Digital Guardian vs Kaspersky Anti-Targeted Attack Platform comparison

Digital Guardian vs. Kaspersky Anti-Targeted Attack Platform

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Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks is 3.4%, down from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Digital Guardian is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Kaspersky Anti-Targeted Attack Platform is 0.7%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks	3.4%
Digital Guardian	0.6%
Kaspersky Anti-Targeted Attack Platform	0.7%
Other	95.3%

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Featured Reviews

ABHISHEK_SINGH

Senior Process Expert at A.P. Moller - Maersk

Gained full visibility and streamlined threat detection through behavior-based insights and AI integration

Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth. We have fine-tuned our security policies and allowed different levels of policies to get rid of those false positives. Currently, we are getting a fairly good amount of incidents that are not false positives or benign, but actionable items. The process is streamlined. In the initial days, the operations used to get involved in a lot of benign and other activities, but now the process is streamlined. We are leveraging the auto-detection and remediation plans. The operations teams are now more involved in other business roles as well, not just looking into the logs and fetching out what's happening there. They have fixed a lot of things. Initially, they didn't have IAC code drift detection, cloud posture management, or security posture management, but they have those now. They purchased different vendors and did a merger with that. They have now Prisma Cloud that gets integrated and now they are working with Cortex Cloud. Everything that was negative has now been addressed, and the product altogether looks to be in a very better and mature shape now. Currently, it's more or less detecting the workloads with AI-based best practices. Since most organizations are consuming AI agents and other things, we are looking forward to seeing what other feature enhancements Palo Alto can support in that.

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Syed Mubeen

Cyber Security Researcher at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Enterprise data protection has supported regulatory compliance and integrates with classification tools

In terms of functionality, many features are valuable in Digital Guardian, as the first thing for most customers is that they are using solutions such as Boldon James and Titus, which fall under the classification side, and Digital Guardian can easily integrate with this data classification solution and has a very granular level of configuration and policy tuning. Digital Guardian's data protection policies are indeed useful for my clients. Regarding Digital Guardian, I find it to be a very good solution, and in fact, it is an enterprise-level solution that has very tight integration with most of the products, with Fortra but also with others.

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Muhammad Ali Aziz

Senior Manager Cyber Security Services & Solutions at Trillium

A cost-effective solution for endpoint protection and EDR

The Kaspersky Anti-Targeted Attack Platform is designed to detect various attacks, such as Mitraframe, and provide alerts for each attack technique and procedure. It also offers alerts for potential threats and conducts thorough analyses through its sandbox environment, which isolates and executes malware or unknown files within virtual machines. This allows for real-time threat detection and feedback on potential threats. The platform is a SOC tool and thus requires skilled resources for effective operation, as it involves both automation and manual understanding of attack scales. Third-party intelligence integration enriches the alert system but may lead to occasional false positives, which can be fine-tuned through exclusion options and custom rule creation. The platform offers extensive customization options, allowing users to create rules specific to file detection or PowerShell activities. It provides visibility into telemetry data, enabling comprehensive monitoring of environmental activities. Integration with frameworks like Mitraframe helps tailor policies and rules to suit specific environments. The platform competes with products like FireEye, Snowflake, and Trend Micro. Integration between Kaspersky and other products is seamless, allowing unified threat detection. It is a solid choice for enterprises seeking advanced threat detection capabilities in the Middle East. Overall, I rate the solution eight out of ten.

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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

"One of the things that I enjoy the most is using policy extensions. It's like having host firewalls to control USB connections. I think it's a wonderful tool to restrict use when connecting to our computers. Another important tool is Home Insights. That is an add-on to the Cortex solution. I like that because we can see all the vulnerabilities in the environment and control what assets are connected to our network."

"Best solution for avoiding security breaches, malware attacks, and other kinds of security issues."

"Cortex XDR is stable, offering high quality and reliable performance."

"It detected stuff that other things wouldn't detect."

"Has great threat detection capabilities."

"We have found in our test Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks to be a very good tool."

"The dashboard is customizable."

"The solution's stability is generally good."

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"Enhance your skills if you can to use Digital Guardian, in terms of data security, to its fullest."

"It has been scalable."

"The feature we call desktop recording is the most valuable aspect of the solution. Not only can we collect data from the user's usage, but we also capture his screenshots when he is trying to steal the data."

