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Vicarius vRx pros and cons

Vendor: Vicarius
4.3 out of 5

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PROS

Vicarius vRx allows for automated patch deployment for third-party applications, enhancing efficiency and security.
Vicarius vRx is valuable for its abilities in patching third-party software effectively.
Features like virtualized patching and severity prioritization in Vicarius vRx are highly beneficial for proactive cyber defense.
Vicarius vRx offers cloud-based functionality that is crucial for protecting applications against zero-day threats.
Vicarius vRx consolidates vulnerability discovery, prioritization, and remediation into a single platform, which simplifies security operations.

CONS

Vicarius vRx's manual patchless application is a point for improvement.
There is a need for more scripting and filtering capabilities to manage the operating system details effectively.
The network device vulnerability scans could be enhanced and include SSH or SNMP for updates.
Vicarius vRx's agent-based approach is less effective for devices where agent installation is impractical.
An MDM solution is highly requested for managing vulnerabilities on mobile devices with scripting capabilities.
 

Vicarius vRx Pros review quotes

WA
Jul 18, 2024
Agent-based scanning is the most valuable feature.
MichaelCortez - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 19, 2024
Patchless Protection helps protect us from vulnerabilities that may not yet have patches from the manufacturer. I've used it for a piece of software that we don't have a patch for. It monitors that software, analyzes it, and makes sure nothing nefarious is going on when it's vulnerable.
reviewer2491878 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 4, 2024
We can easily deploy patches for third-party applications. It automatically downloads the patches for you. You do not have to download them, upload them to the solution, and configure your own scripts or anything like that. It is all automatic.
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AG
Jun 24, 2024
The most valuable features of vRx would be virtualized patching and severity prioritization.
Peter Fallowfield - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 1, 2024
The other products we looked at had patching tagged on another product, whereas this solely looked after the patching and vulnerabilities, which is good. We did not see any other products with such capability.
Jeremy Herman - PeerSpot reviewer
May 31, 2024
I also like how easy it is to use. We instructed some companies on how to use it, provided them with an account, and gave them the ability to deploy and patch. They could quickly figure it out. We can spend an hour in the office showing someone how everything works, and they're good to go. It's the same with our customers.
StevenSmith2 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 30, 2024
While other vulnerability scanners overwhelm us with a huge list of problems after a scan, Vicarius vRx goes beyond that.
Michael Sutherland - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 21, 2024
Vicarius vRx's ability to patch third-party software is particularly valuable for us.
Elena Bernucci - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 4, 2024
The ability to consolidate vulnerability discovery, prioritization, and remediation in one platform is crucial.
Goutham Krishna PS - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 27, 2024
Vicarius vRx's automation feature is its most valuable, allowing us to automate manual tasks, receive automated reports, and easily check device update status.
 

Vicarius vRx Cons review quotes

WA
Jul 18, 2024
Unlike previous vulnerability management systems that relied on network scanning appliances to discover and assess endpoints, Vicarius' agent-based approach is less effective for devices like switches, routers, and printers where agent installation is impractical.
MichaelCortez - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 19, 2024
They do have a search function for device names. They already have a list of all our devices, however, if I'm looking for something, sometimes the name does not come up at the top of the list.
reviewer2491878 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 4, 2024
There can be more scripting capability and more filtering capability. We should be able to filter more granular details in the operating system such as whether it is a service, application, executable, or something like that. For the most part, we are satisfied with what we are able to filter.
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AG
Jun 24, 2024
The network device vulnerability scans can be improved. It would be helpful to be able to mitigate those vulnerabilities using SSH or SNMP to get those those updates out to those devices. I don't know if that is possible because it doesn't run an agent. But at the very least, having that CPE information relative to network devices would be incredibly helpful.
Peter Fallowfield - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 1, 2024
It would be good if there were more login options. At the moment, it sends you an email to verify your email address, and then you can log in. It would be beneficial to have other options for signing in, like MFA or maybe security keys, especially since it is a security product.
Jeremy Herman - PeerSpot reviewer
May 31, 2024
Another complaint we've gotten is that the portal doesn't remember your username and password. You tell them your email, and it sends an invitation. You need to click that, and it takes you to a new portal, where you can finally log in. Maybe it's a security precaution, but it seems like a lot of extra steps to log in.
StevenSmith2 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 30, 2024
While I appreciate the automation of vulnerability management, Vicarius vRx's current manual patchless application is a point for improvement.
Michael Sutherland - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 21, 2024
I would like to see a way to build a virtual environment where we can test patches in real-time before we deploy.
Elena Bernucci - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 4, 2024
Based on the request from our clients, it would be great to have an MDM solution. If they can manage vulnerabilities on mobile devices too, that would be great. Having scripting capabilities on mobile devices would be very useful. That was the request we had from lots of clients.
Goutham Krishna PS - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 27, 2024
Vicarius vRx's application management capabilities could be improved by allowing users to manage and uninstall applications directly within the GUI, eliminating the need for scripting and streamlining the process.