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Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG) vs. Symantec Email Security.cloud

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    Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG)

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AUK headquartered multi-national company Clearswift is the developer of the SECURE Email Gateway (SEG) as a messaging security platform. Clearswift was acquired by HelpSystems in late 2019, and is now a HelpSystems brand.N/A

    Symantec Email Security.cloud

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASymantec Email Security.cloud filters unwanted messages and protects users from targeted attacks. The service has self- learning capabilities and Symantec intelligence to deliver highly effective and accurate email security. Encryption and data loss prevention help you control sensitive data. It supports Microsoft Office 365, Google Apps, on premises or hosted Microsoft Exchange, and other mailbox services, delivering always-on, inbound and outbound messaging security. It is designed…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
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    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG) and Symantec Email Security.cloud
    Feature
    Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG)
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Symantec Email Security.cloud
    9.6
    2 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Anti-malware9.01 Ratings9.92 Ratings
    Customizability9.01 Ratings9.92 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection9.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Threat Detection7.01 Ratings9.92 Ratings
    Management Tools7.01 Ratings9.82 Ratings
    Sandboxing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption00 Ratings9.82 Ratings
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    Barracuda Email Protection
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG)Symantec Email Security.cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Clearswift SECURE Email Gateway (SEG)Symantec Email Security.cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Fortra
    The CS SEG appliances are running as virtual appliances by now. They do need not much power in the ESX environment. I recommend to use at least two peers running in a cluster. The cluster feature is working very well. The CS SEG can process a huge number of emails in a very short time frame.
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    Broadcom
    If you don't want to have any spam or malware in your mailbox, Symantec Email Security.cloud is the solution to choose. Also, if you need to have some security features, like DLP, it has them embedded!
    We have also been using reporting a lot to see how many emails have been sent, where they delivered, and so on.
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    Pros
    Fortra
    • CS SEG is fast in email processing
    • Managing the quarantine is easy
    • Display of the reasons why an email has been processed this is very detailed
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    Broadcom
    • Advanced scanning of email and threats beyond simple Antispam services
    • Sandbox testing of attachments prior to delivery of email to test against malicious threats such as Ransomware
    • Spearphishing prevention to avoid impersonation attacks and potential wire transfer requests
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    Cons
    Fortra
    • Improvement is needed in the area of AV/Antispam update processing (internally)
    • Improvement is needed in the log file processing. Many log file entries are not understandable for an operator or administrator without special insider knowledge
    • Clearswift has recently changed the support provider. Now there are no german supporters anymore.
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    Broadcom
    • Outbound encryption could be improved to allow for advanced connections to other organizations' PKI keyservers.
    • The user interface could be a little more friendly, finding advanced features sometimes takes a little more time with hunting and clicking to get to the correct page.
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    Support Rating
    Fortra
    No answers on this topic
    Broadcom
    In very tricky cases, it takes time to explain it to the support personnel as they don't get your problem from the first couple of emails.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Fortra
    The Clearswift Secure Email Gateway (CS SEG) has very low license costs. A two peer cluster is enough to run a complete emailing gateway environment. Compared to the Proofpoint PPS the CS SEG does not need a management appliance. The CS SEG peers can manage the quarantine by themselves. This is easy to use and quite fast.
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    Broadcom
    Barracuda's ESS is the premier product, it boasts outbound email encryption as an included service as well as all of the security features of Symantec Email Security.cloud. Sophos is on the same level as SES.c but is not quite as feature rich.
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    Return on Investment
    Fortra
    • Since this CS SEG environment is operated for a customer, I cannot answer this question
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    Broadcom
    • Our previous solution was very manual. The ROI has been in less manual intervention from the admins and freeing up their already busy schedules.
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