Vicarius vRx Reviews

We use Vicarius vRx for the visibility of all the assets in one place on the patch management status.

The risk we're trying to mitigate is the need to patch a critical vulnerability across numerous assets quickly. Manually patching involves logging into each asset, installing the patch, verifying its success, and repeating the process. Vicarius vRx allows us to apply patches to all assets simultaneously and verifies the patch status for each asset.

Vicarius vRx consolidates vulnerability discovery, prioritization, and remediation in a single platform.

We automated the monthly installation of Microsoft updates, which previously required our IT staff to manually update half of our computers one week and the other half the following week. Using Vicarius vRx, we divided our Microsoft assets into two groups. Now, Vicarius vRx automatically installs updates on the third Tuesday of each month for the first group and then for the second group a week later. This automation has freed up our IT staff to focus on other tasks and has been very effective.

The Vicarius vRx automation helped save up to ten percent of our time.

Vicarius vRx allows centralized, automated patching of all assets. As CISO, it is my responsibility to inform the company of zero-day vulnerabilities and ensure all assets are protected. Previously, mitigating a critical vulnerability meant manually patching each asset, a daunting and time-consuming task. This lack of efficient patch management caused significant concern and was a top priority for improvement. Implementing Vicarius vRx has streamlined this process and significantly improved our security posture, giving me peace of mind.

We made some configuration changes using custom scripts in the Vicarius vRx scripting engine. Initially, we didn't anticipate needing custom scripts, but having the agent installed with elevated permissions proved advantageous. This allows us to accomplish a lot with custom scripts, which we've used for various tasks.

Vicarius vRx has reduced meantime to remediate by 90 percent. If we have to wait for IT to remediate manually it would take them days.

It has significantly improved our efficiency by reducing patching time by 80 percent, allowing us to focus on other critical tasks. This time-saving solution provides valuable visibility into the security status of all company assets, enabling real-time monitoring of vulnerabilities and patch installation progress. This comprehensive awareness is crucial for both IT professionals and the overall organization.

Vicarius vRx consolidates three tools into one. It offers specific solutions for patching Macs and Microsoft systems, eliminating the need for separate tools. Additionally, it accurately assesses the real risk of each vulnerability by considering our specific organization and network, allowing for effective prioritization. Finally, vRx provides built-in automation capabilities, removing the need for external tools like SOAR.

Two years ago, I conducted a vendor selection process to find a solution for patching our approximately one hundred Windows terminals. We ultimately implemented Vicarius vRx to automate the patching process, primarily for Windows updates. This solution also allows us to run other automation scripts across the terminals, such as implementing certificates.

It is nice that Vicarius vRx consolidates vulnerability discovery, prioritization, and remediation in a single platform. However, it is not critical because we are using CSPM for managing the vulnerabilities across our organization.

Our organization has automated certain manual tasks within the vulnerability management and remediation lifecycle using Vicarius vRx. This includes actions such as disabling the transporter service on Windows servers and implementing certificates. This automation has proven valuable by streamlining these processes and increasing efficiency.

The automations run simultaneously, so across one hundred or more servers.

We implemented a process where we patch our system on a schedule and Vicarius vRx has improved our organization's security.

From an operational perspective, the support team is rolling out this system because it is more efficient than manually patching servers. This automated approach, provided by Vicarius vRx, benefits operations teams that are already at full capacity by simplifying their workload and improving efficiency.

I used the Vicarius vRx custom script to disable the print spooler, adapting an existing script to meet our specific needs. While I could have created my own script in Python and deployed it across the organization, that approach wasn't ideal. 

I've seen operational improvements, specifically within the support team. They were overloaded with tasks, so automating even one has significantly benefit us. This allows us to execute larger projects and assume more responsibility, ultimately reducing the support team's workload and concerns.

I used it for the company for which I run the cybersecurity practice. We did a PoC and ended up buying the tool, and we are now in the process of trying to get our money back because the tool does not work. It just does not perform like we thought it would. There are a lot of backend issues, so we are evaluating another product and moving on.

The use case for vRx was for one of the big security initiatives here at the company. It was related to being able to update the systems. vRx seemed to be user-friendly and very easy to use. We wanted to bring in this tool to centrally manage our ability to update our systems.

