2018-08-21T06:20:00Z

What needs improvement with Stormshield Network Security?

Please share with the community what you think needs improvement with Stormshield Network Security.

What are its weaknesses? What would you like to see changed in a future version?

Julia Miller - PeerSpot reviewer
Community Director at PeerSpot
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GN
manager at systemtech computer
Real User
Top 20
2023-08-03T08:03:37Z
Aug 3, 2023

The product must improve its pricing.

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GK
Functional Analyst, Project Manager at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 10
2022-01-28T18:00:00Z
Jan 28, 2022

The guidance for installations could be improved. But assistance finally was there and brilliantly filling in the few gaps.

YA
Network and Security Engineer at ONB
Real User
Top 5
2021-09-23T22:59:20Z
Sep 23, 2021

The filtering configuration could be better. We have some difficulties with the filtering configuration and the filter extension. It's not that easy. It's not that straightforward. In the next release, I would like to see a reporting system. Stormshield doesn't have any tutorials on how to do the configuration and things like that. They just have documentation on the website. If you want to configure, for example, Cisco or Fortinet, you can find tutorials on YouTube. They show you how to configure the features, and so on. In Stormshield, there is nothing on social media or the internet on how to configure different things. The lack of documentation or the lack of material makes it difficult for others to adopt this solution.

AC
User at a educational organization with 51-200 employees
Real User
2021-07-07T12:30:26Z
Jul 7, 2021

It could be better if it were more user-friendly for us as we dont use it very often evn if we never had problems to modify setup when needed.

BD
Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Real User
2020-09-21T06:33:00Z
Sep 21, 2020

I'd like to see an improvement in the design of the product. Improvement is also needed in terms of the technical support of the manufacturer, they're not very responsive when it comes to technical support. They're also not very active on presales. Those are the main issues. I'd like to see a strengthening of the ransomware component. The former version that we have has no ransomware on it. The reporting also needs improvement so that we can receive it in several languages. We leave some of the equipment with customers and monitor security for them. Each month we have to pull a report and most of the time, some of the languages are not available so it also requires translation.

DM
CEO & Founder at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2020-06-08T06:11:05Z
Jun 8, 2020

Many products are in front of the firewall and anybody can pick them up and the firewall will crash. It requires protection of the software and the SD card to avoid that kind of damage. I don't feel the SD card is particularly secure.

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JB
Network and Server Engineer at AMiFN
Real User
2019-10-28T06:33:00Z
Oct 28, 2019

The technical support for this solution needs to be improved. This is not a next-generation firewall. The VPN portal needs to be improved, although it functions. This solution does not have support for a sandbox.

it_user1169598 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Reseller
2019-10-24T04:52:00Z
Oct 24, 2019

The pricing of this solution needs to be decreased. Authentication needs to be improved. If any user out of my domain wants to authenticate, he can't because the captive portal is not compatible with many browsers, like Google Chrome. This is a big problem that we are having with the captive portal. It needs to be improved. Also, security policy needs to be more straightforward and easier. In the next release, I would like to see the Security Policy simplified. It has a few features, like, Filter-NAT, URL filtering, and SSL filtering, but it would be nice if there were a way to combine the features in one tab or to create a setup wizard for this option. I would like to create a Filer-NAT rule to decrypt or to block some sites with HTTPS and HTTP. I think that there is a way to combine them using a wizard to create the rule.

AA
IT Manager at BADEA
Real User
2019-10-03T07:51:00Z
Oct 3, 2019

Since I have only been using this solution for a month, I haven't noticed anything yet that needs to improve. So far I can only say that the pricing could be better. But it is a trusted company belonging to Airbus, so it has a good reputation. One thing, though, is that not all the fields are activated yet and we were informed that it will take at least one month. That's the only issue we have faced until now. So this issue should be fixed in the nearest future, because one cannot just buy a hundred appliances if you have to wait to activate all the features while you paid the full amount. So I don't know why that is the case, but the technical team said that it's the norm.

YA
Network and Security Engineer at ONB
Real User
Top 5
2019-09-02T05:33:00Z
Sep 2, 2019

This solution has a big problem with web filtering and it needs to be improved. There is a shortage of instructional videos and information on how to configure Stormshield. More YouTube How-To videos should be created.

it_user1055949 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Director Europe at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Reseller
2019-06-30T10:29:00Z
Jun 30, 2019

The main area of this product that has room for improvement is pricing. Stormshield Network Security is quite expensive. For me, what they currently have with features is enough. Maybe because I use a quite old interface of this, the price and a more user-friendly interface could be improved.

AS
Technical Director
Real User
2019-06-26T05:26:00Z
Jun 26, 2019

The pricing could be improved. For me, in terms of the solution, what they currently have is enough. A more user-friendly interface would be helpful.

BV
IT Manager at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2018-08-21T06:20:00Z
Aug 21, 2018

* Better management of high availability features * Application awareness to a higher degree * VPN throughputs: Stromshield needs a higher throughput on some models. When you build VPN tunnels between firewalls, the throughputs on the VPN tunnels are pretty limited. * They could improve their support.

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Julia Miller - PeerSpot reviewer
Community Director at PeerSpot
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Hi Everyone, What do you like most about Stormshield Network Security? Thanks for sharing your thoughts with the community!
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BV
IT Manager at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 21, 2018
It's an easy, straightforward management platform to use.
AS
Technical Director
Jun 26, 2019
The solution has improved my organization because I can see what traffic is happening and I can use it to block and prevent attacks.
Julia Miller - PeerSpot reviewer
Community Director at PeerSpot
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Hi, We all know it's really hard to get good pricing and cost information. Please share what you can so you can help your peers.
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BV
IT Manager at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 21, 2018
They have a very interesting pricing for their devices. For mid-sized companies, they sell their appliances for good prices.
AS
Technical Director
Jun 26, 2019
We license on a yearly basis. It's expensive. At the moment, there aren't any costs in addition to the standard licensing fees.
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