• For the ROI, in a six month period FireEye is paying off its [investment].
• One negative thing, especially with increasing network bandwidths, [is that] you need to make [the] investment every two or three years.

Incentivized