We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Darktrace based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Cisco IOS Security is very robust and works very well."
"What I have used the most and received the most benefit from is the IPsec technology."
"The solution is easy to use."
"Completely integrates branch offices with perimeter security."
"Cisco IOS allows us to keep the same security features as our principal offices."
"Cisco IOS Security increases the overall security of our network, performs authentication, and provides level 15 access and privileges."
"The Intrusion Firewall is a valuable feature."
"We use Cisco IOS Security mostly for routers to route off the firewall. It's a next-generation device."
"I have used multiple solutions, but its graphical user interface is quite interesting and quite descriptive. There are a lot of video animations, and we can easily see how the data is transferred between various points. That's something really interesting. It is also quite easy to understand for a new user."
"The most valuable feature of Darktrace and the most valuable feature is the artificial intelligence module because that is the tool that determines automatically if there is any risk or not in the network."
"Darktrace's most valuable features are that it understands the network environment and is able to trace the traffic and alert on anomalies."
"I particularly like Antigena and the analytics around the real-time monitoring of our network. I also like its reporting because it has got a seven-day reporting period within the system. Every time you run the reports, it gives you the data about the previous seven days. I like that because it is in real-time. I enjoy reading those reports and getting a very clear and decisive idea of what's happening on my network on a real-time basis. I like the actual real-time monitoring of spoofing and things like that. I also like the user monitoring as well as the network logging capabilities."
"I have found the most valuable features to be artificial intelligence for cybersecurity, advanced machine learning capabilities, enterprise Immune System, Antigena Network, and Antigena Email. The way the solution detects the threat over the network before it spreads is very good. It notifies you of what the threat is exactly doing and gives you all the details about the execution of that application that had created the threat over your network."
"Darktrace is extremely stable."
"The most valuable feature is the solution's ability to trim out the false positives and point your attention to the real important stuff."
"Artificial intelligence and machine learning functionalities are valuable."
"An area for improvement in Cisco IOS Security is the performance because it's not as stable sometimes. There's also some latency in the solution, which could be improved. Cisco IOS Security integrates with other solutions, but you'll encounter many errors after integration, so this is another area for improvement. I'd like to see enhanced performance and a simplified setup in the next version of Cisco IOS Security."
"I wish it would be more like the next generation firewall technology. There should be more selection between the application and filtering."
"Cisco is an expensive firewall, so the pricing can be improved."
"Cisco IOS Security should improve its functionalities."
"Cisco very slowly introduces and implements the products, unlike other brands."
"I would like to see much more embedded security that works and that isn't a bolt-on."
"I would like upgrading iOS to be a bit easier."
"There could be a bit more functions on offer that could make it easier to use."
"Its documentation is not up to the mark. At times, I have a lot of trouble finding a solution. Even when I posted questions on the community chats, it took a lot of time for me to get answers. That's something that can be improved. Darktrace can focus on creating a more interactive community. If there are more people from Darktrace to focus on community chats, it would be better."
"The interface and dashboards could be improved for ease-of-use."
"I'd love them to see maybe covering the cloud a bit more."
"Although we haven't detected any network threats since implementing Darktrace, we are unsure of its efficacy. It would be beneficial if the solution could offer additional details to the user regarding any potential or prevented threats. Additionally, there could be better search tools and integration."
"Darktrace could improve its features, such as monitoring and detecting ransomware."
"They just need to make it a little bit more accurate as far as their alerts are concerned. It does generate some false positives that you have to tune. You have to do a lot of tuning when you first get it because of the false positives, but once it is all tuned up and ready to go, it will do its thing from there."
"The product doesn't have an endpoint agent that can react to triggers set on the device,"
"The solution can improve the reporting."
Cisco IOS Security is ranked 10th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 47 reviews while Darktrace is ranked 1st in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 65 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Darktrace is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco IOS Security writes "User-friendly and excels in documentation, making it easier to resolve issues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Darktrace writes "Great autonomous support, offers an easy setup, and has responsive support". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate, Meraki MX, Fortinet FortiOS and Netgate pfSense, whereas Darktrace is most compared with CrowdStrike Falcon, Vectra AI, SentinelOne Singularity Complete, Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks and Cisco Secure Network Analytics. See our Cisco IOS Security vs. Darktrace report.
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