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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    LevelBlue USM Anywhere

    Score3.6 out of 10
    N/AThe LevelBlue USM Anywhere XDR platform (replacing the former AlienVault USM) delivers threat detection, incident response, and compliance management.

    $1,075

    per month

    ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Operations Platform

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ATI Ops is the threat intelligence platform built for operations, not just centralization. It ingests hundreds of internal and external sources, enriches them with AI, and aligns them to any intelligence requirements and MITRE ATT&CK gaps. Analysts can operationalize insights across the SOC, IR, hunt, and vulnerability teams. When combined with Polarity and Risk Quantifier, TI Ops helps teams act on intelligence faster and focus on the threats that truly matter to the…N/A
    Pricing
    LevelBlue USM AnywhereThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Operations Platform
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $1,075
    per month
    Standard
    $1,695
    per month
    Premium
    $2,595
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LevelBlue USM AnywhereThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Operations Platform
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Features
    LevelBlue USM AnywhereThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Operations Platform
    Threat Intelligence
    Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of LevelBlue USM Anywhere and ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Operations Platform
    Feature
    LevelBlue USM Anywhere
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    Ratings
    ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Operations Platform
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Threat Recognition00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Vulnerability Classification00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Automated Alerts and Reporting00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
    Threat Analysis00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence Reporting00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    LevelBlue USM AnywhereThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Operations Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.8
    (390 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.2
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    6.7
    (34 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    6.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (25 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.3
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.4
    (38 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    6.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LevelBlue USM AnywhereThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Operations Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    LevelBlue
    At this point I'm saying a 4. While the marketing material make it appear to be easy to use and it was relatively easy to set up, as previously mentioned, each event description is based upon the individual asset making it nearly impossible for the administrator to be a SME for each asset. For example, if one of the assets reporting is a router, the administrator monitoring alerts would need to know what the various events are that can be triggered as an event for the particular router; however, if the asset is a workstation, the administrator would need to know the various events that are triggered for workstations.
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    ThreatConnect
    If ThreatConnect is going to be used to create playbooks the required technical knowledge and try and error that is required may not be for everyone. The application provides an app builder capability that is really useful but in order to be used the user needs to have intermediate to advanced programing abilities.
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    Pros
    LevelBlue
    • AlienVault USM is simple and easy to deploy. Sensors can be deployed in as little as 15 minutes through the setup wizard.
    • The USM UI is easy to understand. I've trained multiple analysts who are able to perform their duties on their first day, in part because of USM Anywhere's ease of use.
    • Top-notch built-in compliance templates and reporting features.
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    ThreatConnect
    • One of the most beneficial features of the ThreatConnect is its ability to automatically enrich IOCs from multiple sources such as VT WHOis and assign a dynamic threat score.
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    Cons
    LevelBlue
    • Personally, I've wished I could purchase a service that would configure AV for my environment. I get a lot of traffic on a daily basis and I almost need to hire an analyst that just works on AV.
    • Some of the filters when looking for a specific alert aren't that easy to use.
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    ThreatConnect
    • Need to have more native (out of the box) integrations
    • Need more focused training courses and certificates
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    Likelihood to Renew
    LevelBlue
    The centralized logging and retention for PCI compliance was our main driver, and it is meeting that need. Otherwise there has been enough frustration with the lack of documentation and the need to customize through the CLI that I would be open to alternatives.
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    ThreatConnect
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    Usability
    LevelBlue
    Once you are able to navigate the different panels, finding what you need is quite easily. Before getting used it it can be a bit of challenge . Each panel is quite well laid out and the filtering search capabilities are quite strong.
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    ThreatConnect
