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BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity pros and cons

Vendor: BlackBerry
4.0 out of 5

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PROS

BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity provides effective malware protection and has successfully blocked major threats like WannaCry.
The application operates with low CPU usage, ensuring minimal impact on server and desktop performance.
Deployment is straightforward, whether on individual systems or through Group Policy for Windows domains.
It features robust offline protection, guarding endpoints against 99.99% of threats even without internet connectivity.
BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity scales easily and remains highly stable under varying operational demands.

CONS

BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity needs real analysis of quarantined files and must improve its alerting system to reduce false positives.
Reporting and whitelisting features of BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity could be enhanced for effectiveness.
Integration with industrial base HMIS or Human Machine Interfaces would benefit BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity in autonomous environments.
BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity should add features similar to SentinelOne's rollback functionality for better threat management.
BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity must improve channel management, focusing more on small and medium-sized businesses alongside large enterprises and MSPs.
 

BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity Pros review quotes

it_user649563 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Systems Administrator at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 1, 2017
Does malware analysis. Blocks WannaCry and other attacks that have come out.
AB
Cybersecurity & IT Operations Professional (VirtualCxO) at BrainWave Consulting Company, LLC
Oct 31, 2017
The CylancePROTECT agent is very low on CPU usage, so it has virtually no adverse impact on my servers, desktops, or workstations.
Eric Rise - PeerSpot reviewer
Network & Security Engineer at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
Jan 31, 2018
​Centralized dashboard online which can be used for managing a huge product.
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Software4704 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Mar 11, 2019
It handles situations that the other threat management tools wouldn't find. It has worked well covering the weaker sides of the other products that we're integrating.
TR
IT Manager at TIGRA gmbh
Jun 23, 2019
The solution is pretty easy to scale.
SA
Wirtschaftsprüfer, CPA, Steuerberater at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
Jun 30, 2019
The solution is stable.
CoFoundef9b2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Founder, CEO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Jun 30, 2019
On the management side, we liked the way it displays things.
C.J. Oosthuizen - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Cloud Services and Projects at Grove
Dec 17, 2019
The solution is extremely scalable. It's got the hybrid functionality, it's got the system functionality and cloud functionality as well.
reviewer1138518 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of IT Operations at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 22, 2020
The Application Guard and ByteGuard are useful features.
DD
Owner at Terra Controls
Mar 16, 2020
Two or three years ago when the WannaCry virus struck, the people that were on Cylance were the ones that weren't affected.
 

BlackBerry Cylance Cybersecurity Cons review quotes

it_user649563 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Systems Administrator at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 1, 2017
​It needs real analysis of quarantined files. The EDR product isn't showing much right now.
AB
Cybersecurity & IT Operations Professional (VirtualCxO) at BrainWave Consulting Company, LLC
Oct 31, 2017
The management console needs a little maturity in how it presents data and allows the administrator to drill down or search across systems.
Eric Rise - PeerSpot reviewer
Network & Security Engineer at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
Jan 31, 2018
​Work on the math model. We are catching a lot of false positives, which gets to be a pain at the start of a deployment.
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Software4704 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Mar 11, 2019
I would like to see a better UI in terms of sifting through more specific data and providing analytics. A little bit more would be nice.
TR
IT Manager at TIGRA gmbh
Jun 23, 2019
The security scripting needs improvement. It needs deeper security for scripting.
SA
Wirtschaftsprüfer, CPA, Steuerberater at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
Jun 30, 2019
The solution needs better dashboards that are easier to use.
CoFoundef9b2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Founder, CEO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Jun 30, 2019
It should provide more details about the events that they have detected.
C.J. Oosthuizen - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Cloud Services and Projects at Grove
Dec 17, 2019
I would say one thing that they might need to bring in is protection for mobile devices.
reviewer1138518 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of IT Operations at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 22, 2020
The OPTICS component could be made more user-friendly with respect to giving people more information.
DD
Owner at Terra Controls
Mar 16, 2020
I would like to see them fix the alerting system so that the endpoint reporting is a bit more streamlined.