IBM Security Network IPS pros and cons

Name: IBM Security Network IPS
Brand: IBM
Rating: 3.6 (4 reviews)

Vendor: IBM

3.6 out of 5

4 reviews
80% willing to recommend

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IBM Security Network IPS Pros review quotes

it_user149538

Senior InfoSec Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Aug 31, 2014

IPS has helped us in understanding more about the latest threats out there and made us realize that we need to be proactive when it comes to security rather than reactive.

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it_user157971

Senior Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Oct 23, 2014

Signature based analysis and preventing different types of network attacks.

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Shahrukh Dastur

General Manager-Business Analytics and Decison Systems at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

Aug 20, 2020

The most valuable feature is its simplicity.

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Jacob_Koithra

Project & Program manager at Shell Grp

Jun 26, 2022

The initial setup is simple.

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IBM Security Network IPS Cons review quotes

it_user149538

Senior InfoSec Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Aug 31, 2014

The configuration of this product is complex. It could be made more user friendly.

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it_user157971

Senior Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Oct 23, 2014

The management server can be made more user friendly and also the database configuration could be made simpler.

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Shahrukh Dastur

General Manager-Business Analytics and Decison Systems at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

Aug 20, 2020

In the future, I would like to see a hybrid option so that we can work both on-premises and in the cloud.

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Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)

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Jacob_Koithra

Project & Program manager at Shell Grp

Jun 26, 2022

I'd like to see more integration with other tools and technologies.

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