"So if you look at enterprise data loss prevention this solution is the best."

"Data security is now one of the most important aspects for any organization."

"The most valuable feature of Digital Guardian is its reputation. They have scored high on the Gartner Magic Quadrant."

"There is a built-in endpoint detection response that helps save money."

"For the price in the market, it is a little bit higher than Symantec and Forcepoint, however, I believe, especially in the manufacturing industry, it is the only solution that makes sense for them."

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"The most valuable use is detailing metadata collection from the endpoint and network."

"I feel the anti-ransomware update is one of the tool's valuable features."

"The product's deployment phase is easy."

"The Kaspersky Anti-Targeted Attack Platform provides visibility into telemetry data, enabling comprehensive monitoring of environmental activities."

"The email security feature is really good."

"The solution is very easy to use. Its interface is very simple, and you can build IOC's indicators. You can use your rules to detect these attacks because you can leverage threat intelligence. Y"

"Kaspersky Anti-Targeted Attack Platform is stable and runs all the time."

Cons

"The main issue I could point out is the offline agents and the way that it is missing."

"There are some default policies which sometimes affect our applications and cause them to run around. In the hotel industry, we use a different type of data versus Oracle and SQL. By default, there are some policies which stop us from running properly. Because of this, the support level is also not that strong. We have to wait to get a results."

"Initially, we got to have a lot of false positives when we onboarded, but nowadays it's quite smooth."

"We have found that there are times Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks does not detect some of the viruses, we have to use another protection solution called Kaspersky."

"Currently, if you use Palo Alto endpoint protection as the only solution it's very complicated to remove pre-existing threats."

"The solution should add unwanted malicious hash values to a block list so that whenever the action is triggered, it will automatically prevent the malicious content."

"Cortex XDR could improve its sales support team, including better commission structures and referral programs."

"It should support more mobile operating systems. That is one of the cons of their infrastructure right now."

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"For vendor support, such as Fortra support, I would rate it a seven because all the support comes from different parts that sometimes have challenges meeting time zones, and sometimes they reroute to distributors and rely on partners."

"I think the whole system needs improvement, even though it works fine the way they designed it."

"The initial setup is a bit more complex than other solutions."

"I would like to see the workflow, to get all the rules and policies set up, be less complicated."

"When considering potential areas for improvement, it may be beneficial for Digital Guardian to optimize its processes and reduce the computational demands on the system, particularly with regard to high CPU usage. Although Digital Guardian offers numerous benefits, it can consume a substantial amount of RAM and CPU power."

"The solution has complexities around policy creation and deployment."

"Digital Guardian is, compared to other tools, more complex to implement."

"Some features on Mac and Linux are not complete currently."

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"In some of the places I have come across, even though they use Kaspersky, the ransomware enters their system."

"The blind spot or gap in the platform is network analysis functionality."

"The solution lacks cloud integrations."

"The backup and recovery features of the product are not good."

"The solution lacks cloud integrations."

"I think the tool is still not really good enough for integration compared to other products."

"Kaspersky Anti-Targeted Attack Platform is not a good product. We had problems with endpoints and the solution did not detect it. We didn't get any alerts about the attack."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am using the Community edition."

"Compared to CrowdStrike, Cortex XDR is an expensive solution."

"When we first bought it, it was a bit expensive, but it was worth it. The licensing was straightforward."

"The price was fine."

"I did PoCs on products called Cylance and CrowdStrike. Although, I consider these products and they were also good, when it come to cost and budgetary factors, Traps has been proven to be better than the other two products. It is quite cost-effective and delivers all the entire solution which we require."

"The tool's price is moderate."

"The cost depends on your chosen license type, like Pro or other licenses."

"It is cost-effective compared to similar solutions. It fits for the small businesses through to the big businesses."

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"I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten because Digital Guardian is expensive."

"The price of Digital Guardian is on the higher end compared to other vendors."

"If I compare Digital Guardian with Symantec, the license cost is lower, but McAfee can be cheaper than Digital Guardian. It depends on how many licenses you plan to buy and how big the project is. The cost is not so high as Symantec, but not as cheap as McAfee. They can easily sell the solution for price."

"The price of Digital Guardian is expensive."

"The cost was around $300,000."

