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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 20, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Debian
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Operating Systems (OS) for Business (16th)
Security Onion
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (18th), AWS Marketplace (4th)
 

Featured Reviews

Jörg Kippe - PeerSpot reviewer
A mature and affordable solution that is easy to install and easy to update
The product takes time to learn, it's not that easy. In the beginning we had a lot of questions. If you want to use such a tool in an real (industrial) environment, you have to ask how to get the network data. Can we do a full packet capture? Can we provide agents to our end systems? There are no simple solutions to these questions. It's a general problem when running such systems in an industrial environment.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
18%
Educational Organization
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
Insurance Company
8%
University
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
11%
Comms Service Provider
11%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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What do you like most about Security Onion?
The most valuable feature of Security Onion for security monitoring is its ability to find infected ports.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Security Onion?
Security Onion is an open-source solution. On a scale from one to ten, where ten is expensive and one is cheap, I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten.
What needs improvement with Security Onion?
The initial setup of the solution is a little bit difficult.
 

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