We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiDDoS and Symantec Data Center Security based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cloudflare, NETSCOUT, Akamai and others in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection."It allows me to see all the traffic on my network."
"We have researched them all, and it's a good solution all around."
"This solution can protect Layer 3, Layer 4 and Layer 7 attacks of applications for us."
"The solution is very user-friendly and very easy to use."
"The solution already has security profiles and it can protect from DDoS attacks and other kinds of attacks."
"The product's initial setup phase was really easy."
"The most valuable feature is the cloud DDoS scrubbing capability."
"Among its key features: Detects and mitigates DDoS attacks at L3 to L7; negligible to zero false-positives; Generates and sends reports without the need for an expensive third-party solution."
"The monitoring in the management console allows us to find out what is going wrong, and it gets reports even before the user reports it."
"We use the product to prevent unauthorized access to data, systems, and servers. It provides essential features for data center security."
"The granularity of applying the policies is valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the endpoint protection system."
"The advantage of Data Center Security is its ease of use and that it serves as a single unified platform, where I can apply all my security policies to protect that server."
"The real strength lies in its straightforward approach, offering just two key policies: prevention and detection."
"The ability to finely control permissions and restrictions on servers or assets through a customizable rule set is a key strength."
"The tool will then detect any anomalies, such as an intruder who has breached the network, which can trigger the system lockdown feature if it's enabled and meets the defined threshold."
"All the thresholds that need to be configured should be included in the default so that user will not forget or misconfigure."
"The product’s pricing needs improvement."
"The only thing they need to do is to automate it. Today, you must create tools that do not require the use of an expert or anyone with special skills."
"The solution can be a little more user-friendly and it can be more affordable."
"I would like to see analytics, big data."
"The tool needs to focus more on the area of application traffic management, where it currently has some shortcomings."
"There aren't really any aspects of the solution we are unhappy with. It's been a positive experience overall."
"The primary area for improvement is the on-premises capacity limit, currently fixed at 10 GB."
"They need to develop a more flexible product that can be scaled such that it fits well into a small business or a bigger, enterprise-level solution."
"Adding more compatibility with common products like Microsoft would be a plus."
"Agent management is a challenging task."
"This solution clashes with Microsoft defender, which results in performance degradation on the machine."
"There is plenty of room for improvement with this product, and it could start with platform metrics."
"A user or administrator making the policy in the DCS should have a very thorough knowledge of the operating system or policy making. You have to be very specific about the data structure."
"It would be advantageous if Symantec or Broadcom, given the rebranding, could simplify the process, enabling users to leverage the antivirus functionality more easily."
"The product blocks certain processes, even after allowlisting them."
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Fortinet FortiDDoS is ranked 16th in Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Protection with 12 reviews while Symantec Data Center Security is ranked 11th in Cloud and Data Center Security with 11 reviews. Fortinet FortiDDoS is rated 8.4, while Symantec Data Center Security is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiDDoS writes "Offers good technical support but has poor scalability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Data Center Security writes "A robust solution that provides comprehensive protection for data centers, offering agentless security, powerful intrusion prevention, and a wide range of security features". Fortinet FortiDDoS is most compared with Arbor DDoS, Radware DefensePro, VMware NSX, Fortinet FortiWeb and Edgio Global CDN, whereas Symantec Data Center Security is most compared with Trend Micro Deep Security, Symantec Endpoint Security, VMware NSX, Akamai Guardicore Segmentation and Illumio.
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