iboss Reviews

My role is security solutions architect. I do the research for the customers. We are implementors and consultants. We provide solutions for our clients.

With everybody working from home due to COVID, iboss was the solution that we implemented as the security architecture for those who were working from home and normally don't. It has decentralized the office.

The endpoint-type solution is an area that needs some improvement. They don't identify that they are a security risk. This is something that needs some work.

File integrity monitoring would be very advantageous as an additional feature.

I would like to see anything regarding the endpoint or the endpoint-base improved.

I have been working with iboss for one year.

Technical support is pretty sharp and very responsive.

I would rate iboss an eight out of ten because it needs better coverage on the endpoint.

It helps document internet activities and prevent exposure to inappropriate materials.

• Within the filter: Controls (Web categories, applications, and Allow/Block list) and Network (local Subnets).
• Within the reporter: Logs (Event Log) and reports.

They simplify daily tasks and are easy to use.

The area I would like to see improvement in is the ability with in the reporter to navigate directly to the content the user is traversing. It is kind of there, but it's not perfect. Quite frequently, I receive links that lead me to pages with error messages such as, "An error occurred while processing your request. Reference #216.6e29d242.1516384232.1523647."

No issues with stability.

Yes. To scale up, a new iboss Node Blade Chassis must be purchased. However, I think this new device will solve their scalability issues.

Nine out of 10. No complaints.

I rate it an eight out of 10. There could be a few changes, but it's a solid product.

Look into the iboss Node Blade Chassis and not 14600. This product is solid, fairly easy to use, and reliable.

Our primary use case for this product is DLP, data loss protection for databases. We also have solutions for patch management from Ivanti.

With iboss, we can protect the company, wherever they are, and also there is an ability to move like an MSSP, like a managed security service provider, making contracts with carriers.

The iboss solution gives me the ability to scan the traffic through all the ports, through all the 131,000 PCP and UDP ports. With this ability, we have the granularity also for consults over social media, over applications on mobile, and this is an advantage that the customers are looking for right now. Iboss is a solution that prevents advanced persistent threats, and has a zero tolerance for attacks.

Sometimes, obviously there are bugs, but right now they are handling them faster or fast enough to make them count and prevent new threats. In addition, iboss is growing so fast that it is often hard for them to keep up with the challenges. 

It is stable, but due to growth, it can sometimes be less stable than wanted. 

The two factors one must consider for a vendor are:

• Experience
• Cost of the solution

We considered Blue Coat from Symantec. But, we found iboss more innovative.  They consider the needs of the security of the client, and the demand to protect from new threats. 

Our primary use case is web filtering for K-12. We have approximately 1700 learners.

We switched to 1-to-1 iPads, needing more control and ease of use. 

Because of iboss, I did not have to assign web filtering tasks to my techs on a daily basis. As a department, we were able to spend our time making a difference in our learning education experience other than being the web monitoring police.

• Granular setup, which was able to set different levels of filters using the OUs in the AD. 
• The reporting was as detailed as much as you requested. 
• Filtering different age group of learners is imperative to allow the secondary learners with more access to information on the web and restricting our primary learners to areas of the web that we could trust.

SSL decryption: We had issues with learners using apps instead of using web browsers. This type of encryption is tough for any appliance in a BYOD environment.

The tech support has been great. They speak English well.

The security aspect of the solution, particularly the malware behind it, is excellent. That's something that really helped us out. It's not just a simple proxy that just blocks the insights of potential threats that come on behind it. They do malware detection and that helps us a lot.

Overall the solution is quite good. It's similar to Microsoft where it had a base and just added more platforms.

The solution could be stronger on the integration side and offer more cloud applications like G Suite or Oracle.

We started using the solution three to five months ago.

Stability-wise, I can't say that we have had any problems at all with the solution. It's decent. It's not exceptional, however. 

We find the solution to be quite scalable. If an organization needs to scale up they can do so with iBoss. It should be a problem at all.

We have about 20 to 30 people on the solution, so it's not a huge amount. They are all mainly end-users.

Technical support has been very good to us. We've found them to be responsive and knowledgable. Their work is good and we've been satisfied with their level of service so far.

We didn't previously use a different solution before we took on iBoss a few months ago. 

The initial setup is quite straightforward. It didn't give us too many issues.

The pricing of the solution is okay. It's less expensive than, say, Check Point.

I've heard that Check Point is also very good, although it's a more expensive option.

We're a partner with iBoss. We resell the product to our clients if the solution makes sense for them and covers their requirements.

We're using the latest version of the solution.

I would recommend the solution. You don't necessarily have to do a POC first. However, I would recommend it. For us, it was easier to have it integrated into our outreach environment. For clients moving towards the cloud for the first time, especially on Microsoft platforms, its something that really should be seriously considered before actually just jumping in on a new solution.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. If we wanted to, we could go with a more costly setup.