Cisco Secure Network Analytics is a highly effective network traffic analysis (NTA) solution that enables users to find threats in their network traffic even if those threats are encrypted. It turns an organization’s network telemetry into a tool that creates a complete field of vision for the organization’s administrators. Users can find threats that may have infiltrated their systems and stop them before they can do irreparable harm.
The pricing for Cisco Secure Network Analytics varies depending on the number of flows collected. It can be quite expensive, costing several hundred thousand dollars per year. However, it is considered to be moderately priced overall, not overly expensive or too cheap. The licensing model for the solution can be challenging, as it is based on features or sub-product categories, and additional licenses are required for the number of network flows. Planning the necessary number of flows can be difficult and presents a problem.
Cisco offers different intervals for purchasing licenses, such as annually or every three years. Additionally, there are support options available, including yearly and three-year support, depending on the customer's preference.
Cisco Secure Network Analytics Benefits
A few ways that organizations can benefit by choosing to deploy Cisco Secure Network Analytics include:
Cisco Secure Network Analytics Features
Some of the many features that Cisco Secure Network Analytics offers include:
Reviews from Real Users
Cisco Secure Network Analytics is a solution that stands out even when compared to many other comparable products. Two major advantages that it offers are the way that it enables users to define the threshold at which the solution will issue a warning to administrators and the predefined alerts that it offers straight out of the box.
Gerald J., the information technology operations supervisor at Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc., writes, “StealthWatch lets me see the ports running in and out and the country. It has excellent reporting, telemetry, and artificial intelligence features. With the telemetry, I can set thresholds to detect sudden changes and the alarms go through the PLC parts. I can see all the ports running on that trunk.”
A senior security engineer at a tech services company, says, “Cisco Stealthwatch has predefined alerts for different types of security issues that might happen in the network. Whether it's PCs or servers that are used for botnets or Bitcoin mining we receive the alerts automatically. This functionality is what we receive from the solution out of the box.”
Cisco Secure Network Analytics was previously known as Cisco Stealthwatch, Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise, Lancope StealthWatch.
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