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Cisco Secure Network Analytics pros and cons

Vendor: Cisco
4.1 out of 5

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PROS

NetFlow data is crucial for starting security investigations and provides a holistic view of network traffic.
Stealthwatch enhances threat detection rates and reduces detection times with improved network visibility.
Cisco Secure Network Analytics offers integration with other Cisco security devices and provides comprehensive coverage of endpoints and traffic flows.
Visibility and anomaly detection features help in identifying suspicious activities without relying on signatures.
The platform's analytics, including reporting and mitigation capabilities, improve overall network security management.

CONS

Cisco Secure Network Analytics needs to improve its integration with Cisco ISE for user and session details, which currently requires additional setup.
Scalability is a concern due to problems with element licensing costs.
The initial setup and configuration of Cisco Secure Network Analytics are complex and time-consuming.
Cisco Secure Network Analytics requires better integration with device discovery to reduce manual efforts.
Cisco Secure Network Analytics still needs to mature in artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities.
 

Cisco Secure Network Analytics Pros review quotes

Muhammad Harun-Owr-Roshid - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at BRIGHT-i SYSTEMS LIMITED
May 23, 2025
AI provides suggested common lines and protection features that help safeguard networks from various threats or unwanted situations.
Sudhakar T - PeerSpot reviewer
Group Head at Stpi
Feb 11, 2025
The most valuable features include encrypted traffic analytics and the ability to fulfill requirements at the network level.
AyoubAkhtar - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 31, 2024
The most valuable feature of the solution is that it helps you gain visibility for your application.
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AyoubAkhtar - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 2, 2024
Another notable feature of Cisco Secure Network Analytics is its Layer 7 visibility, which allows us to monitor and analyze network communications at the application layer.
ShehreyarKhan - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Operations Consultant at NNIT
Oct 25, 2023
The most valuable features of this solution are its reporting and mitigation capabilities.
reviewer2108079 - PeerSpot reviewer
Development Manager at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 20, 2023
Cisco Secure Network Analytics has increased the visibility of what is happening in our network, and I think that's the most important reason to use it. We can see what is really happening instead of just looking at numbers from routers or switches.
JT
Former Employee of Orange Business Services as Head of Security Engineering at a comms service provider with 5,001-10,000 employees
May 10, 2023
It works efficiently for encrypted traffic analysis.
Richard Payne - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cyber Scientist at a government with 10,001+ employees
Feb 13, 2023
The solution allowed us to not only get gain insight but also start collaborating with other tools.
Gerald Jimenez - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Operations Supervisor at Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.
May 26, 2022
StealthWatch lets me see the ports running in and out and the country. It has excellent reporting, telemetry, and artificial intelligence features. With the telemetry, I can set thresholds to detect sudden changes and the alarms go through the PLC parts. I can see all the ports running on that trunk.
reviewer1265118 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network and Security with 10,001+ employees
Jun 16, 2022
If you are using Darktrace or NAC solutions you can integrate Stealthwatch.
 

Cisco Secure Network Analytics Cons review quotes

Muhammad Harun-Owr-Roshid - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at BRIGHT-i SYSTEMS LIMITED
May 23, 2025
Cisco should upgrade their hardware part to run the database, because sometimes it cannot handle the load while all features are running in the network.
Sudhakar T - PeerSpot reviewer
Group Head at Stpi
Feb 11, 2025
Improvements are needed on the application layer for complete security analysis.
AyoubAkhtar - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 31, 2024
The expensive nature of the tool is an area of concern where improvements are required.
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AyoubAkhtar - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 2, 2024
One area that could be improved in SNA is the integration with Cisco ISE for user and session details, which currently requires additional setup.
ShehreyarKhan - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Operations Consultant at NNIT
Oct 25, 2023
Better integration between Cisco Secure Network Analytics and Cisco Secure Workload would be beneficial.
reviewer2108079 - PeerSpot reviewer
Development Manager at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 20, 2023
I would like to see interoperability with other Cisco products because we have ThousandEyes, Cisco Prime, and others. The interaction among these is important to us.
JT
Former Employee of Orange Business Services as Head of Security Engineering at a comms service provider with 5,001-10,000 employees
May 10, 2023
Its granularity for RBAC roles-based access control needs improvement.
Richard Payne - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cyber Scientist at a government with 10,001+ employees
Feb 13, 2023
The customizability of the UI should improve.
Gerald Jimenez - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Operations Supervisor at Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.
May 26, 2022
There could be better integration on the programming side, which uses Python. StealthWatch could provide a template for Python to manage the switches. For example, it would be nice if StealthWatch bounced a port automatically it detected something anomalous.
reviewer1265118 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network and Security with 10,001+ employees
Jun 16, 2022
It's not great as a standalone solution.