Imperva Data Security Fabric Reviews

We use Imperva SecureSphere Database Security to monitor user activities within databases. It includes detecting DDA activities, unauthorized queries, abnormal user behavior, and potential security breaches. It allows us to check and filter activities based on IP addresses, enabling us to track the sources of incoming requests. If any application uses SQL queries, SecureSphere can monitor these activities for unusual or unauthorized patterns. Additionally, we can set alerts for updates whenever a user profile is added to the database to ensure there is no malicious activity.

The product’s most valuable feature is real-time highlights. It helps with detecting natural weaknesses. The users can see the activity as soon as it is visible to administrators. It makes it easier to determine if some action has to be taken against malicious activity. The users can scan the data and check if it meets CIS standards.

Once we read the activity logs on the platform, we cannot open them anywhere else as they are stored in a proprietary format.

It is a stable platform.

The product’s on-premises version is not scalable. In contrast, it starts scaling once deployed on VMs.

We contact the technical support team while deploying resources. Sometimes, the team replies with the solutions already available online. It could be better.

Neutral

The product generates a return on investment for a large database capacity.

The product’s price is reasonable compared to IBM and other products.

I rate Imperva SecureSphere Database Security a five out of ten.

We are using Imperva SecureSphere Database Security for database protection.

The most valuable features of Imperva SecureSphere Database Security are vulnerability assessment, enrichment security policy, and security

Imperva SecureSphere Database Security can improve something in all the versions I have used.

In an upcoming release, there should be a more simplistic way to learn the policy. The security policies can be complex, you need to know the attacks in order to give the portal a security policy. They should be more user-friendly to a level you do not need an expert.

I have been using Imperva SecureSphere Database Security for approximately 10 years.

Imperva SecureSphere Database Security is stable.

Imperva SecureSphere Database Security is suitable for small, medium, and enterprise companies.

The support of Imperva SecureSphere Database Security has good support.

The initial setup of Imperva SecureSphere Database Security is straightforward if you have the experience. If you are able to configure the solution well it can be implemented in one day.

The price of the solution is reasonable. The cost of the solution depends on the customer, they have the flex protect licensing which can vary in price.

My advice to others is before they go and implement a database security device, you need to know exactly what you need. You need to do the right review on your network and see what is the case study that you will need in order to protect the database in the best way. 

I rate Imperva SecureSphere Database Security a nine out of ten.

Our primary use case for the solution is as a data lake for database activity, so it centralizes and normalizes all the data.

All the data in different databases and activities are centralized and normalized, making reporting easy. Additionally, it allows us to run models against it and do reports against it without understanding the different database technologies. We find all these features and capabilities valuable.

We have been using the solution for approximately three years.

The solution is stable, but currently, we only have three people supporting the entire platform for maintenance which is not ideal.

I cannot comment on scalability as we are yet to scale and have not had issues with it. Approximately 100 different users on application teams are utilizing the solution for database activities, audit-related data and reports.

We have had a good experience with technical support, and we don't have any complaints. We have contacted them through IBM because they're the reseller and also directly. The technical support team is solid.

The initial setup is straightforward. I rate it a nine out of ten.

I cannot comment on the overall pricing of the solution because we purchased it through IBM, but IBM is quite expensive, so we are considering moving to another solution.

I rate the solution an eight out of ten. It can be simplified as it is a little complicated. However, it has a lot of flexibility and capability. My advice to users considering the solution is to look at their requirements and see if they align with their needs. Ensure that some use cases are tested on the solution before purchasing because it is important to ensure the monitoring works.

The solution provides significant benefits such as compliance and security. Its data risk analytics tool helps reduce numerous events to more manageable incidents.

The product's most valuable features are PPA auditing and database assessments. It has an efficient real-time alert functionality as well.

The platform doesn’t support some newer databases, such as Oracle on Ubuntu or databases running on Gatsby. Coverage for certain banking databases, like T24, needs enhancement as well.

Additionally, its encryption capabilities need improvement. 

We have been using Imperva SecureSphere Database Security for four years. 

The technical support services could improve in terms of response times. It often takes too long to get issues resolved. They could provide live support sessions as well. 

Neutral

The pricing is reasonable and competitive. It is affordable for most enterprises, although costs can vary depending on the modules. There are additional costs for support services. 

The solution's data masking feature is excellent and works very well. It effectively supports compliance needs. It has improved visibility and real-time alerting, making it easier to identify and respond to malicious activity.

It uses database profiling to learn normal behavior and detect anomalies. It creates a baseline for detecting unusual activities.

The interface has remained the same for years, and an update would be beneficial.

I rate it a nine out of ten. 

The tool's most valuable features are DDoS protection, database security, and web application firewall. 

