We performed a comparison between Palo Alto Networks VM-Series and Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet and others in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)."It ensures that every interaction, pre and post-loan processing, undergoes a thorough inspection, leveraging VPN features and comprehensive security protocols."
"The interface with Panorama makes it very easy to use."
"A solid operating system with all the necessary data center security features."
"It offers a single pane of glass for all the different types of installations."
"The most effective features for threat prevention are application-based prevention and WildFire. These features cover various threats, such as ransomware, malware, etc. They provide real-time visibility. By applying appropriate policies, threats can be blocked."
"We can monitor the traffic manually and detect threats. Additionally, we can block different IP addresses and URLs."
"The feature that I have found the most useful is that it meets all our requirements technically."
"With the improved visibility we now have, the traffic is being properly monitored, which means that we are better able to manage it. These are improvements that we saw very quickly."
"It has a dynamic runtime engine, which gives it an advantage over Prisma that has a static engine. In Prisma, we have to do additional malware analysis, which is not required in Proofpoint."
"The one issue that I didn't like is that the SNMP integration with interfaces didn't record the interface counters."
"The user interface could use some improvement."
"It can definitely improve on the performance."
"There is no proper support channel to follow up on cases."
"Palo Alto should update their documentation to make it more readable and provide easier-to-follow instructions through videos."
"From time to time, they have released some content updates that have some issues, maybe twice a year."
"There are various reports that come with the box or with the VMware, but you can only run them daily."
"The interface is all Java-based. I would prefer an HTML5 interface."
"We are using the TRAP console that has a Linux-based UI, which is not user-friendly. The TAP console looks very advanced. Currently, we are maintaining three different consoles, and it is sometimes hard to switch between them or try to grab the data."
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Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is ranked 10th in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) with 52 reviews while Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is ranked 23rd in Advanced Threat Protection (ATP). Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is rated 8.6, while Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Palo Alto Networks VM-Series writes "Many features are optimized for troubleshooting real-time scenarios, saving a lot of time". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection writes "Dynamic runtime engine and good protection, but needs better support and a single console". Palo Alto Networks VM-Series is most compared with Azure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate-VM, Fortinet FortiGate, Cisco Secure Firewall and Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, whereas Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection is most compared with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Avanan, Palo Alto Networks WildFire, IRONSCALES and Microsoft Defender for Identity.
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