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Akamai Guardicore Segmentation vs. Proofpoint Web Security

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    Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AGuardicore is a segmentation company, now part of Akamai since the late 2021 acquisition, aiming to displace legacy firewalls. The Guardiocre software-only approach is decoupled from the physical network to provide a faster alternative to firewalls. It is built for the agile enterprise that offers greater security and visibility in the cloud, data-center and endpoint.N/A

    Proofpoint Web Security

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AProofpoint Web Security, based on Meta Networks which was acquired by Proofpoint in 2019, is a Software-Defined Perimeter delivered as a service, designed to provide a zero-trust alternative to VPN for secure remote access to any application, anywhere.N/A
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Akamai Guardicore SegmentationProofpoint Web Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
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    9.0
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    Usability
    9.0
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    Support Rating
    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    Akamai Guardicore SegmentationProofpoint Web Security
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Akamai
    This is the best possible solution for enterprise-level organizations where server counts will be in the thousands. To manage these and understand the communication can be very cumbersome without this tool. Ease of creation map zone and application-wise can be relaxing to OS teams and support teams as well. There is no limit to labeling schema of servers and it gives the freedom to do so.
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    Proofpoint
    I think [Proofpoint Meta (formerly Meta Networks)] is a pretty robust VPN solution that would be good for most [organizations].
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    Pros
    Akamai
    • Network traffic flow within environment of organization.
    • Creating maps for visibility and drill down is a key feature.
    • Labelling of servers can be done via running script.
    • Alerts can be sensitized for the traffic not seen.
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    Proofpoint
    • Stable VPN - 99.999 uptime
    • Fast connection - have POP all around the world
    • Enhanced security - flexible user policy.
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    Cons
    Akamai
    • Limited support to legacy infrastructure.
    • Integration with third party is a bit tedious.
    • Awaiting support for Kubernetes in the next version.
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    Proofpoint
    • Faster SSL vpn would be nice.
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    Usability
    Akamai
    The solution is deployed throughout the organization. Teams are working and integrating it with the help desk tool wherever required. Helps in identifying the network traffic flows in lateral movement and east and west as well. Allows policies by default and later fine-tuning to be done to narrow it and enforce blocking action. Exporting reports from the tool is easy and can be observed for any issues.
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    Proofpoint
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    Support Rating
    Akamai
    Support has been available 24*7. It also depends on criticality but support is available. Also, the right expertise from the team helps in identifying the issue quickly and this helps in less production downtime if required. The ticket is resolved with RCA.
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    Proofpoint
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    Alternatives Considered
    Akamai
    1) No limit to labeling schema. 2) Ease of creating maps with respect to zone, environment, subnets, etc. 3) Ease of creating policies and publishing the same. 4) Deception 5) Integration with monitoring tool (grafana) 6) Changes in the agent can be considered if there are legacy systems, time-consuming but can be achieved with the right information.
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    Proofpoint
    Meta was agile and gave us the product we were looking for. the other vendors were lacking a lot of features or had a difficult deployment.
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    Return on Investment
    Akamai
    • Blocking unwarranted traffic can really boost security of organization.
    • Alerts can be triggered to SIEM servers and help in timely action.
    • Need to be very careful before configuring and publishing block policies in the production environment.
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    Proofpoint
    • Positive - it let the company WFH in a pretty decent manner so no [work] hours were lost.
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