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Imperva DDoS pros and cons

Vendor: Imperva
4.3 out of 5
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PROS

Imperva DDoS allows users to create custom security and access control rules with IncapRules, effectively blocking Layer 7 DDoS attacks.
It provides comprehensive protection against various attacks like SQL injection, Cross-Site Scripting, and antiscanner, enhancing site security.
Real-time monitoring features enable tracking live website traffic and detecting potential threats accurately.
Imperva DDoS supports seamless scalability without requiring in-house appliances, offering cloud-based services that are easy to deploy.
Integration capabilities with systems like IBM AS/400 and Db2 enhance its compatibility in diverse IT environments.

CONS

Improving integration with third-party tools and automating data handling would be beneficial.
First level support should be enhanced to handle customer queries more effectively.
Pricing is high and could be made more affordable for end clients.
Access and security logs should be accessible directly through the portal without needing additional infrastructure.
Customization and configuration management need improvements, such as export options and detailed documentation.
 

Imperva DDoS Pros review quotes

reviewer1358583 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 13, 2020
There is no need to have an appliance in house for the services because it is on the cloud.
SA
Mar 3, 2020
It is an effective threat mitigation tool.
TF
Jul 17, 2022
The three-second service level agreement is already better than the competition.
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EW
Dec 23, 2020
Its unique interface for managing security performance and ease of use are the most valuable features of this solution.
it_user818130 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 12, 2018
On the site security, I can see which countries have incidents, whether it was a robot attack, a real human user, or non-human user.
JS
Sep 2, 2019
They're quite easy to install and quite easy to set up. Clients really like that. Especially when you're dealing with the cloud, it's really easy.
reviewer1281888 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 12, 2022
The most valuable features are DDoS protection.
BI
Dec 24, 2021
Imperva Incapsula has many valuable features. One, it protects the top 10 OWAS vulnerability, the open web application software platform, this is standard. Secondly, it protects against broken authentication. As well, it has remote execution of code.
reviewer1262313 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 19, 2020
The solution's most valuable aspect is that it is easy to configure.
reviewer1499046 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 23, 2021
The solution is very good at intercepting traffic before it gets to our data centers.
 

Imperva DDoS Cons review quotes

reviewer1358583 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 13, 2020
Certificate management could be improved.
SA
Mar 3, 2020
Imperva should have more points of presence in Africa.
TF
Jul 17, 2022
There’s nothing that’s missing in terms of features.
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EW
Dec 23, 2020
The weakest point of Imperva is their first level of support, which should be improved. They should also improve the access and security logs viewing directly on the portal. I would like to see better access and security logs through the portal and not only through a SIM solution. Currently, if you want to explore your access and security logs from Imperva, you need a SIM tool or a SIM infrastructure on your side to do it. You can't do it manually or directly through the portal, which is a big problem for us. I had a call yesterday with Imperva for the roadmap, and I just told them this. They agreed that this is an improvement point from their side.
it_user818130 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 12, 2018
I am not sure if this application has a policy where you can create your custom policy and run it as our firewall. We should have some ability to also create some custom policy, then run it as a firewall.
JS
Sep 2, 2019
We would like them to hire people in Sweden because it's quite hard when people are sitting in the UK or Belgium because some of the customers really want them to be local.
reviewer1281888 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 12, 2022
Incapsula services also provides load balancing services for their service IP address environment. So far, with monitoring their services, the IP address was only changed once.
BI
Dec 24, 2021
Imperva always needs to adjust to new versions of cyber attacks, it needs to be faster, improve the resiliency of the software of the solution.
reviewer1262313 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 19, 2020
The log analytics interface within Incapsula isn't really good. For example, if you have to get all logs from there, it's a very cumbersome process.
reviewer1499046 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 23, 2021
The salespeople tend to exaggerate its capabilities, which can cost you money if you don't verify the information.