We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS Security and Trellix Intrusion Prevention System based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Cisco IOS allows us to keep the same security features as our principal offices."
"Completely integrates branch offices with perimeter security."
"The product has valuable features for business intelligence."
"The Intrusion Firewall is a valuable feature."
"We use Cisco IOS Security mostly for routers to route off the firewall. It's a next-generation device."
"What I have used the most and received the most benefit from is the IPsec technology."
"Cisco is head-and-shoulders above all of the competition when it comes to technical support."
"We are able to filter a lot of traffic especially when a lot of the traffic is in layer 7."
"Great monitoring feature."
"The threat intelligence updates are very accurate."
"The ability to centrally manage all the IPS sensors, track the different security events generated by it, and customize the different policies, depending on their location."
"Overall the solution is very good. It offers great protection and gives us a good overview of what is on the network."
"There's a good dashboard you can drill down into. It helps you easily locate intrusions and the source of attacks."
"The product is worth the investment."
"The most valuable features are the customization of the signature and the unlimited amount of signatures in IPS."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The graphical user interface or the GUI could be better. Beginners can use some devices with the GUI, but some security devices are configured using CLI. It would also be better if it had its own Intrusion Protection Service and Intrusion Detection Service on the server."
"While Cisco IOS Security is stable and scalable, I would like to see it improved to be even better."
"Cisco is an expensive firewall, so the pricing can be improved."
"Signatures and other critical definitions need to be updated more frequently."
"We cannot directly upgrade the system. The tool's deployment is also very difficult in legacy environments. The tool needs to have bigger ports as well."
"There could be a bit more functions on offer that could make it easier to use."
"The configuration and reporting interfaces need a lot of improvement. It needs to be more accessible forsolide without a strong technical background. If you had a simplified dashboard, the lower-level techs could manage the solution and provide services. Cisco IOS Security requires someone who is highly trained to operate it."
"Cisco IOS Security could improve its security features. There are competitors that have some additional security features, such as Fortinet FortiGate. Additionally, there should be better synchronization with Cisco IOS Security and other vendors, and improved AI features would be beneficial."
"We would like to have a simpler version. Some settings and functions on the McAfee console are complex and complicated. I want the management console to be simpler."
"There are limited resources for configuration guidance."
"The management component could be simplified."
"The Network Security Managers could be more stable, agile, and work faster. When it comes to instability, there is room for improvement."
"The pricing could be improved."
"The technical support has room for improvement."
"The area of concern where the tool needs improvement is how the product prompts users at a network level that helps prevent any wireless network attacks through alerts and notifications."
"The technical support must be improved."
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Cisco IOS Security is ranked 10th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 47 reviews while Trellix Intrusion Prevention System is ranked 15th in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) with 14 reviews. Cisco IOS Security is rated 8.0, while Trellix Intrusion Prevention System is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco IOS Security writes "User-friendly and excels in documentation, making it easier to resolve issues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Trellix Intrusion Prevention System writes "Protects from attacks in real-time and provides accurate threat intelligence updates". Cisco IOS Security is most compared with Cisco Secure Firewall, Fortinet FortiGate, Fortinet FortiOS, Meraki MX and Netgate pfSense, whereas Trellix Intrusion Prevention System is most compared with Trend Micro TippingPoint Threat Protection System, Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Cisco NGIPS, Check Point IPS and Trend Micro Deep Discovery. See our Cisco IOS Security vs. Trellix Intrusion Prevention System report.
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