When we deployed it, it seemed like a fairly good tool, but we only scratched the surface. From one to ten, we probably only scratched about one, and we liked what we saw. People got ahead of themselves, not fully testing the tool, and that is the reason why we are in the situation we are in now.

It slowed down one of our main initiatives. It has not done anything. I like the concept of it being able to patch systems, keep them up to date, give a risk score, and things like that, but that is not what it was doing.

There was another team that was evaluating it too. We created scripts, but they did not work the way we thought they would.

vRx did not reduce our mean time to remediate vulnerabilities.

vRx did not reduce the amount of time we spend on patching. It increased our time because it did not work.

It was important for us that vRx consolidates vulnerability discovery, prioritization, and remediation in a single platform.

I am the security manager of the company, and we have a system communications department and IT. They manage the platform in order to monitor some PCs and servers to have them updated and patched.

We wanted to save time by implementing Vicarius vRx. Before vRx, we spent a lot of time searching for vulnerabilities that came out and patching them manually. With Active Directory integration and many other things, we now have it all centralized in the vRx Console.

Vicarius vRx consolidates vulnerability discovery, prioritization, and remediation in a single platform. This is very important for us. We are spending less time on these tasks. Previously, we had a team of three people for these tasks. After implementing Vicarius vRx, thanks to the vRx Console, we only have one person.

We have done some automation for vulnerability management. For some devices, we have automation to patch critical and high vulnerabilities in less than an hour of being discovered by Vicarius vRx. Previously, we had three people, whereas we now have only one person handling the work. It has saved about 1,800 hours a year.

After implementing Vicarius vRx, we realized that we were not aware of all the vulnerabilities. We did not know how insecure our systems were, whereas now, we know that our systems are not affected by so many CVEs. This knowledge of how secure we are is a major benefit of Vicarius vRx.

Vicarius vRx assists us in spending less time discovering vulnerabilities and knowing whether we are affected or not.

Patchless Protection is helpful in some cases, such as some critical zero-day vulnerabilities. We do not know if it works very well or not, but we activate Patchless Protection until the official patch is released.

We have one script to roll back the changes of our update. We have some automated tasks to apply patches. In case the patching makes a platform unstable, we have a script to go back to and recover a previous version.

Before Vicarius vRx, we were not aware of some vulnerabilities, so our meantime to remediate them was essentially infinite because we never patched them. Previously, it would take us a week to apply a patch for Microsoft vulnerabilities after they came out, whereas now, we can apply them on the same day as they are published.

We are using Vicarius vRx for managing vulnerabilities, including patch management and managing updates on any of the software we have running in the company.

Previously, we did not have any solution for managing vulnerabilities. We had to go computer by computer to check whether any updates were due, and then we would update. We got to know that there is a solution like this one, so we implemented it so that we do not have to do all the manual work moving from computer to computer. It is all centrally managed.

Our audits are now smoother due to the automated implementation of patches. It is key for us because our audits are based on when a patch was launched and when it was implemented in our network. With this particular solution, it is easy. We are flying through the audits because it is automated. It will simply apply the necessary fix.

We do not have 100% automation, but we are able to check which updates are due. The only part where we come into play is to launch the updates. What we are preventing with that is that we do not want to put in a patch that is troublesome or that people have flagged as troublesome. That is why we have not fully automated it.

It has saved a lot of our time. Previously, we had to go from computer to computer, and we have branches. The IT team is based in the headquarters. Going to the branches to check for updates, maybe through AnyDesk or any other remote software, was taking a lot of our time. It has saved about 50% of our time.

Vicarius vRx has improved the network speed. If we are struggling with some apps, that tends to slow down the network speed. Because it is all automated, our security posture looks good, and our network runs smoothly.

We are very happy with the solution. We do not see ourselves functioning without the solution as the IT team. It helps us a lot.

Vicarius vRx has reduced our mean time to remediate vulnerabilities. It has saved about 70% of the time.

Vicarius vRx has affected our operations greatly. It means our focus can be on other things, and we do not have to worry about patch management all the time. It has increased our efficiency as a team.

