Cisco Sourcefire SNORT vs Hillstone I-Series Server Breach Detection System comparison

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We performed a comparison between Cisco Sourcefire SNORT and Hillstone I-Series Server Breach Detection System based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The whole solution is very good, and stable.""Cisco Sourcefire SNORT is easy to configure and the reporting is great. It's also very user-friendly.""The most valuable feature of this solution is the filtering.""The solution is rather easy to use.""Cisco technical support is unbeatable. It offers a premium service every time.""The URL filtering is very good and you can create a group for customized URLs.""The solution is stable.""Solid intrusion detection and prevention that scales easily in very large environments."

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"One or two people can maintain and support the solution. The maintenance is not difficult.""The most valuable features of the Hillstone I-Series Server Breach Detection System are the AI detection and monitoring of common threats."

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Cons
"The cloud can be improved.""The pricing needs to be improved. We have lots of low-budget clients around us. Budget constraints are always a deterrent in our market.""The implementation could be a bit easier.""With the next release, I would like to see some PBR, so that you can do the configuration with the features.""I don't think this solution is a time-based control system, because one cannot filter traffic based on time.""I would like to have analytics included in the suite.""The initial setup is a little difficult compared to other products in the market. It depends on the environment. If we are doing any migration, it might take months in a brown-field environment.""If the price is brought down then everybody will be happy."

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"Hillstone I-Series Server Breach Detection System can improve by having more anti-spam features that will hopefully eliminate all of the other threats.""The UI dashboard view needs to be improved because it is ugly. If it was more modern it would be better. Additionally, better integration with other databases would be good."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We have a three-year license for this solution."
  • "Licensing for this solution is paid on a yearly basis."
  • "I don't know the exact amount, but most of the time when I go to a company with a proposition, they will say, "This thing that you are selling is good, but it's expensive. Why don't you propose something like FortiGate, Check Point, or Palo Alto?" Cisco device are expensive compared to other devices."
  • "The cost is per port and can be expensive but it does include training and support for three years."
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  • "The price of the solution is good. It is less expensive than the other solutions in the market. There are not any additional features or hidden costs."
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    Top Answer:The product is inexpensive compared to leading brands such as Palo Alto or Fortinet.
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    Top Answer:The solution has some stability issues. Also, it's complicated compared to other products like FortiGate.
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of the Hillstone I-Series Server Breach Detection System are the AI detection and monitoring of common threats.
    Top Answer:The UI dashboard view needs to be improved because it is ugly. If it was more modern it would be better. Additionally, better integration with other databases would be good.
    Top Answer:We are using Hillstone I-Series Server Breach Detection System to look for threats in our network, such as barriers and malicious software.
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    Also Known As
    Sourcefire SNORT
    Hillstone sBDS
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    Overview

    Snort is an open-source, rule-based, intrusion detection and prevention system. It combines the benefits of signature-, protocol-, and anomaly-based inspection methods to deliver flexible protection from malware attacks. Snort gained notoriety for being able to accurately detect threats at high speeds.

    The Hillstone Server Breach Detection System (sBDS) adopts multiple threat detection technologies that include both traditional signature-based technology as well as large-scale threat intelligent data modeling and user behavioral analytics modeling, which provides an ideal solution to detect unknown or 0-day threat attacks, to protect high-value, critical servers and their sensitive data from being leaked or stolen. Together with deep threat hunting analysis capabilities and visibility, Hillstone sBDS provides security admins the effective means to detect IOCs (Indicators of Compromise) events, restore the threat attack kill chain and provide extensive visibility into threat intelligence analysis and mitigations.

    Sample Customers
    CareCore, City of Biel, Dimension Data, LightEdge, Lone Star College System, National Rugby League, Port Aventura, Smart City Networks, Telecom Italia, The Department of Education in Western Australia
    Norbert Wiener University, Regional Government of the Amazon
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    Computer Software Company27%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Comms Service Provider18%
    Individual & Family Service9%
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Government9%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Comms Service Provider7%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise39%
    Large Enterprise39%
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    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    Cisco Sourcefire SNORT is ranked 12th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 18 reviews while Hillstone I-Series Server Breach Detection System is ranked 25th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 2 reviews. Cisco Sourcefire SNORT is rated 7.6, while Hillstone I-Series Server Breach Detection System is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Sourcefire SNORT writes "An IPS solution for security and protection but lacks stability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Hillstone I-Series Server Breach Detection System writes "Beneficial AI detection, helpful support, but modern UI needed". Cisco Sourcefire SNORT is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate IPS, Cisco NGIPS, Check Point IPS, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention and Darktrace, whereas Hillstone I-Series Server Breach Detection System is most compared with Fortinet FortiWeb.

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