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Cisco Cloud Email Security vs. Symantec mail security for Microsoft Exchange

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Cloud Email Security

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ACisco's Cloud Email Security platform is a secure email gateway.N/A

    Symantec mail security for Microsoft Exchange

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASymantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) combines Symantec anti-malware technology with advanced heuristics and file reputation to provide real-time protection for email against viruses, spyware, phishing, and other malicious attacks. For additional protection, SMSMSE offers Symantec Premium AntiSpam technology (additional license) designed to help to stop 99 percent of incoming spam with less than one false positive per million. SMSMSE enforces content filtering policies on…N/A
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Cisco Cloud Email SecuritySymantec mail security for Microsoft Exchange
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Cisco Cloud Email Security and Symantec mail security for Microsoft Exchange
    Feature
    Cisco Cloud Email Security
    7.4
    2 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Symantec mail security for Microsoft Exchange
    9.6
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Anti-malware8.92 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customizability8.02 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection5.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Threat Detection8.12 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Sandboxing9.82 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption7.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management Tools4.42 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Cloud Email SecuritySymantec mail security for Microsoft Exchange
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Cisco Cloud Email SecuritySymantec mail security for Microsoft Exchange
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    The most appropriate scenarios to implement email security is in companies that want to protect the use of electronic mail since it is one of the security breaches that are currently used to perform any type of attack. Very effective integration with Office 365 and it is highly recommended to add the functionality of advanced malware protection
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    Broadcom
    Any business, regardless of size, can benefit from using Symantec Mail Security. It's very well customizable, easy to use and set up, and easy to maintain. It's a great tool to avoid unsolicited messages, security issues, phishing attacks, viruses, etc. It's really reassuring that the software is kept up-to-date, so we can be sure to be protected should a new kind of attack emerge.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Cisco Email Security addresses all the major forms of data attacks like phishing, ransomware and malware propagation.
    • Its content encryption capabilities safeguard against any data loss potential through outgoing emails.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Outlook integration in terms of a plug-in would be great. Currently, users can't add something to a blacklist or whitelist directly from Outlook.
    • Management of the platform is done from two portals the ESA and SMA. It would be nice to have it all in one management portal.
    • A quick start management guide would be nice. The manual is over 1,000 pages, so there is definitely a lot of functionality in this service.
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    Cisco TAC support is very good since they have engineers available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Important to mention that you must have the support of the solution enabled to be able to receive a response from TAC and that we can be taken care of. The only drawback may be that they will not be able to see settings of the email provider you use.
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    Broadcom
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    Cisco was at least better than or equal to the others but within our budget. It provided all of the services of anti-spam, content filtering, anti-virus, DLP, encrypted email service, scalability, and more than the others. Cisco name and reputation were also key in our decision.
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    Broadcom
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Saves us precious resources by blocking unwanted E-mail right at the edge of our network.
    • Users can work more efficient when all spam and malware is stopped before reaching their inboxes.
    • Enables us to protect our outgoing mail with DKIM signing and validate all incoming mail on the most modern securiry standards.
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