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Secureworks Red Cloak Threat Detection and Response [EOL] vs VMware Carbon Black Endpoint comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Secureworks Red Cloak Threa...
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware Carbon Black Endpoint
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (36th), Security Incident Response (8th), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (39th), Ransomware Protection (8th)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1646754 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Simple deployment with good reports and dashboard
In terms of what could be improved, there are a lot of things identified and there is a lot of continuous improvement. A lot of the things are of a short time frame and a lot are way out. There was a tuning process but nothing specifically to call out. As for what could be included in the next release, we are working on the basic feature set. There are probably some things that, as we move through it, we'll come across that are deficient but right now we are not that far along to know. I don't want to say that they could not do certain advancement. For example, there are some automated network response portions that we want to turn up, but we're not ready for that. I don't even know what the capabilities are there, but that's something that, probably in the next 24 months, we will move forward on.
reviewer2689206 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior VP, Technology & Leading Technology Office at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Behavior analytics has strengthened threat prediction yet still needs to improve overall standing
Regarding the real-time monitoring feature with VMware Carbon Black Endpoint, it is helpful in addressing unseen threats. I find the behavior analysis feature beneficial. I assess VMware Carbon Black Endpoint's machine learning capabilities in detecting unknown threats as fantastic. The behavior and analytics feature employs machine learning, and these are features which make the product and give that distinguishing, differentiating factor. The intelligent threat hunting capabilities have impacted my customers' cybersecurity efforts by giving them the edge to be prepared well in advance. Whenever this feature provides prediction, you know what action to take. You are aware of a possible attack and what kind of attack it may be, so you are much better prepared.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The features that I have found most valuable are that the search capabilities are easy to use. The dashboards are good. The reports are good. It is just simple from a deployment standpoint - that was easy."
"The features that I have found most valuable are that the search capabilities are easy to use, the dashboards are good, the reports are good, and it is just simple from a deployment standpoint - that was easy."
"The solution is extremely scalable."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The new feature that we're deploying, the new offering from Carbon Black, is MDR, which stands for manage, detect, and response. It's the most valuable feature because Carbon Black will be continuously checking the logs, and they will be advising us on how to improve some of the policies as well as review the logs. If there are any nefarious agents or things happening on the end points, they will know."
"It is stable and easy to set up."
"Carbon Black has very good market strategies."
"Some of the valuable features I have found are the online documentation of the solution is well organized and thorough. I like the simplicity of bypass and the visualization of the active components."
"The most valuable feature is that it detects and stops malicious executables."
"The initial setup was fairly easy."
 

Cons

"There are some automated network response portions that we want to turn up."
"There are some automated network response portions that we want to turn up."
"Carbon Black CB Defense has helped improve my organization by allowing us to have better data so that we can do correlation and get visibility into the alerts."
"The product's stability could be improved."
"With the on-prem one, the bug has been reported by the community in early January or February, something like that, at the beginning of the year, and it's still not addressed."
"This solution could have greater granular control on how certain applications work."
"Sometimes the solution blocks items that were previously approved and we don't know why."
"This product should be cheaper."
"They will most likely need to create or include a feature that checks the network."
"The UI interface needs improvement. The management needs further work in future versions."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is more expensive, but it's worth it. There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fee."
"Carbon Black provides competitive pricing."
"The pricing is very high."
"The license is annual. It's a standard license."
"This is a really expensive product and we pay licensing fees on a yearly basis."
"I am not really involved in the pricing of this product. But, from my understanding, it is OK for us."
"CB Defense is available on a yearly subscription and is priced by the number of endpoints."
"The pricing [is] more or less the same as other similar solutions."
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Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

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Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise31
 

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Also Known As

Red Cloak Threat Detection and Response, Red Cloak TDR
Carbon Black CB Defense, Bit9, Confer
 

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