"Digital Guardian has both, subscription and perpetual licenses, but I think when everything (all technologies) will go to the cloud they will only offer subscriptions."

"The solution has competitive pricing."

"Kaspersky is one of the cheaper solutions."

"Kaspersky Anti-Targeted Attack Platform is cheap."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

13%

Educational Organization

Financial Services Firm

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	44
Midsize Enterprise	20
Large Enterprise	47

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Large Enterprise	3

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Questions from the Community

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Comparing CrowdStrike Falcon to Cortex XDR (Palo Alto)

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How is Cortex XDR compared with Microsoft Defender?

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a cloud-delivered endpoint security solution. The tool reduces the attack surface,...

What needs improvement with Digital Guardian?

Regarding points for improvement, from a technical aspect, I do not see any suggestions that have come to my notice, ...

What is your primary use case for Digital Guardian?

The main use case for Digital Guardian is for endpoint DLP, as it is the product for endpoint-level DLP and is one of...

What advice do you have for others considering Digital Guardian?

I would recommend Digital Guardian to other users, as I mentioned, we have to see the client's existing environment, ...

What do you like most about Kaspersky Anti-Targeted Attack Platform?

The solution is very easy to use. Its interface is very simple, and you can build IOC's indicators. You can use your ...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kaspersky Anti-Targeted Attack Platform?

Its price is reasonable; it's neither very high nor very low, considering its capabilities.

What needs improvement with Kaspersky Anti-Targeted Attack Platform?

I think the tool is still not really good enough for integration compared to other products. If you need to integrate...

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Also Known As

Cyvera, Cortex XDR, Palo Alto Networks Traps

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Overview

Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks provides advanced threat detection with AI-driven endpoint protection and seamless integration, ensuring multi-layered security and automatic threat response.

Cortex XDR is designed to safeguard endpoints against malware and suspicious activities. It offers advanced threat detection and response capabilities using behavioral analysis, AI, and machine learning. It seamlessly integrates with security infrastructures, providing endpoint security, firewall integration, and enhanced visibility in both cloud-based and on-premises environments.

What are the key features of Cortex XDR?

Advanced Threat Detection: Uses AI and machine learning for proactive threat identification.
Multi-layered Security: Combines various security measures for comprehensive protection.
Endpoint Protection: Safeguards against malware and exploits.
Behavioral Analysis: Monitors suspicious activity for early detection.
Automatic Threat Response: Automates responses to neutralize threats.

What benefits should users expect?

Ease of Use: Simplifies security management with intuitive design.
Resource Efficiency: Minimizes impact on system resources.
Integration Capabilities: Works well with existing security setups.
Reduced Analyst Workload: Automates processes to decrease manual intervention.

Organizations in diverse sectors deploy Cortex XDR to protect against malware, leveraging its advanced threat detection capabilities. Its integration with existing security infrastructures appeals to those seeking comprehensive protection in both cloud and on-premises environments, providing enhanced visibility and threat intelligence.

Palo Alto Networks

Digital Guardian is proud to be part of Fortra’s comprehensive cybersecurity portfolio, and one of the Data Protection family of products. Fortra simplifies today’s complex cybersecurity landscape by bringing complementary products together to solve problems in innovative ways. These integrated, scalable solutions address the fast-changing challenges you face in safeguarding your organization. With the help of the powerful protection from Digital Guardian and others, Fortra is your relentless ally, here for you every step of the way throughout your cybersecurity journey.

Fortra

Today’s cybercriminals constantly design unique and innovative methods of penetration and compromise. To avoid perimeter prevention technologies they use social engineering, non-malware and supply chain attacks to operate under the radar of security designed to catch ‘bad’ traces. It’s not enough to just ‘know’ what’s bad or dangerous – enterprises need to understand what’s normal, and use AI-driven techniques that simplify and automate this process. Targeted Attack Analyzer is a machine learning engine that involves self-learning to establish the baseline of normal, legitimate activities of an entire network. Through continuous network telemetry collection it finds deviations, detects suspicious activities and predicts further malicious actions at the initial stages of multilayered attacks.

Kaspersky

Sample Customers

CBI Health Group, University Honda, VakifBank

The Fifth Avenue Theatre, Jabil Circuit

Republic of Serbia, Goods.ru, Tael, Insolar

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