FileAudit vs USM Anywhere comparison

IS Decisions and LevelBlue are both solutions in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category. IS Decisions is ranked #41 with an average rating of 8.0, while LevelBlue is ranked #29 with an average rating of 7.3. IS Decisions holds a 0.1% mindshare in SIEM, compared to LevelBlue’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IS Decisions users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of LevelBlue users who would recommend it.

FileAudit

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100% willing to recommend

USM Anywhere

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

FileAudit and USM Anywhere offer distinct benefits for tech buyers in the security and auditing software category. Based on user feedback, USM Anywhere has the upper hand due to its advanced features, even though FileAudit is praised for its cost-effectiveness and customer service.

Features: FileAudit's intuitive access auditing, straightforward reporting capabilities, and easy setup process are highly valued. USM Anywhere stands out for its comprehensive threat detection, robust response features, and a wider range of integrated security tools.

Room for Improvement: FileAudit users recommend improvements in alerting mechanisms, better integration with other tools, and enhanced scalability. For USM Anywhere, users find the learning curve steep, suggest enhancements in scalability, and seek more user-friendly documentation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: FileAudit is known for its quick deployment and reliable customer service. While USM Anywhere requires a more complex deployment process, it has strong customer support that users appreciate, even though it can be challenging to implement at first.

Pricing and ROI: FileAudit is favored for its lower initial costs and satisfactory ROI. Despite higher setup costs, users find USM Anywhere's investment worthwhile due to its extensive security features and perceived value, being suitable for businesses willing to invest more for robust security solutions.

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Categories and Ranking

FileAudit

Ranking in Log Management

42nd

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

41st

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

USM Anywhere

Ranking in Log Management

37th

Ranking in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

29th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

115

Ranking in other categories

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) (52nd), Compliance Management (12th)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) category, the mindshare of FileAudit is 0.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of USM Anywhere is 1.2%, down from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

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AntoSebastin

Cyber Security Consultant - APAC at Logon Software

A scalable SIEM solution for monitoring a user's activity in the file server

The most valuable features of the solution are its quick and simple features related to advanced permissions for files, allowing for what permission needs to be granted to the users when it comes to the monitoring folder in the solution. If someone who has been denied permission to use a particular folder tries to go to that folder, then the administrator gets a notification. In general, the administrator can easily gather and maintain records if a person who has been denied permission to a particular confidential folder tries to access it.

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Omer Jamil

Supervisor, Security Operations at Bpm

An easy-to-deploy tool that needs to improve its vulnerability scanning feature

To those who plan to use the solution, I would suggest that they go through the documentation and online training models available for free, as it can help you deploy the product quickly while also being helpful in areas where there is a need to understand correlation and monitoring. I rate the overall product a seven out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Our customer acquires the complete report which is kept for future auditing purposes."

"Alerting upon file changes is the most valuable aspect of the product."

"It is a good and stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

"Reports are customized, so you can present them to executives or engineers."

"The other big selling feature for us was its integration capabilities with all the other security-based products."

"It brought our logs into one place for review and set up alarms based on changes we were missing due to lack of having one place for everything to go."

"Every activity on the firewall is recorded, and notifications are sent with this solution."

"The Event Correlation and vulnerability scans have been the most useful. As a 24/7 SOC, we use the incoming alarms to give an overview of suspicious traffic going through the network. It's easy to look at the correlated events and see the broad picture of traffic for that customer. Vulnerability scans are good for providing patch and remediation guidelines to keep customer systems secure."

"What I find the most valuable about USM Anywhere is its compliance. It shows a list of all the administrators logged on and does it quite well. There are no whistles and bells, it's reliable and simple to use."

"This solution can identify many threats inside the organization (compromised endpoints, configuration issues), as well as "outside" threats (botnets, network scanners, web-attacks, etc)."

"Asset discovery seems to be good."

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Cons

"The updates management and central management console could be improved."

"Whenever someone cuts and paste, it shows as "file is deleted"."

"The DLP function, including installation of the agent on the workstation and controlling the DLP restrictions, are areas where the product lacks."

"Sometimes the log is unclear, and the report is a bit ambiguous."

"It would be nice to see some machine learning and monitoring of the configuration in network devices."

