Cyber Security Senior Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
2025-02-05T12:02:00Z
Feb 5, 2025
Varonis started as an on-premises solution and is transitioning to cloud. It hasn't fully moved yet, which is an area for improvement. Varonis requires more access permissions for its core functions compared to competitors, which can be a concern for companies about data safety. The licensing cost of Varonis is high, which might be a drawback for mid-tier companies.
One area for improvement is the calculation engine. When applying rules in Varonis, especially for large datasets (terabytes of data), the calculations can be slow and require time to process. Speeding up this process would be beneficial. Additionally, although Varonis is considered an IAM tool, it also plays a role in data security. Introducing DLP (Data Loss Prevention) capabilities within Varonis would be a valuable addition. While there are ways to implement DLP within the platform, integrating it more tightly would provide greater flexibility for analysts to manage data, set restrictions, and define policies directly within Varonis.
The solution's areas of improvement are the interface and the dependency on on-premises deployment for some components. The interface has improved with the move to a SaaS model, but aspects could still be modernized. Additionally, some elements, like the data privilege module, still require on-premises deployment.
Product Manager at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
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Top 5
2023-10-27T05:59:33Z
Oct 27, 2023
In the meantime just DatAdvantage and DatAlert are available through the SaaS platform and need to comprehend more modules such as DataPrivilege, DatAnswer and so on.
Varonis Platform enhances data security and governance with advanced analytics, identifying unusual access patterns and sensitive areas. Its centralized interface manages permissions across systems, offering essential capabilities for alerting and reporting.
Varonis Platform provides continuous data protection and monitoring by identifying and alerting on unauthorized data access. It offers comprehensive insights into file access and user activities, supporting data classification and...
Varonis started as an on-premises solution and is transitioning to cloud. It hasn't fully moved yet, which is an area for improvement. Varonis requires more access permissions for its core functions compared to competitors, which can be a concern for companies about data safety. The licensing cost of Varonis is high, which might be a drawback for mid-tier companies.
One area for improvement is the calculation engine. When applying rules in Varonis, especially for large datasets (terabytes of data), the calculations can be slow and require time to process. Speeding up this process would be beneficial. Additionally, although Varonis is considered an IAM tool, it also plays a role in data security. Introducing DLP (Data Loss Prevention) capabilities within Varonis would be a valuable addition. While there are ways to implement DLP within the platform, integrating it more tightly would provide greater flexibility for analysts to manage data, set restrictions, and define policies directly within Varonis.
The solution's areas of improvement are the interface and the dependency on on-premises deployment for some components. The interface has improved with the move to a SaaS model, but aspects could still be modernized. Additionally, some elements, like the data privilege module, still require on-premises deployment.
There is one thing that if I add something manually, I get so many alerts. That's the biggest bad thing.
The tool's update process is not easy as compared to other tools.
In the meantime just DatAdvantage and DatAlert are available through the SaaS platform and need to comprehend more modules such as DataPrivilege, DatAnswer and so on.
The product is very complicated.