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Illumio pros and cons

Vendor: Illumio
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PROS

Illumio helps enhance internal network visibility and simplifies firewall policy implementation.
Illumio provides flexibility, allowing for effective security management and adaptation to varying needs.
Illumio is valuable for monitoring network activities and managing access to safeguard organizational data.
Illumio enhances understanding of application communications and network protocol utilization.
Illumio aids in centralizing security rules, facilitating distribution across various locations.

CONS

Illumio requires low-level re-architecting.
Customer service is lagging and could be better.
Technical support needs improvement.
Illumio could support more operating systems like Cisco and Apache appliances.
Agents don't perform well in OT environments.
 

Illumio Pros review quotes

CH
Jun 28, 2022
The Explorer allows you to know the traffic between source and destination.
JL
Jan 22, 2020
The flexibility of the solution is its most valuable feature.
EL
Jun 9, 2022
The most valuable feature of Illumio Adaptive Security Platform is monitoring. When I have no requirement from the other application, I can use the web block traffic to build.
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Vincent TOH - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 15, 2024
The tool helps with my company's security posture.
JH
Apr 25, 2023
The product provides visibility into how the applications communicate and how the network protocols are being used.
PC
Jul 17, 2019
It has helped us to understand internal network visibility and firewall policy implementation. We use the product to simplify firewall policy implementation.
MICHEL RACT-MUGNEROT - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 27, 2023
The features that I have found most useful is the ability to centralize all the rules and then distribute them across various locations. However, I've encountered challenges related to tagging policies, which can be complex to devise. It's a matter that requires careful consideration and stakeholder involvement before implementing such policies.
MM
Apr 11, 2023
The solution helps to maintain logs and monitor activities. It also helps us with access management. The tool helps us to secure organizational data that include files.
JL
Aug 9, 2023
The solution is easy to use.
 

Illumio Cons review quotes

CH
Jun 28, 2022
The customer service is lagging a bit. It could be better.
JL
Jan 22, 2020
The interaction we've had with the support team hasn't been ideal. Technical support should be improved.
EL
Jun 9, 2022
Illumio Adaptive Security Platform could improve by supporting more operating systems. For example, Cisco and Apache appliances.
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Vincent TOH - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 15, 2024
We need more details on areas where there is an error or a traffic blockage. I would like the tool to offer a more detailed view.
JH
Apr 25, 2023
The product’s agents don't work very well in OT environments.
PC
Jul 17, 2019
It requires a low-level re-architecting of the product.
MICHEL RACT-MUGNEROT - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 27, 2023
Some of the features that can be improved is offer additional guidance on creating an effective and risk-free tagging policy would be highly beneficial.
MM
Apr 11, 2023
I would like to see better data security in the product.
JL
Aug 9, 2023
The solution is very basic and doesn't do anything other than the orchestration of layer four endpoint firewall rules.