The benefits are operational. The outcome comes from preventing an attack on the organization. On the operational side, you generally have good, decent security measures for your application, database, and digital assets.

The tool's enrichment policy is doing a great job monitoring the database.

Imperva Data Security needs to improve first-level support. 

I have been working with the product for ten years. 

I would recommend the product to others and rate it a nine out of ten. 

I have worked with IBM before, and I prefer its ease of deployment and management. Imperva SecureSphere Database Security has tricky deployment, whereas IBM's deployment is straightforward because of the UI.

I have been using the solution for three years.

The tool's pricing is flexible and affordable for small and medium enterprises.

I rate the product an eight out of ten.

Reporting is the most valuable aspect. It's very fast, even versus IBM. IBM could take three, or four days to get a report. In Imperva, everything is online, and you get the reports very fast. 

It is very easy to configure the new dashboards, and reporting is easy to do. It takes maybe an hour to do it. 

The solution is very stable. 

We'd like better compliance with cyber security and legal as well as other areas. 

I'd like to see some sort of solution for storage. For example, if someone in the company is doing some backup, I cannot reach that information in the discovery and in the protection. I only can protect the information, the databases that I use that are in developer or Q&A, and not those databases that are in the backups. It's a limitation.

I've been using the solution for three years. 

This is a stable, reliable product. It never fails. There are no bugs or glitches. 

There are six areas that are using the solution, and each area has maybe three or four users, at least. Risk, compliance, operations, and internal security, for example, are some areas that use it and get reports. 

I'm not sure if we have plans to increase usage. I am covering all the databases right now. I have no other space to do it. Of course, if we are going to grow and use more databases, I'm going to use this solution. That said, right now, all the databases are covered.

We pay for the solution on a yearly basis. There are no additional costs or extra fees beyond the license itself. 

Have compared the solution to IBM. Previously, I was an IBM customer, and IBM would take maybe a week to have a good configuration. 

With Imperva, it's very easy to configure. It's very easy to get the reports. The reports are coming fast, and you are saving a lot of money if you send the logs to Splunk since Splunk charges per alert. In the Imperva solution, instead of sending tons of alerts, it is consolidating everything. It helps me save money with Splunk. 

I am a consultant. 

I have been working with the previous version of the product. Right now, the latest one is the Data Security Fabric.

It is very easy to use, and it helps us to discover the databases. In some cases, the shadow IP or the business areas are not reporting that they are using other databases. With the Imperva solution, I can find the other databases that are not reported to IT, and it's very easy to know where they are, where the information is, and what kind of information it is, if we are talking about the personal data or if we are talking about a financial data, et cetera. It's very easy to find the databases, and to know what kind of information is in each one of those databases. It's so helpful.

It helps a lot to have a consultant as they have the knowledge and experience a company can use. Even if a solution is very easy to implement, it helps to have the knowledge and experience of partners. 

I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.

Our customers are using Imperva SecureSphere Database Security for GDP compliance.

Using Imperva SecureSphere Database Security has improved our organization by providing us with safety from vulnerabilities. We have better rules and rights management for our sensitive database.

The most valuable features of Imperva SecureSphere Database Security are the user-friendliness, easy-to-use interface compared to competitors, database operations do not need a specialist, and simple to manage for our security team. Additionally, the solution can show all the databases and the level of sensitivity. It can show what is more sensitive or less sensitive.

Imperva SecureSphere Database Security could improve the database defense feature called camouflage. This feature was responsible for the data mask but now it does not work well and we need another solution. All our banks have teams that are regarded with care and they need to mask sensitive data in order to provide testing to developers.

I have been using Imperva SecureSphere Database Security for approximately two months.

Imperva SecureSphere Database Security is stable.

The scalability of Imperva SecureSphere Database Security is easy, and it scales well.

We have approximately 10 to 15 users using the solution. There are administrators and team leaders using the solution.

I have not used another solution previously.

Imperva SecureSphere Database Security was simple for our engineers to implement. It is easier than other similar solutions. The full deployment took a few weeks.

Our engineering team did he implementation Imperva SecureSphere Database Security with the help of some partners. We require a lot of people for the deployment of the solution. We typically require one IT administrator, engineer, and partner engineers.

It is too early to tell if we have received a return on investment.

Imperva SecureSphere Database Security was quite expensive several years ago, but now they provide a subscription plan for licensing. It is available now for smaller and medium-sized companies, not only large enterprises.

There are many licensing options available, such as monthly and annually. Additionally, The hardware can be available on a perpetual license. There are not any additional costs other than deployment fees if you use a partner or integrator.

I rate Imperva SecureSphere Database Security a nine out of ten.