FireMon vs. Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security

FireMon is best used in a large environment (for example, I have >100
firewalls in my environment). It's best used when trying to improve
security posture and showing changes in firewall security over time. It
might not be the best choice for smaller environments or those that aren't concerned about security management.

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We installed Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security on prem because it will affect bandwidth on cloud but you can control it to determine how much you want. But overall I prefer on prem. It's better and faster when you try to install endpoint on devices. It got all the features you want & you can control everything but the interface needs improvement.

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• PCI Reporting - After identifying which firewalls and rulesets are in scope, producing a report artifact to satisfy PCI requirements on Firewall reviews is literally a two-click operation.
• Storing Rule Metadata - FireMon stores metadata (prefilled fields, standard fields, and custom fields) for each rule in each policy which is valuable for context during firewall reviews in particular
• API - FireMon exposes most if not all of its functionality via REST API

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• Protection from online frauds and scams
• Secure from data leakage.
• Easy and fast
• Can be accessed in more than one device.

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• Some features could be added to the existing functionality which include NAT rules usage
• Rule expiration normalization from firewalls rather than entering them in rule documentation
• .csv exports of the files from the firewall pane only gives usage for 30 days by default and that should be increased

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• Deployment process can be complicated and not work as expected.
• Updating to the latest versions is complex and usually requires a reinstall.
• The Secure Virtual Machines used for central scanning often become unable to communicate with Endpoints.

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Once all the customization has been completed, the business is starting to see the return on investment. The visibility it provides into the network gear that is owned by other IT groups is immeasurable and has allowed us to apply standards across the board. The only thing I have concern with is their support documentation.

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It save me time and I'm able to have the review - review the rule independently with using my time.

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Protection against advanced threats, as the solution includes advanced threat prevention technologies, such as sandboxing and detection of abnormal behavior in daily accesses. Centralized management, allows you to manage the security of several devices from a single management console.

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FireMon has been relatively stable overall. However, there have been a handful of times where we had issues with the console. For example, we couldn't update which devices to include in a security assessment. The initial suggestion from support was to just reboot it. It seems like there weren't many other options available such as to restart services before going to the extreme of a complete reboot.

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I'm not sure we have the largest implementation of FireMon out there but we do have a few 1000 devices being probed by FireMon. Overall, the system's performance has been rock solid. The console refreshes quickly and reports are generated within an expected timeframe.

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FireMon technical support is awesome! They respond quickly to our requests and they are well trained and very knowledgeable about the tool. Some issues have to be referred to the development team, but technical support largely provides solutions for any issues that we may have.

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Implementation is fairly simple. Most issues can be resolved by referencing manuals.

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I has worked with AlgoSec and while they are very similar product, I find the FireMon is easier to understand and get rolling with. While both require some learning, FireMon is by far the easier one. Once you have an understanding of how things are arranged and labeled you can easily import firewalls and begin to work on them to improve them

Incentivized

We looked into competitors like Trend Micro and Sophos throughout our research into cloud security solutions. Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security stands out as the best option because of its superior threat detection capabilities, its ability to easily integrate with widespread cloud services, and its ability to adapt to our unique infrastructure requirements through a hybrid strategy.

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Firemon Is easily scalable and maintainable with any size team. Although it requires some tech debt, it is well worth the time to invest to ensure compliance is visible and reports are accurate. Although our environment is very large we do not fully utilize the scalability of the Firemon product.

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• It helps us save us time in determining what change was made and by whom.
• Real time alerting is a great convenience in helping us know if something went wrong, we can immediately review the last report to determine what has changed.
• Allows us to determine what rules are not used and if said rules are still required.

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• Increased security posture by providing advanced threat protection and data loss prevention capabilities.
• Business continuity by providing a robust security solution that ensures the protection of the organization's data and applications in the case of a security incident.
• Increased productivity by providing a unified security management console that allows us to manage security for all of our environments from a single location.

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