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Cynet pros and cons

Vendor: Cynet

4.4 out of 5

38 reviews
96% willing to recommend

276 followers

Pros & Cons summary

Cynet offers excellent protection from ransomware and malware with advanced detection capabilities and impressive automation, often blocking attacks without technician intervention. The setup is user-friendly and efficient. Cynet integrates endpoint and network data for incident response but lacks Linux and mobile support. Improvements are needed in mobile protection, network traffic analysis, orchestration, URL filtering, and cloud security. Integration with management systems like Datto AutoTask requires enhancement, impacting deployment processes.

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Prominent pros & cons

PROS

Cynet requires less management and can operate in an autonomous mode to effectively block malware threats.

Cynet's advanced detection and protection against ransomware, paired with SOC monitoring, offer robust security features.

The level of automation in Cynet is commendable as it blocks threats with minimal intervention required from technicians.

Cynet combines people, processes, and technology effectively, providing a holistic approach to cybersecurity.

The initial setup of Cynet is user-friendly and its stability and scalability are highly rated.

CONS

Technical support could be improved with faster responses and a support center in Asia is needed.

There is a need for additional features like mobile protection, URL filtering, and improved automation.

Cynet has shortcomings in integration capabilities with other security applications and remote monitoring management systems.

There is a lack of support for Linux servers and better management of reverse proxies is required.

Cynet's reporting and compliance reports are weak and could benefit from more customization and detailed information.

Cynet Pros review quotes

AG

Chief Technology Officer at Flex Group

Oct 5, 2021

It's transparent, so it's not something where every user has to press a button to download or do the thing. It is centralized, in fact. Personally, I use Malwarebytes and other tools, which are fine for home use. Cynet is also relatively silent in terms of operation, except when it's required to act.

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reviewer1706643

Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Apr 3, 2023

The most valuable aspect of this solution is that it is a complete solution, which makes cyber security very free and almost perfect. There is no such thing as perfect cyber security, but as far as it can go, sign it comes close to being perfect and holistic. Cynet is always comprehensive from the perspective of functionality, as well as from the standpoint that it encompasses not only technology but also processes and people. The triad of people, processes, and technology is crucial and should always be in place. To my knowledge, no other product or platform combines all three components into one, but Cynet does.

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reviewer1706643

Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Nov 17, 2022

Cynet is unique in that it has almost everything included and it was built up from the ground, instead of a bundle of purchased and composed modules. It gives you easier very good visibility than Sentinel One as well as a lower maintenance burden.

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GJ

George E Jones Jr CISM CRISC CISSP

Director of Cyber Security Services at ASSURED ENTERPRISES

Aug 13, 2021

The initial setup is very fast and very easy.

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MM

Head of Operations at Investrust Bank Plc

Apr 15, 2022

The visibility it gives is excellent.

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reviewer1888389

Solutions Architect at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Aug 2, 2022

The most valuable feature of this solution is the network part of it because most of the endpoint products in XDS products we find Cynet has networking user behavior analysis and network analysis, for the whole team.

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GG

VP, CIO, CDO at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees

Nov 7, 2021

We are protecting all our workstations.

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reviewer1348965

Senior Cyberecurity Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

Jan 13, 2021

The feature that I have found most valuable is that the configuration and the usage of the product are not so complicated. For people responsible for using this infrastructure for the first line of workstation monitoring, it's quite easy to use.

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reviewer1065261

Chief Information Security Officer at a construction company with 10,001+ employees

Sep 15, 2020

It can be deployed in autonomous mode, and then it automatically blocks malware threats.

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reviewer1774437

Network and Security Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Feb 2, 2022

The level of automation is very good because the majority of the time, it blocks the attacks without requiring anything from our side. The technicians don't have to do anything. They are just alerted about what happened. So, the user intelligence works quite well.

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Cynet Cons review quotes

AG

Chief Technology Officer at Flex Group

Oct 5, 2021

The inability to add contact information inside the Cynet is also an issue because it makes things more complicated. I would like to have a simple feature to enter a contact name and number for the person taking care of that unit or that server.

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reviewer1706643

Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Apr 3, 2023

One thing to note is that I highly recommend adding a deep learning-based prevention environment as an additional layer to Cynet. However, I always advise my customers to start with Cynet or XDR, for example, and then focus on the people, technology, and processes involved. This is the best approach to ensure that you are not breached with ransomware. While Cynet can prevent most attacks, there have been cases where ransomware has been quicker than Cynet's detection capabilities. In these situations, an additional tool is necessary to ensure complete protection, and that is what I sell as well.

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reviewer1706643

Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Nov 17, 2022

SIEM - Although with their Centralised Log Management Cynet has created the basis for SIEM functionality, this is to be expanded in the near future.

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GJ

George E Jones Jr CISM CRISC CISSP

Director of Cyber Security Services at ASSURED ENTERPRISES

Aug 13, 2021

They have some things in the pipeline, we understand, and they're going to be able to support Android and all these other devices soon. The key is the devices - which is an aspect that is lacking right now. Every company has that problem, not just Cynet.

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MM

Head of Operations at Investrust Bank Plc

Apr 15, 2022

I'd like to see more data loss prevention within the product.

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reviewer1888389

Solutions Architect at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Aug 2, 2022

I would like to see more emphasis on building the data lake and storing all endpoint data in the enterprise data lake so that data mining can be performed

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GG

VP, CIO, CDO at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees

Nov 7, 2021

Linux servers are not supported.

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reviewer1348965

Senior Cyberecurity Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

Jan 13, 2021

In terms of what could be improved, I would say the usability of this product for new threats. Meaning, not everything which is new is properly seen by the product and not all the required actions are taken.

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reviewer1065261

Chief Information Security Officer at a construction company with 10,001+ employees

Sep 15, 2020

Could have better integration with other security applications.

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reviewer1774437

Network and Security Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Feb 2, 2022

It is an endpoint agent, but they don't have a probe for checking the network traffic. They could improve from this point of view.

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