The tool offers us visibility into network traffic.
Chief ICT Officer at Barbados Public Workers Cooperative Credit Union Ltd
Helps us with network traffic visibility
Pros and Cons
- "I am impressed with the product's ability to give insights into network traffic."
- "I would like to see a feature where the tool ingests information from an anti-malware product that is present at the endpoint."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
The tool gives us alerts whenever an admin is trying to connect.
What is most valuable?
I am impressed with the product's ability to give insights into network traffic.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see a feature where the tool ingests information from an anti-malware product that is present at the endpoint.
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For how long have I used the solution?
I am using the product since September.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
How was the initial setup?
The tool's deployment is easy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The tool's pricing is costly.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate the tool a nine out of ten. You need to use the tool on a trial basis so that you can get comfortable with it.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
CEO at VERINET
Provides great network protection, is innovative and flexible
Pros and Cons
- "Provides great network protection."
- "Needs to improve its collaboration with local partners."
What is our primary use case?
We are a consulting company and sell Darktrace to our customers. Our company is in West Africa. I'm the company CEO.
What is most valuable?
Darktrace can observe networks and respond to those observations. It provides great network protection, is innovative and flexible.
What needs improvement?
I think Darktrace needs to improve its collaboration with local partners. That would include training and improving the technical skills of vendors. Desktop and mobile device protection could also be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been selling this solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
How are customer service and support?
Our customers report that the technical support is very good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is reasonably straightforward although the process requires some preparation beforehand. The size of deployment varies greatly, we've deployed in companies ranging in size from 200 up to 5,000 users.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Licensing costs are expensive, although I think the high cost is partly a currency issue because we're based in West Africa.
What other advice do I have?
I rate this solution eight out of 10.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Head of Strategic Business Development at Grove
Simple to set up with a useful antigena and threat visualizer
Pros and Cons
- "It's a very stable product."
- "The product is extremely stable and mature."
- "In the next version, I'd like to see penetration testing."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use this solution as part of our security.
What is most valuable?
The cyber AI analyst, antigena, and threat visualizer are the most valuable aspects of the solution.
The setup is very simple.
It's a very stable product.
Users can expand it as needed.
What needs improvement?
I don't have any thoughts on where there might be a need for improvement.
In the next version, I'd like to see penetration testing. They already have that coming up, so it'll be good to see that.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been dealing with the solution for three to four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The product is extremely stable and mature. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The product is very scalable across all vectors of the digital estate.
How was the initial setup?
The initial implementation process is extremely easy. It's extremely seamless and very easy to set up. It's up and running in less than an hour.
What other advice do I have?
I'm a partner and reseller.
We are using the latest version of the solution.
It's deployed on-premise, in the cloud, in email, via SaaS, and on the endpoint.
I'd advise potential new users to use antigena. It's a handy tool to stop cyber attacks.
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
ICT Coordinator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
A smart, autonomous solution that monitors and identifies threats based on abnormal patterns and proactively blocks them
Pros and Cons
- "It is autonomous. So, it learns. It uses algorithms and AI to learn the common behavioral patterns on the network, and it is able to identify threats based on abnormal patterns."
- "It is autonomous, so it learns; it uses algorithms and AI to learn the common behavioral patterns on the network, and it is able to identify threats based on abnormal patterns."
- "It is expensive, but everything else has been great so far."
- "It is expensive, but everything else has been great so far."
What is our primary use case?
We have a Darktrace appliance, and we are using it to monitor threats in our network environment. It has the Antigena module installed. So, it does not only monitor but also proactively blocks when there is a physical threat.
It scans the entire network, which includes all IP addresses, subnets, and users. It is very smart for all different segments of the network.
What is most valuable?
It is autonomous. So, it learns. It uses algorithms and AI to learn the common behavioral patterns on the network, and it is able to identify threats based on abnormal patterns.
What needs improvement?
It is expensive, but everything else has been great so far. It is fine for now for what we need it to do.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for about a year and a half.
How are customer service and support?
Their support has been great so far.
How was the initial setup?
It was very easy and straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is expensive.
What other advice do I have?
It is good. Recently, they have made it more sensitive for tracking or identifying all the behaviors or patterns. So, you're getting more alerts out of it, which I guess is a good thing.
I would rate it a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Network Security Engineer at Social Security Commission
Antigena feature offers immediate and helpful response
Pros and Cons
- "I like the Antigena feature in Darktrace, as it offers immediate response and is helpful."
- "You can have a one-person IT team and with Darktrace, you can get notification of potential threats that are incoming or are already happening on the network."
- "The interface is too mathematical and it should be simplified."
- "The interface is too mathematical and it should be simplified."
What is our primary use case?
Darktrace makes up part of our security solution and it is able to operate without intervention from IT staff. Antigena feature for automatic response is awesome.
How has it helped my organization?
You can have a one-person IT team and with Darktrace, you can get notification of potential threats that are incoming or are already happening on the network.
What is most valuable?
