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Skyhigh Secure Web Gateway vs. Symantec Web Security Service

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    Skyhigh Secure Web Gateway

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASkyhigh Secure Web Gateway (replacing the former McAfee Web Gateway) is presented by the vendor as high-performance on-premises web security, that can be deployed as dedicated hardware or a virtual machine. With it, users can enforce internet-use policies, analyze the nature and intent of content and active code entering the network, and use DLP technology to scan outbound traffic.N/A

    Symantec Web Security Service

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ASymantec Web Security Service (WSS) is a line of defense against modern day cyber threats. It provides secure web services, enables enterprises to control access, protects users from threats, and secures their sensitive data.N/A
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Forcepoint SWG
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Cisco Secure Web Appliance
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Skyhigh Secure Web GatewaySymantec Web Security Service
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (5 ratings)
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
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    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Skyhigh Security
    McAfee Web Gateway is best suited for all types of organizations if they wan to achieve the security for their users as it has the large intel database as well. The best part is its flexible hybrid deployment methods- it can be deployed on premises (hardware and virtual), in the cloud, or both for the high availability.
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    Broadcom
    Symantec Web Security Service monitors and filters network traffic to protect web servers from cyberattacks. Its single dashboard view, excellent UI/UX, and easy DLP integration make it a market leader. Excellent sandboxing for safe browsing in restricted IT networks. Threat categorization and stateful SSL description of web traffic to identify dynamic threat vectors. However, alerts and notifications only work quickly when large-scale DDoS attacks happen.
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    Pros
    Skyhigh Security
    • Great malware protection.
    • Excellent sandboxing.
    • Great URL filtering.
    • Very good pre-defined policies.
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    Broadcom
    • Complete web protection.
    • Easy to setup.
    • Great reputation and credibility.
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    Cons
    Skyhigh Security
    • Support response
    • Better pricing
    • Best practices guides
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    Broadcom
    • Advanced and targeted attacks
    • Policy granularity
    • better support
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    Usability
    Skyhigh Security
    Excellent products based on all the needs we had. Most of our use cases has been able to implement. DLP is kind of difficult to implement but possible. However you needs a big team to handle the tools as it's capabilities and management is complex. Nevertheles you can find a way to leverage all the funcionality when needed.
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    Broadcom
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    Support Rating
    Skyhigh Security
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    Broadcom
    The support has become average ever since broadcom acquisition and they moving to GCP. There is no focus of existing customers as the presale do not exist
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    Alternatives Considered
    Skyhigh Security
    The configuration of the Cisco Secure Web Appliance of even worse than the one of Skyhigh's Secure Web Gateway. The detecction rate was slightly higher but the visibility worse.
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    Broadcom
    Symantec Web Security Service is a powerful tool for moderating website traffic and protecting user data. Easy DLP integration makes it a market leader, and it works with Symantec DLP and EDR to protect remote users' browsing activity. Threat categorization and stateful SSL description of web traffic to identify dynamic threat vectors. Unified threat dashboard with seamless alerting. So compared to other solutions, it is standout.
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    Return on Investment
    Skyhigh Security
    • An effective tool in enforcing Internet policies.
    • Adds a necessary layer of Internet security over and above UTM Firewall offerings.
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    Broadcom
    • Slightly on the costlier side.
    • Less risk of security lapse.
    • Extensive protection against web attacks.
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