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NetWitness Platform vs Trellix Advanced Threat Defense comparison

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

Categories and Ranking

NetWitness Platform
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (36th), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (35th)
Trellix Advanced Threat Def...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (22nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

NetWitness Platform and Trellix Advanced Threat Defense aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. NetWitness Platform is designed for Log Management and holds a mindshare of 1.2%, up 0.4% compared to last year.
Trellix Advanced Threat Defense, on the other hand, focuses on Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), holds 2.1% mindshare, up 1.6% since last year.
Log Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
NetWitness Platform1.2%
Splunk Enterprise Security7.1%
IBM Security QRadar4.5%
Other87.2%
Log Management
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Trellix Advanced Threat Defense2.1%
Palo Alto Networks WildFire6.7%
Microsoft Defender for Office 3656.0%
Other85.2%
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1130436 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Security and Infrastructure Expert at a government with 201-500 employees
Helps to deal with potential attacks and is available at a reasonable price
My company has had many benefits from the use of the product in the last eight years. The tool has streamlined our company's incident response process since it serves as a log repository, which allows us to correlate events and access different technology stacks. In our company, we were able to actually find some potential attacks, so it has been very helpful. The tool's integration capability isn't so great. In my company, we managed to integrate it with our Microsoft Azure Subscription, after which we managed to integrate it with other tools. You will face a lot of difficulties if you want to integrate it with your database monitoring tool, PAM solutions, or IAM products. The product has done well overall for my company's teams to deal with their workflow efficiency. I would not recommend the product to others. I rate the tool a seven out of ten.
PP
RSSI at SDIS49
Ensuring long-term reliability while seeking internal email management enhancements
Prisma is a commercial name of the firewall now, but we don't work with the cloud product. Only our company is using it and we do not recommend it to customers. For us, it's transparent because it's a cloud product, so we don't really know the version as it's always updated. We have not had any problem, but it's difficult to report on what's going on because some days they can wash out perhaps 100 mails, and then it's difficult to say how many attacks you have reached. The right email has been washed out and then nobody has complained. We do not use the Threat Visualization feature; as we are in MX, the mail is washed out before it is in the mail inbox of the user, thus avoiding any problem requiring a reservation. In fact, there is no integration with existing security frameworks. The only problem we can have is that as we have no API interface, there is no inspection of internal mail. I rate Trellix Advanced Threat Defense a nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The software is scalable to whatever is required, and you can also put a lot of resources in the cloud."
"RSA NetWitness is a SIEM and real-time network traffic solution that collects logs and packets, applies a set of alerting, reporting, and analysis rules on them, and thus provides the enterprise with full visibility of the networks and activities of the systems."
"Possibility to investigate incidents based on logs and raw packets, such as extracting files sent over the network"
"Performance and reporting are very good."
"It gives the ability to investigate into network traffic in the Net and the organization what we couldn't do before."
"The most valuable features are its ingestion of logs and raising of alerts based on those logs."
"Technical support is very good; they try to resolve issues with the proper SLAs which are defined by them and they understand the client's requirements as well as the client's infrastructure in a better manner."
"Stability has not been an issue with this product."
"Provides good exfiltration, and is an all-in-one product."
"The features I find most valuable are: the management, the ability for automatic remediation of threats and it can successfully detect a threat, and to act upon it."
"It is very scalable."
"I recommend this solution because of its ease of use."
"The product is expensive, but it is better than the rest of them in the industry."
"Its greatest strength is the DXL client which can rapidly disseminate attack information to all clients via the McAfee Agent instead of going through the ePO server."
"This solution is very easy to use and requires little to no training."
"It is stable and reliable."
 

Cons

"It is not so easy to customize this product."
"The solution should have more integration capabilities with different platforms."
"Health monitoring of the event sources and devices."
"RSA NetWitness Logs and Packets can improve the threat level aspect, it is lacking compared to other solutions."
"The log system is a bit complex and has room for improvement."
"I believe they could improve their support, there are often delays."
"We have encountered issues with unresolved crashes."
"The initial setup is complex. There are other solutions that are easier to implement."
"It was not complex, but there are things to look out for, because it's an intense product. It scans intensely and there are major obstacles to overcome if it scans while users are using a network, then it is not a good thing."
"The only problem we can have is that as we have no API interface, there is no inspection of internal mail."
"Some of our customers have mentioned the lack of a tool that would allow for remote capabilities without being attached to the internet."
"The support on their side is not readily available. It takes a while."
"I would like to see future versions of the solution incorporate artificial intelligence technology."
"This solution needs to be made "cloud ready"."
"Lacks remote capabilities not dependent on the internet."
"This product does the job, but it is not flexible enough to do new environments yet."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licenses are good but the cost is very expensive."
"Our license is for one year."
"It provides tools to assist in selecting the appropriate license and usage scenarios."
"The NetWitness Platform may be affordable only for enterprise-level customers, as it may not be within the budget of small and medium-sized businesses."
"It is cheap."
"In comparison to other SIEM solutions such as Splunk, NetWitness is less costly."
"The product price was reasonable for my region and the market."
"The product is expensive."
"Our licensing fees for this solution are approximately one million dollars per year."
"The product is expensive, but it is better than the rest of them in the industry."
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Comparison Review

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Manager, Enterprise Risk Consulting at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Feb 26, 2015
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
16%
Outsourcing Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise20
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetWitness Platform?
The pricing is comparable to others, and I consider the cost to be intermediate. Specific cost details are unknown to me.
What needs improvement with NetWitness Platform?
There is currently no need for improvement in the SIEM ( /categories/security-information-and-event-management-siem ), though there could be potential enhancements by integrating with AI.
What is your primary use case for NetWitness Platform?
I use NetWitness Platform ( /products/netwitness-platform-reviews ) in the financial industry as a good product with excellent capabilities and integration with various devices.
What needs improvement with McAfee Advanced Threat Defense?
I would like to see an API interface for internal email and control of outgoing email to make it closer to 10. It's necessary; today we have an MX interface, and it would be interesting to have an ...
What is your primary use case for McAfee Advanced Threat Defense?
We are working with Palo Alto products, specifically firewalls. We are only using Palo Alto Firewalls and not Cortex. With FireEye and Trellix, we only work with ETP now because the NDR function wh...
What advice do you have for others considering McAfee Advanced Threat Defense?
Prisma is a commercial name of the firewall now, but we don't work with the cloud product. Only our company is using it and we do not recommend it to customers. For us, it's transparent because it'...
 

Also Known As

RSA Security Analytics
McAfee Advanced Threat Defense
 

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Sample Customers

Los Angeles World Airports, Reply
The Radicati Group, Florida International University, MGM Resorts International, County Durham andDarlington NHS Foundation Trust
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