iboss Reviews

Our primary use case for this product is DLP, data loss protection for databases. We also have solutions for patch management from Ivanti.

With iboss, we can protect the company, wherever they are, and also there is an ability to move like an MSSP, like a managed security service provider, making contracts with carriers.

The iboss solution gives me the ability to scan the traffic through all the ports, through all the 131,000 PCP and UDP ports. With this ability, we have the granularity also for consults over social media, over applications on mobile, and this is an advantage that the customers are looking for right now. Iboss is a solution that prevents advanced persistent threats, and has a zero tolerance for attacks.

Sometimes, obviously there are bugs, but right now they are handling them faster or fast enough to make them count and prevent new threats. In addition, iboss is growing so fast that it is often hard for them to keep up with the challenges. 

It is stable, but due to growth, it can sometimes be less stable than wanted. 

The two factors one must consider for a vendor are:

• Experience
• Cost of the solution

We considered Blue Coat from Symantec. But, we found iboss more innovative.  They consider the needs of the security of the client, and the demand to protect from new threats. 

Our primary use case is web filtering for K-12. We have approximately 1700 learners.

We switched to 1-to-1 iPads, needing more control and ease of use. 

Because of iboss, I did not have to assign web filtering tasks to my techs on a daily basis. As a department, we were able to spend our time making a difference in our learning education experience other than being the web monitoring police.

• Granular setup, which was able to set different levels of filters using the OUs in the AD. 
• The reporting was as detailed as much as you requested. 
• Filtering different age group of learners is imperative to allow the secondary learners with more access to information on the web and restricting our primary learners to areas of the web that we could trust.

SSL decryption: We had issues with learners using apps instead of using web browsers. This type of encryption is tough for any appliance in a BYOD environment.

The tech support has been great. They speak English well.

It helps document internet activities and prevent exposure to inappropriate materials.

• Within the filter: Controls (Web categories, applications, and Allow/Block list) and Network (local Subnets).
• Within the reporter: Logs (Event Log) and reports.

They simplify daily tasks and are easy to use.

The area I would like to see improvement in is the ability with in the reporter to navigate directly to the content the user is traversing. It is kind of there, but it's not perfect. Quite frequently, I receive links that lead me to pages with error messages such as, "An error occurred while processing your request. Reference #216.6e29d242.1516384232.1523647."

No issues with stability.

Yes. To scale up, a new iboss Node Blade Chassis must be purchased. However, I think this new device will solve their scalability issues.

Nine out of 10. No complaints.

I rate it an eight out of 10. There could be a few changes, but it's a solid product.

Look into the iboss Node Blade Chassis and not 14600. This product is solid, fairly easy to use, and reliable.