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USM Anywhere vs WithSecure Elements Endpoint Detection and Response comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

USM Anywhere
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
35th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
114
Ranking in other categories
Log Management (24th), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (19th), Compliance Management (9th)
WithSecure Elements Endpoin...
Ranking in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
48th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2024, in the Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) category, the mindshare of USM Anywhere is 0.3%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WithSecure Elements Endpoint Detection and Response is 0.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
 

Featured Reviews

Omer Jamil - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 16, 2024
An easy-to-deploy tool that needs to improve its vulnerability scanning feature
In my company, we use the solution in our security operation center to monitor the client environment and as a solution that provides us with continuous monitoring ability The benefits experienced by our company from the use of the solution stem from the fact that it has been working pretty well…
Eckart  Jensen - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 11, 2023
Has an additional secure filter for banking-related pages and protects from viruses, malware, and attacks
I use the solution to protect our infrastructure. The tool has special frames for banking. There is an additional secure filter for banking-related pages. It protects me from viruses, malware, and attacks The tool’s mobile version needs to be improved. I have been using the solution for seven…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The IDS and the threat intelligence are very useful. They are very intuitive and data-rich."
"OTX is a great module that lets staff maintain and monitor updates regarding events in the infrastructure and takes decision to improve the security perimeter."
"The asset management functionality (active and passive scans) is also really important. You can't protect what you do not know about, so having an inventory of all your devices and software is critical to a security management program."
"It is my "security person" looking at irregularities and letting me know when something has occurred."
"AlienVault's reporting is good. I like that vulnerability assessment is part of the solution, and the UI is intuitive. Also, the overhead is low, which is to say we don't need a dedicated SOC team to manage and analyze things constantly. We're a small company that doesn't have those resources."
"The solution has all the features that we need, however they do not work correctly."
"This solution can identify many threats inside the organization (compromised endpoints, configuration issues), as well as "outside" threats (botnets, network scanners, web-attacks, etc)."
"The other big selling feature for us was its integration capabilities with all the other security-based products."
"It is a scalable solution."
"WithSecure includes an encrypted drive that stores a key for accessing the encrypted data."
"The product is stable."
"It offers good scalability."
"The only issue that we have today is with false positives. We have too many false positives with the solution."
"I use the solution to protect our infrastructure. The tool has special frames for banking. There is an additional secure filter for banking-related pages. It protects me from viruses, malware, and attacks."
 

Cons

"It would be hard for any legitimate MSSP to use it."
"The AT&T AlienVault USM is okay, but the relational database is not very good for large amounts of data. For example, many logs cannot be processed. It has been very slow for the queries and some data which are large, it is not very good in this case."
"The solution already has quite good tools, however, they need better integration tools for linking with Office 365, Google Suite, and so on."
"I think plugin management should be self-service on AlienVault USM. The other product is self-service but on the USM side. You have to submit a ticket then AT&T creates and updates the plugins."
"More complimentary training needs to be done for use with this tool. If you get into a bind, then it will cost you."
"This solution could be easier to use."
"AlienVault must improve their correlation feature. Some of the events do not match with the correlation rules and some of the correlation events are false-positive."
"The reporting tools are a bit lacking for building reports to give directly to customers, but support has been helpful in giving our requests for new features to the development team and following up with us."
"The monthly reporting feature of WithSecure can be improved."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"Its automated functionality could be better."
"The tool’s mobile version needs to be improved."
"The website rules are too complicated."
"WithSecure Elements Endpoint Detection and Response is scalable. My company has 800-1000 customers."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing fees are dependent on usage."
"​The vulnerability management solution is worse than buying a Nessus Professional license.​"
"Do the one month trial and try to work out the kinks during it, as it has free support and service hours."
"I don't know exactly, but I know it is based on the number of logs and the retention duration, such as 30 days or something like that. So, the smallest package is about 500 a month for 30 days of logs. There is a virtual machine. You need resources for it. It is a log collecting VM. They provide the software, and you just have to load a virtual machine. So, you're going to incur some CPU RAM and storage for wherever this log collecting appliance is running, which typically is in our cloud and on our platform for the customer."
"It has good pricing."
"The pricing is a good value. The key thing is that for the new product, the licensing of it, is subscription-based and it's based on data. Clients need to be really careful when thinking about that, because odds are they're going to need to put a lot more data into it than what they initially estimate, which is going to drive their subscription costs up."
"So far, I feel the product's pricing is a good value. The technology is decent. You get what you pay for. I think it's fair."
"They are a little more expensive than Microsoft."
"I rate WithSecure a four out of ten because it's quite economical."
"I would rate the tool’s pricing a three out of ten. Its pricing is competitive."
"The solution's price is moderate."
"WithSecure Elements Endpoint Detection and Response's licensing costs are yearly."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Educational Organization
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
22%
Comms Service Provider
16%
Government
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AT&T AlienVault USM?
The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease of deployment that it provides to users. The integrations that the product has with third-party applications are useful.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AT&T AlienVault USM?
The price is really variable depending on what tier the customer is subscribing to. I think USM Anywhere recently started a 125, a 250, and then 500 and 1000 tier. So it depends on the organization...
What needs improvement with AT&T AlienVault USM?
The only issue that you need to bypass is the issue with integration with some other log sources, some other application security applications. The issue is still present. The process of collecting...
 

Also Known As

AT&T AlienVault USM, AlienVault, AlienVault USM, Alienvault Cybersecurity
F-Secure Elements Endpoint Detection and Response, F-Secure Rapid Detection and Response, F-Secure RDR
 

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Sample Customers

Abel & Cole, Bank of Ireland, Bluegrass Cellular, CareerBuilder, Claire's, Hays Medical Center, Hope International, McCurrach, McKinsey & Company, Party Delights, Pepco Holdings, Richland School District, Ricoh, SaveMart, Shake Shack, Steelcase, TaxAct, Taylor Morrison, Vonage and Zoom
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