Vicarius vRx has reduced 70% of the time we spend on patching. The only thing that we do is to check which patches are there. We do not have to run around looking at each computer.

We no longer have to do the remote sessions. Everything is in place.

We are a Vicarius partner, so we resell vRx and other Vicarius products. We use vRx in a lab environment to illustrate the capabilities to our customers, who love it.

With its vulnerability reports, vRx has provided confidence that systems are saving their patches. The customer has the assurance that they have mitigated some of those vulnerabilities there. It's also incredibly important to be able to detect missing patches and misconfigurations, missing registry keys, and things of that nature that help close some of the holes in an environment.

It has reduced the mean remediation time for our customers. We've had a few scenarios where customers have migrated from other patch solutions simply because they lacked confidence. There were additional requirements for verifying that the patch was rolled out or implemented successfully. By removing that additional layer of forced verification, vRx has certainly increased efficiency and the ability to implement those patches successfully.

VRx reduces the time customers spend on patching by reducing the overhead on the administrators, allowing them to do additional work. It saves time they would spend addressing the patching process, follow-ups, etc. 

We use Vicarius vRx for vulnerability management.

We implemented Vicarius vRx because we were looking for a vulnerability scanning platform that did more than provide recommendations but assisted with remediation.

Vicarius' ability to consolidate vulnerability discovery, prioritization, and remediation in one platform is extremely important and a fantastic time saver.

We have automated third-party patching on specific software, improving efficiency by 80 percent.

We saw the benefits of Vicarius vRx during our 30-day POC.

Vicarius is a critical layer in our cybersecurity strategy.

The patchless protection feature works well.

Vicarius' scripting engine enables us to create custom scripts to mitigate configuration-based vulnerabilities.

The ability to mitigate custom scripts has allowed for flexibility in some of the automation processes.

Vicarius has helped reduce our mean time to remediate by 80 percent.

Vicarius has reduced our patching time, which has improved our operations.

Vicarius is more robust than other solutions because it offers better third-party remediation.

I use Vicarius vRx to deploy software and Windows updates on endpoints and servers. It is also my preferred solution for deploying new software to specific departments or groups of computers.

We implemented Vicarius VRX to ensure users had the latest updates and patches on their devices.

Vicarius's consolidation of vulnerability discovery, prioritization, and remediation in a single platform is crucial. While it provides comprehensive visibility of vulnerabilities, including those without patches, addressing all of them may not be feasible. The platform excels at enabling swift patching for vulnerabilities with available solutions, but the persistence of unpatchable vulnerabilities on the dashboard can be disconcerting. Despite this, the ability to efficiently manage and remediate patchable vulnerabilities makes it a valuable tool.

We can automate manual tasks using scripts or automation. Vicarius collaborates directly with vendors to obtain updates for every operating system version. Our platform supports various scripting languages, including PowerShell, CMD for Windows, and Bash for Linux and Mac, providing flexibility to execute scripts based on the specific environment.

The time saved by automation depends on the organization's size and the number of employees. In smaller branches with fewer employees, the time saved may not be significant, but in larger branches with more employees, automation can significantly impact efficiency and productivity. While the impact of automation may vary depending on the specific needs and circumstances of each branch, it can be a valuable tool for saving time and improving overall workflow.

Once we configure Vicarius vRx and fine-tune the automation to our desired workflow, we can leave it to run independently without needing to access the system daily or even weekly.

Vicarius vRx completes tasks more quickly than I can. While I can manually update each employee's computer, it would be time-consuming. Additionally, I am unsure when the official vulnerability update will be released. Vicarius vRx automates this process, providing a layer of protection more efficiently.

Vicarius vRx's scripting engine allows for the creation of custom scripts to mitigate vulnerabilities stemming from configuration issues. These scripts can be tailored to specific needs, utilizing either pre-built scripts provided by Vicarius or entirely custom scripts. This functionality allows for actions such as disabling vulnerable services or uninstalling software known to have vulnerabilities, ultimately aiding in mitigation efforts.

Vicarius vRx has significantly reduced our mean time to remediate and patch by over 50 percent.