    The platform is feature rich in enrichment and multi tenant management additionally have the ease of the use for new analysts or smaller teams.
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    Reliability and Availability
    LevelBlue
    We do have issues with maintenance on the AlienVault USM as the disk fills up from time to time with other data sources. Sources for scanning logs and net flow data isn't calculated in regular disk maintenance and can easily fill up our disk if we do not keep an eye on it with some custom Nagios plugins. The system does properly trim logging data from logging sources properly.
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    ThreatConnect
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    Performance
    LevelBlue
    With the latest release of AlienVault USM overall performance has not been an issue. We have noticed single source events per second does not scale well with the overall system. 2,000eps on a vmware system with a single source produces delays of up to an hour for us. Pages, reporting and even raw log searches are rather quick though.
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    ThreatConnect
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    Support Rating
    LevelBlue
    The support we received from alienvault was excellent. They went above and beyond in making sure everything was working as it needed to be. They REALLY want their product implementation to be a success and our security goals be achieved. They are like a member of our security team.
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    ThreatConnect
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    In-Person Training
    LevelBlue
    I did not have any experience with "in person" training directly. The free online classes offered for a half a day are based on the actual training offered. These little teasers are very good and well worth your time to learn a few quick and dirty ways of getting more information from your SIEM
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    ThreatConnect
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    Online Training
    LevelBlue
    It was very well organized and helpful in using the product to the fullest extent. The instructor allowed time for folks who were involved with managed services to receive tuning tips in order to better support their customers. In addition, the course materials were automatically updated when the new version came out.
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    ThreatConnect
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    Implementation Rating
    LevelBlue
    AlienVault USM was a very simple to implement and get up and running. We started with a trial version and had that up and going within an hour of receiving email instructions from the sales engineer. We never had to contact support to get the system up and going. It was extremely easy to convert over to a full license once we started with a paid version.
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    ThreatConnect
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    Alternatives Considered
    LevelBlue
    Splunk's ES is a paid add-on on top of an already pricey product. Finding a MSSP that supports Splunk and isn't a 6 figure annual commitment seems unlikely. LogRhythm did not have a cloud-based solution when we were considering SIEMs. Fantastic product though and have a good MSSP base. Devo did not have a MSSP partner base when we looked. Their product is fantastic too. AlienVault USM has good partners to choose from as well as an affordable cloud model, that's why we chose it.
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    ThreatConnect
    As ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Operations Platform has a ready HTTP Client App, we can virtually integrate it with any system that supports REST APIs. This gives great room for integration and automation that is not found on other systems.
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    Scalability
    LevelBlue
    The AlienVault USM is not very scalable. Some scalability can be achieved by installing additional sensors, but this only offers 500eps per sensor and is still overall limited by the installation type of VM or physical. We have also noticed the EPS (events per second) is rated overall and not towards a single source. A single source on a very healthy VMware partition tops out at 2,000eps for us, no matter how we configure it. Maybe this is a problem of the 5.2 release?
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    ThreatConnect
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    Return on Investment
    LevelBlue
    • Once you hit the 150 asset mark, you have to jump to their unlimited license. There is no middle ground. We were only 10 or so assets above the 150 so we had to chose to either not monitor those assets or pay the price of the upgrade.
    • AlienVault brings all the information to one place which makes it much quicker to track down problems.
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    ThreatConnect
    • Playbooks allow for extensive automation of tasks the team would otherwise spend hours on
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    ScreenShots

    ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Operations Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of dashboards. The ThreatConnect TI Ops Platform provides customizable dashboards to enable the availability of the right information when needed.Screenshot of Low-code Automation. Automation is critical to operationalizing threat intel. The ThreatConnect TI Ops Platform provides Low-Code Automation to automate everything from simple tasks to complex playbooks.Screenshot of ATT&CK Visualizer. The ATT&CK Visualizer in the ThreatConnect TI Ops Platform enables analysts to visually see and understand attacker behaviors using the MITRE ATT&CK framework.Screenshot of a Threat Graph. The ThreatConnect TI Ops Platform provides interactive tools for analysts, like the Threat Graph, to explore and enrich their threat intel data, uncover new relationships, and to take action with just a couple of clicks.