Cisco Duo Reviews

In my job, we are using the 365 cloud service and there is a VPN solution. We are providing solutions to other enterprise-level customers, like banks. We do not require much cloud-based security because many clients need to have solutions on-premises. We already use RSA (Rivest, Shamir, and Adelman data security).  

We wanted to try to add some other cloud security options for the VPN and so we tried this product.  

I only tested Duo Security with FortiGate. Due to COVID, I have not had the time to do broader testing with other products and services. Because of limited testing, I do not know about what will be most valuable in this product when it is used in different situations over time, but Duo is a cloud-based product and it is a good product to maintain the security for the VPN.  

I think that the dashboard needs to be improved.  

Duo Security is a cloud-based product. Most of the security technicians in India that we work with want a security product in-house for their main data center security solution. Because it is possible to integrate Duo Security with cloud-based services, it is good for use with various customers and hybrid architecture. Other features are good, but the only thing is because of compliance, certain customers can not use it as a solution. This is due to compliance with regulations for lots of customers like banks and financial sectors who can not go with cloud products.   

I have some experience with the product but have not been using it for a long time. We are mostly involving it in doing evaluations with it at this time.   

I have not yet had to contact the company's technical support so I do not know much about it.  

It is a simple product to install. There is not really any complex configuration. In that way, it is easy to use.  

We did not need to use an integrator, consultant, or reseller for deployment. I did it by myself.  

I have not yet needed to purchase the product yet as we are just in the stages of trying it out. There are a certain number of licenses we can use for free during this period. I do not know about the pricing and I am not doing the financial analysis so do not know about the pricing. Other teams will take care of this.  

On a scale from one to ten where one is the worst and ten is the best, I would rate Duo Security as a six-point-five. If I have to choose a whole number it is more of a six.  

I have not tested all the features extensively, so I do not know how they scale. I work on generic RSA products, so I know about all the features.  

This solution provides MFA (Multifactor authentication) to protect access to the ERP system for a diverse population of employees at a public higher-education institution.

By deploying Duo, we have virtually eliminated the risk of direct deposit redirection as a result of credentials that have been compromised via phishing.

The feature that we find most valuable is Duo's ability to provide MFA via mechanisms that do not require a smartphone. We have many users who either refuse or are unable to use a smartphone. Buying them hardware tokens is out of the question, as well. The availability of mechanisms that can achieve MFA, but do not rely on either of those two supplementary elements, is critical for our user population.

Reducing or eliminating the "telephony credits" system used by Duo would be great.  I recognize that they are meant to provide transparency around the cost of using what is supposed to be a limited-use feature set, but I would just rather have the ability to use unlimited telephony and roll that cost into the annual subscription.

We use Duo Security to access databases, which are in the cloud. It's two-factor authentication mostly.

The two-factor login is great. I receive a message and just have to press okay. And then I am in. Also, the connection is very fast.

I haven't experienced any issues with Duo Security, but I'm only on the front end, I don't see the back end. I don't know what the IT guys are struggling with. From the front end, it's very fast and it hasn't missed a beat, so to say. As soon as I log in, within a second, I receive a message on my mobile, and as soon as I hit okay, that is within a second, then it's already passed on to the database where I need to be. It's lightning-fast, I've never experienced anything like it in the past.

I have had experience with Duo Security for roughly six months.

Duo Security is very stable.

I have not needed to call technical support relating to Duo Security; however, the guys from Cisco are very supportive, but that also has a lot to do with my relationship with Cisco. I've known most of the support guys since the late '90s. If I have an issue, they respond to my requests within five minutes.

For me, the initial setup was very simple. All I had to do was download an app, log in, and that was it. 

I was not involved in licensing negotiations, so I can't speak on this matter.

As a user, I would give Duo Security a rating of nine out of ten.