Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics [EOL] vs Zscaler Cloud IPS comparison

Cisco and Zscaler are both solutions in the Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) category. Additionally, 100% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Zscaler users who would recommend it.

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Cisco Secure Cloud Analytic...

Average Rating

8.6

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Zscaler Cloud IPS

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

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Sudhanshu Pandey

Security Analyst at Orange España

Efficiently generates alerts for suspicious activities and scales easily

There are two areas of improvement. Firstly, extend the log retrieval limit to at least three months. For example, there is a limit on the number of log messages that can be received. So, I would like to expand the log retrieval limit. And another thing, if we migrate these things to an event or send us an email if there is any critical event, I would like to configure these things on the initial launch. Because if a system is compromised, there will be a lot of data movement from one post to another post to the outside. Then, we should also get an alert on email as well. We have since we have integrated these things. But a direct email for critical alerts should be there. So, I would like to enhance the critical event configuration. If a new user wants to learn how it should work, how policies work, and where we can configure policies, there should be some learning material for this product.

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Utpal Sinha

Sr Network Engineer at Momentive

Stable product with valuable SSL inspection features

We use Zscaler Cloud IPS for threat protection, full SSL inspection, and data center scalability. It integrates with multiple products, including cloud firewalls, cloud sandboxing, Cloud Security Broker (CSB), and Data Loss Prevention (DLP). It helps us allow or block specific TCP or UDP ports…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud is scalable because it is on the cloud."

"When it comes to scalability, there's no size limit. It varies based on licenses and requirements."

"I would recommend Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud 100 percent."

"Monitoring the traffic, making sure you have the visibility."

"It tells you if there is any communication going to command and control servers, or if there is any traffic that violates your internal policy, or if any data hoarding is happening where data is being dumped from your machine to outside of the environment. It provides all such meaningful reports to help you understand what's happening."

"The product helps me to see malware."

"The logs in Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud are very good when doing the API integration in the team. It is able to give you important information for the correlations."

"We were able to prevent an electric fraud of almost $200,000."

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"Cloud IPS integration is seamless, and it uses a Zero Trust model, and it also simplifies overall user access management."

"The best feature is that Zscaler allows for a separation between cloud applications and URL filtering."

"The initial setup is straightforward and easy in comparison with other solutions."

"The initial setup process is easy."

"Cloud IPS integration is seamless, and it uses a Zero Trust model. It also simplifies overall user access management."

"The initial setup is straightforward and easy in comparison with other solutions."

"The best feature is that Zscaler allows for a separation between cloud applications and URL filtering. For example, under the cloud application segment, I can bypass Microsoft Office 365 without the need to add URLs manually. It's one click, so that's handy."

"The product's most valuable feature is complete SSL inspection."

Cons

"The initial setup of Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud is complex."

"The product needs to improve its user-friendliness. It is very tricky and you need to study it before using the standard functionalities."

"The initial setup of Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud is complex."

"The product's price is high."

"When I used to work on it, I just didn't see anything new happening for about a year and a half. Providing newer data and newer reports constantly would help. There should be more classifications and more interesting data."

"The initial setup is a bit complex in terms of deployment and configuration."

"The initial setup is a bit complex in terms of deployment and configuration"

"If we migrate these things to an event or send us an email if there is any critical event, I would like to configure these things on the initial launch. Because if a system is compromised, there will be a lot of data movement from one post to another post to the outside. Then, we should also get an alert on email as well. We have since we have integrated these things. But a direct email for critical alerts should be there. So, I would like to enhance the critical event configuration."

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"We recently had a significant issue with Zscaler. I think they have too many customers and some of their connection edge nodes went down because there were too many requests."

"We recently had a significant issue with Zscaler. I think they have too many customers and some of their connection edge nodes went down because there were too many requests. I think they aren't scaling enough to keep up with the demand in some areas. That's one thing they should improve."

"We encounter issues sharing IP addresses with other companies using the software."

"When it comes to scalability, the IPsec could be improved."

"There is always room for improvement."

"They have given limited free access for a year. Instead, they should increase the file size and give limited free access for around two months. It will allow engineers to evaluate the product."

"When it comes to scalability, the IPsec could be improved."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is quite expensive."

"The price of Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud is expensive."

"Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud is an expensive enterprise solution."

"Zscaler has so far been solely responsible for all the sales we have done with it, so it would be more suited than us to address any issues concerning the pricing."

"The product is not affordable for small and medium enterprises."

"The software has become more expensive at present."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

13%

Construction Company

11%

Performing Arts

University

Healthcare Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

University

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	6

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Overview

Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics is a cloud-based security solution that provides visibility and threat detection for cloud environments. It offers software mapping and automation for incident response, forensic analysis, and segmentation of IT architecture. The solution can be used on-premise or on the cloud and is used in various sectors such as insurance and government.

The logs in Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics are valuable for API integration in a team as they provide important information for correlations. The solution also offers automated incident response and integration with next-generation firewalls and antivirus solutions."

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Zscaler Cloud IPS enables you to have all threat and alert data in one place. Full user, file and app context is available. Streaming to a SIEM allows further integration into the SOC ecosystem.

The Zscaler Threat Library allows administrators and SOC personnel to drill down on IPS alerts to perform in-depth analysis of threat data within their installation. Search by vulnerability, category or keyword

For more details: https://www.zscaler.com/produc...

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Sample Customers

Options, Schneider Electric, Washington University in St Louis, Gotcha, Kraft Kennedy, PartnerRe, Sumologic, Veterans United, AFGE, Agraform, Artesys, Dynamic Ideas Financials, Department of Agriculture and Commerce

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