I like the Antigena feature in Darktrace, as it offers immediate response and is helpful.
This product collects more data than your traditional type of software, which is useful for us.
Darktrace picks up anomalies as soon as they arise.
What needs improvement?
The interface is too mathematical and it should be simplified. If you are a seasoned user then you would know where to go, but you have to learn it first. The terminologies being used are mostly numbers. In general, it could be more user-friendly. The GUI can be more simplified and the sections on the interface can be better organised. Usability and visibility of features can improve the skills of administrators and the product will be a preferred solution and ratings will increase.
For how long have I used the solution?
My experience with Darktrace is short because we are just implementing it now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of Darktrace is fine.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We do not intend to scale. Scalability is more of a contract issue that comes into play if you want to add nodes to the system. We are opting for a specific number of nodes or endpoints, which we would be able to keep for quite a number of years. I don't expect that we will expand that much, so scalability should not be an issue.
How are customer service and support?
We have been in contact with technical support using different platforms. We have dealt with them using Microsoft Teams, Zoom, WhatsApp and via email.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
No
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was quite simple and straightforward, taking about an hour to complete. After that, the port modeling took perhaps an hour or two.
What about the implementation team?
Vendor Team
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
If you consider the features and the cost of market leaders, we are satisfied with the pricing.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Snode
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Customer Solution Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Beneficial artificial intelligence module, high quality support, and powerful
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Darktrace and the most valuable feature is the artificial intelligence module because that is the tool that determines automatically if there is any risk or not in the network."
- "The solution is powerful and very useful, it has the ability to avert many attacks."
- "The module can improve so that every time it's more intelligent."
- "The cost of the solution is expensive for smaller businesses."
What is our primary use case?
Darktrace just scans the entire network and documentation. We then automatically evaluate which behaviors are normal and which are not normal. You can determine what possible risks are in the network.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Darktrace and the most valuable feature is the artificial intelligence module because that is the tool that determines automatically if there is any risk or not in the network.
You don't need a human operator to be involved. The tool can operate by itself... By itself. That's the best and the most important feature because that reduces the amount of time that a person needs to spend on the tool.
The solution is powerful and very useful, it has the ability to avert many attacks.
The tool does almost 95 percent of the work and you only need to run some features to obtain reports.
What needs improvement?
The module can improve so that every time it's more intelligent.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Darktrace for approximately three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of Darktrace is good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Darktrace is a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
The support from Darktrace is very good, it is perfect.
How was the initial setup?
Darktrace is installed in an appliance and that appliance is installed in the network.
What about the implementation team?
We have one engineer that does the maintenance of Darktrace. They do the implementation and scanning of the network.
The solution does not require a lot of maintenance, it does most of the operations automatically.
We provide technical services.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The cost of the solution is expensive for smaller businesses. They will not be able to afford it or might not need this type of security solution.
The license is by device, if you have 1,000 devices, then the cost is going to be high.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others is for them to try to determine what are their costs in security. Then they can determine the benefit of Darktrace. They need to first acknowledge what their costs are and then they can start pricing what solution would be best.
I rate Darktrace a ten out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Security Operations Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Good threat detection, and technical support and is reliable
Pros and Cons
- "Darktrace is very useful for us because it has a large number of models for detecting threats."
- "Darktrace is very useful for us because it has a large number of models for detecting threats."
- "Darktrace requires numerous configurations. It would be beneficial if the configuration could be made simpler."
- "There are numerous false positives."
What is most valuable?
Darktrace is a very good solution.
Darktrace is very useful for us because it has a large number of models for detecting threats.
What needs improvement?
There are numerous false positives.
Darktrace requires numerous configurations. It would be beneficial if the configuration could be made simpler.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Darktrace for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Darktrace is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Darktrace is easy to scale. It's a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is good.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is difficult.
It took three or four months to deploy.
What other advice do I have?
People must first examine the network architecture in order to make the best implementation.
Darktrace is a very good solution, I would rate it a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
SOC Manager at Nais Srl
Good visibility, secure, with a variety of modules for investigating various behaviors
Pros and Cons
- "The platform has many modules, and each module examines a different situation in the behavior."
- "While it is complex, and difficult to use, once you understand the correct way to use it, it's a very good platform."
- "It's a very complex platform."
- "The technical support is not very good."
What is our primary use case?
Darktrace is a platform that is used to check all infrastructures. They check the compartmental in the network.
What is most valuable?
It is a very good platform for understanding what is going on in your network or in your environment because it checks all the activities. This is the same when I use activities on the device, server, network, and web, it checks it all.
The platform has many modules, and each module examines a different situation in the behavior.
What needs improvement?
It's a very complex platform.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Darktrace for approximately one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Darktrace is a stable product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's a scalable platform.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is not very good. I believe that the support must be very quick and operational. Support will need to grow in Italy, but I'm not sure about the other side.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's an expensive solution.
What other advice do I have?
While it is complex, and difficult to use, once you understand the correct way to use it, it's a very good platform. I would rate Darktrace a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Integrator
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