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For supercritical businesses, there should be a return on investment due to the enhanced security features and resilience.
They responded quickly and effectively when we experienced some over-blockings recently.
I rate my experience with their technical support above ten.
You can be fortunate if you meet someone knowledgeable.
Support services are lagging and not very responsive.
The stability of Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is near perfect at a rating of ten.
Stability depends on the platform on which it is deployed and the number of users.
DNS resolution speed could be improved to match that of Google DNS or Cloudflare DNS.
With just a single click, you can deploy it, and with just a single click you can set whether you are allowing the traffic or blocking it.
If Infoblox invests in network observability, especially from the perspective of DNS and IP address observability, it could be a significant improvement.
The product needs improvement in support services, as they are lagging and not very responsive when we raise concerns or queries, especially in terms of significant impact.
AI features could potentially improve the proxy by helping build rules more efficiently, suggesting unused rules, and enhancing preference setting.
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense is quite expensive, especially due to the significant increase in the subscription fee after the first year.
I find the pricing of Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense reasonable.
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense can be expensive for the commercial sector, particularly in Egypt.
Pricing is difficult to specify as Broadcom sells platforms that include multiple products, making it hard to determine the exact cost for the proxy component.
The threat intelligence feature, specifically predictive threat intelligence, is one of the core selling features of Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense.
The threat analytics tools in the Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense improve security response through integration with another platform, allowing you to gain insights on your own data happening within your own Infoblox BloxOne.
The most valuable features include malware detection, phishing, DNS tunneling detection, DGA, and DNS firewall feeds.
The integration with FireGlass has been essential since both solutions are from Broadcom, enhancing compatibility.
The most valuable features are content inspection, caching, SSL encryption, decryption, WAN optimization, and more.
| Product | Mindshare (%) |
|---|---|
| Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense | 4.9% |
| Cisco Umbrella | 20.5% |
| Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection | 10.7% |
| Other | 63.900000000000006% |
| Product | Mindshare (%) |
|---|---|
| Symantec Proxy | 1.9% |
| Cisco Umbrella | 12.8% |
| Zscaler Internet Access | 12.1% |
| Other | 73.2% |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 4 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 3 |
| Large Enterprise | 12 |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 6 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 4 |
| Large Enterprise | 12 |
Infoblox BloxOne Threat Defense strengthens and optimizes your security posture from the foundation up, giving you the visibility, control and automation to secure the hybrid workplace. Operating at the DNS level, BloxOne Threat Defense uncovers threats that other solutions do not and stops attacks earlier in the threat lifecycle. Through pervasive automation and ecosystem integration, it drives efficiencies in SecOps, increases the effectiveness of the existing security stack, secures digital and work-from-anywhere efforts and lowers the total cost for cybersecurity.
Symantec Proxy is designed to provide web security, web access control, and secure web gateway functionalities for organizations. It helps protect against web-based threats, enforce web usage policies, and provide secure access to internet resources.
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Reviews from Real Users
Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by Symantec Proxy users.
PeerSpot user, Consultant at a financial services firm, says that Symantec Proxy "...enables us to manage bandwidth for users based on their privilege levels. For example, if a user wants to use a certain application or resource, we can provide access based on their privileges."
PeerSpot user, General Manager & founder at a engineering company, writes that Symantec Proxy has "A complex deployment, no proper user reporting, and a proxy component that works."
Muhammad Salahuddin, Unit Head - Network and Security Solutions at FPM Solutions, states that Symantec Proxy has "Good URL filtering but is expensive and doesn't have good technical support services."
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