"I've been using it just for my own personal upskilling in terms of how the product works. At the moment, it is pretty straightforward and simple, and it is working how it is supposed to. The feedback would come once it is deployed to customer sites. They'll be using it on a more frequent basis, and that's when the feedback would come in terms of the areas in which they're facing issues or are looking for simplicity."

"There are many reports included but would be nice to have better access to the data."

"We've had some stability problems, not a lot, but a few. Updates seem to be the worst. That seems to be when the stability problems come up."

"The only complex area of the setup was writing the custom scripts."

"Source material on the forums to be more up-to-date with the changes happening within the product. Forums being out-of-date with information due to the changes makes troubleshooting a little more difficult - specific to the HIDS agents."

"The dashboard could be improved as well as the level of customization."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"FileAudit provides a trial license for 30 days, and after that, customers can choose between perpetual licensing or the annual-based licensing option offered by FileAudit."

"The pricing is a good value. The key thing is that for the new product, the licensing of it, is subscription-based and it's based on data. Clients need to be really careful when thinking about that, because odds are they're going to need to put a lot more data into it than what they initially estimate, which is going to drive their subscription costs up."

"The licensing fees are dependent on usage."

"Negotiate the best package for your environment."

"I rate the price of AT&T AlienVault USM a four out of five."

"It is a product that is priced in a medium range, making it neither a cheap nor a costly product."

"Its price is in the medium to upper range."

"It's affordable for most customers."

"Its price is much lower than McAfee ESM."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

18%

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Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about FileAudit?

It is a good and stable solution...It is a scalable solution.

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What needs improvement with FileAudit?

The DLP function, including installation of the agent on the workstation and controlling the DLP restrictions, are areas where the product lacks. It would be great if the aforementioned details wer...

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What is your primary use case for FileAudit?

My company uses FileAudit as an SIEM solution, and it is used for monitoring the file server activity to find out what users did in the file server, which may include modifying the file, deleting i...

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What do you like most about AT&T AlienVault USM?

The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease of deployment that it provides to users. The integrations that the product has with third-party applications are useful.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AT&T AlienVault USM?

The pricing is amazing and really cheap.

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What needs improvement with AT&T AlienVault USM?

There are scalability issues due to a 60 TB limit, which restricts its use for large customers like banks. It is also limited when used with bigger products and has complex password requirements.

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Also Known As

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AT&T AlienVault USM, AlienVault, AlienVault USM, Alienvault Cybersecurity

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Overview

Agentless, remote and non-intrusive, FileAudit offers a simple more user-friendly way to safeguard and secure file access in a Windows environment. FileAudit provides real-time monitoring and alerting on all access (or access attempts). FileAudit also implements contextual functions such as mass access and alteration alerts, tracking source IP address information for remote data access, and providing granular time and date alerting parameters to monitor folder and file access at unusual or unexpected times.

USM Anywhere centralizes security monitoring of networks and devices in the cloud, on premises, and in remote locations, helping you to detect threats virtually anywhere.

Discover

Network asset discovery
Software & services discovery
AWS asset discovery
Azure asset discovery
Google Cloud Platform asset discovery

Analyze

SIEM event correlation, auto-prioritized alarms
User activity monitoring
Up to 90-days of online, searchable events

Detect

Cloud intrusion detection (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Network intrusion detection (NIDS)
Host intrusion detection (HIDS)
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Respond

Forensics querying
Automate & orchestrate response
Notifications and ticketing

Assess

Vulnerability scanning
Cloud infrastructure assessment
User & asset configuration
Dark web monitoring

Report

Pre-built compliance reporting templates
Pre-built event reporting templates
Customizable views and dashboards
Log storage

Sample Customers

CommuniCare Health Centre, DP World, BAE Systems, Moet Hennessy, Ernst & Young, Honda, Volswagon, VTech, GlakoSmithKline, Lockheed Martin, US Navy, University of Alabama, Ministry of Interior Saudi Arabia, Total

Abel & Cole, Bank of Ireland, Bluegrass Cellular, CareerBuilder, Claire's, Hays Medical Center, Hope International, McCurrach, McKinsey & Company, Party Delights, Pepco Holdings, Richland School District, Ricoh, SaveMart, Shake Shack, Steelcase, TaxAct, Taylor Morrison, Vonage and Zoom

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