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Secureworks Taegis Managed XDR / MDR vs Symantec Cyber Security Services [EOL] comparison

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Secureworks Taegis Managed ...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP) (2nd), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) (17th)
Symantec Cyber Security Ser...
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

reviewer2396166 - PeerSpot reviewer
VP International Business and Alliances at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Customers have found quick incident response and proactive security management through effective threat detection
Secureworks Taegis Managed XDR MDR is a great product that has not posed any challenges from my perspective. I am extremely happy with the quick response from the Secureworks team. After the Sophos merger, I look forward to seeing a better and more enhanced version of the product. The team does a phenomenal job with automatic maintenance.
reviewer1042635 - PeerSpot reviewer
Science Technician at a government with 201-500 employees
Easy to use with a good user interface and excellent management capabilities
The solution is very easy to use. It's not very complicated. It's easy to control our users and to block users from accessing the internet, for example. I'm able to easily manage my internet's bandwidth. The firewall is fantastic. It's one of the most valuable aspects of the solution. The initial setup is pretty easy. The solution has good integration capabilities. There's the opportunity to do a seminar with the company, in order for users to help better understand the solution. The user interface is quite good. Everything is easy to find.

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

Pros

"The advantage of using this solution is that the setup is done quickly and can be done in-house."
"The solution is great for managing alerts and dealing with them as they arise."
"It provides more visibility and more control over endpoints. It reduces the noise. It clears things and only shows things that are really important. It only shows those things that need to be looked at or need to be investigated further. Other similar solutions give you a lot of alerts and other things, but Secureworks gives you a defined or less noisy view so that you can work or focus on things that are important in terms of investigation, response, and remediation."
"There are some patent pending detectors within the platform that provides a lot of value."
"The most valuable features are IDS and IPS."
"Securworks' threat intel seems pretty decent, and they integrate with several solutions we have, such as Azure AD, so all our Microsoft 365 stuff is covered."
"We don't have a full SOC, so it's helpful to have them sifting through our alerts and only bringing actionable items to us."
"The knowledge base is up to date and easy to use."
"The firewall is fantastic, it's one of the most valuable aspects of the solution."
"Symantec is a wonderful product and they have feature-rich environments that fill the needs of those looking for antivirus but they are more than just a solution for antivirus and cybersecurity services."
"This is not a complex product; it is easy to set up, configure, and use."
"The most valuable features are the firewall and the IPS."
"Symantec is extremely versatile, extendable solution, it covers all platforms, all OS and devices, APT, EDR, Patch management etc all under one roof."
"The solution offers good device control."
"The technical aspects and the features of this product are all good."
"The solution is very easy to use. It's not very complicated."
 

Cons

"It would be nice if the solution were a little more affordable."
"GUI for resolving tickets is terrible. Non-intuitive, offering a dizzying array of options, often none of which made sense even for common problems."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see file integrity monitoring."
"In terms of ROI, I'd be surprised if there is any investment return on the SIM."
"Dell Secureworks is for higher-end customers and it's not quite as straightforward to implement or to get up and running as some of the other solutions."
"The integration would look better with other products, with other EDRs, with other firewalls, with other older versions of firewalls, and the versions of software and hardware."
"Tamper-proofing or tamper protection is still pending in Secureworks."
"The deployment could definitely be improved."
"The part of the product that I think needs the most work is reporting."
"This solution is expensive."
"The reporting has fallen behind competing products and needs to be updated to meet or beat the competition."
"Overall, the support is very, very bad."
"Technical support is the one thing about this solution that is not good."
"The solution needs to improve its reporting functionality. That's lacking right now. They need to change the layout or make it more functional."
"At the endpoint, the client memory utilization should be very optimized. The client takes up a lot of memory when processing CPU, so it affects the endpoint performance."
"Technical support is poor these days and they are slow to respond."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Initially, the cost was going to be something around $160 or $170. And eventually, I think they brought it down to $110 and they also threw in some endpoint protection platforms."
"The pricing of Dell Secureworks is very reasonable."
"Secureworks Taegis ManagedXDR is very expensive and could be more cost-effective."
"The Red Cloak agent is free."
"The pricing for this solution is reasonable. One agent costs approximately 270 dirhams/70 USD for one year. There is a reduction in cost per licence as the number of licences used increases."
"The price is kind of on par. The licensing was comparable to other solutions. It's not particularly high or low."
"It is expensive but there is no better product than this."
"Currently, we are paying about $3,000-$4,000 yearly. I don't believe there are costs above the standard licensing fee."
"The list price is approximately $50 USD annually per user."
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Construction Company
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Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
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Manufacturing Company
6%
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Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise5
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Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Secureworks Taegis ManagedXDR?
I would not say there is a potential area of improvement. I am also waiting to see what Sophos will bring in terms of enhancement. There is room for AI integration as the industry evolves, and more...
What is your primary use case for Secureworks Taegis ManagedXDR?
The solution is used for threat detection and response. We generally use it for quick responses during incidents and to secure our systems.
What advice do you have for others considering Secureworks Taegis ManagedXDR?
I would rate Secureworks Taegis Managed XDR MDR at ten out of ten. This solution provides excellent support and response.
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Also Known As

Secureworks Red Cloak Managed Detection and Response, Dell Secureworks, SecureWorks Taegis Managed TDR
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