What is our primary use case?
My primary use case for
Antivirus for Amazon S3 is protecting the data and files stored in the
S3 bucket from malware or viruses. The solution scans the files to ensure they are safe.
Antivirus for Amazon S3 has protected us many times. In a real scenario that I remember, there was access to an Amazon S3 bucket from unknown locations, including Russia and Ukraine. We immediately received an alert about suspicious account activity from unknown user locations, and an API call was activated. Once we received the alert, we quickly investigated and found that malicious Java code had been injected into the S3 bucket, which was causing infections when users downloaded it on their machines. The host was compromised, the AWS account was compromised, and we got a real-time malware alert.
What is most valuable?
Antivirus for Amazon S3 protects our system by scanning files in real time and detecting viruses, malicious files, and malware, then taking comprehensive action for threat detection and protection.
The best feature is definitely the deployment. The deployment takes less than 10 minutes. The solution runs within the AWS account, ensuring the data remains secure and compliant. Automated threat mitigation is the second main feature. It automatically tags, deletes, and quarantines the infected file upon detection and provides robust defense against malware, protecting in real time.
The system can automatically delete and quarantine the infected files once they are found to be malicious. This antivirus solution has a robust defense against malware, ensuring it never reaches the end user's S3 bucket and S3 locations.
It has definitely impacted our business positively. It makes our complete S3 bucket and AWS account secure by ensuring that no malicious file can be uploaded or downloaded by any AWS account holder. All the data that is stored in the cloud is fully protected, fully compliant, and secure.
There is definitely a huge impact on the organization that we observed. There was an 80% efficiency increase with the deployment of this antivirus solution, which causes fewer incidents to be created whenever any alert is generated in real time. We saved a lot of time in terms of mitigating or identifying threats and quickly taking action on securing the AWS account from malware infection spread. It saves a lot of time and has improved the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the account and storage devices.
What needs improvement?
I would definitely say that if the solution gets updated on a day-to-day basis so that the cloud signature gets updated for all AWS account holders during the scanning, and if the deployment of updates happens every day, it would be helpful. Additionally, if AI and machine learning can be used in detecting and identifying algorithms to quickly identify malicious files across the storage locations and storage paths, it would really help enhance the solution.
There are no major issues, but if the company could work on deployment features as well as cost-effectiveness and some specific features that require licensing needs, it would be really helpful.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Antivirus for Amazon S3 for more than three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is very stable. In terms of performance, overall functionality, and features, it is very stable in terms of deployment and taking updates.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is really scalable and good in terms of being scalable as per our requirement, as per the storage capability and storage requirement. It can be easily extended if we move from low storage to high storage while ensuring the S3 bucket capabilities and functionality. It can be easily scalable whenever required.
How are customer service and support?
The support was very fantastic. They helped a lot in terms of the integration and deployment of this product's antivirus solutions.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I evaluated
SentinelOne Singularity Endpoint because we were getting a lot of false positives. It was not generating many true positive alerts. We were receiving a lot of false positive alerts on business-related files that were identified as a suspicious category. I moved to Antivirus for Amazon S3 because of these issues.
How was the initial setup?
The best feature is definitely the deployment. The deployment takes less than 10 minutes.
What about the implementation team?
There is a lot of improvement that I see with the deployment of this antivirus solution. Fewer employees were needed because this antivirus solution not only takes actions automatically but also remediates threats quickly. We saved a lot of money because it is a cloud-based solution, so we pay for what we use. A lot of time was saved, and there is good effort in terms of investigation and identification of threats.
What was our ROI?
There is definitely a huge impact on the organization that we observed. There was an 80% efficiency increase with the deployment of this antivirus solution, which causes fewer incidents to be created whenever any alert is generated in real time.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The deployment and the pricing are very good. I take the services for a longer time period, so the vendor worked in an easy and cooperative way in deployment.
What other advice do I have?
I would provide a rating of nine because this antivirus solution is working in a very positive way in protecting the entire organization and confidential data and storage across the S3 buckets. It helps in securing the devices, securing the files, and securing the confidential data.
I think others should definitely go for Antivirus for Amazon S3. The reason is that it is not just about protecting from malicious files, but it takes action immediately by quarantining the file and deleting the file whenever needed. I can perform automated actions, automated alert investigation, and quickly block threats from the organization. It definitely works in a real-time scenario. Since it is integrated with the cloud, it is really easy to get support from the cloud storage. Additionally, the cloud signature gets updated every day, which is really helpful. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.