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Airlock Digital Application Control vs VMware Carbon Black App Control comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Airlock Digital Application...
Ranking in Application Control
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware Carbon Black App Con...
Ranking in Application Control
5th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Mahesh Shivhare - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cyber Security Engineer at a government with 10,001+ employees
Centralized policies have strengthened zero trust controls and improved audit visibility
There are a few areas of Airlock Digital Application Control that I would like to see improved or enhanced in the future. The first thing is that the new version release schedule is quite repetitive, deploying a new agent within a couple of months. This makes it difficult for us to keep in touch because we have a controlled environment, and everything must be done via change management. We cannot upgrade the server or stay up to date with the latest version all the time. Airlock Digital Application Control should release updates but also provide ample time for organizations to adapt to the latest version. The second area for improvement I think about is regarding the workflows. The workflows require careful tuning during initial rollout, especially in dynamic environments like what we have. My impression of the granular policy control offered by Airlock Digital Application Control is that it can still be improved. Granular policy control is much better for control and application. For metadata rules to work, all endpoints must be on a particular version or higher. Unfortunately, in our environment, we do not have all machines using the same client version, which becomes a problem. If you go to Airlock Digital Application Control, they have an answer that the best thing you can do is use the granular policy if you have all agents and endpoints on the same version. That is something we need to work upon. Granular policy is much better to control and apply, and this is my experience.
AM
Cybersecurity Consultant at KAFD DMC
We can isolate problem machines and limit their access
We use App Control to scan the network for virtual machines that have unauthorized applications. We can isolate the problem VMs and control application access.  More than two years. I rate Carbon Black App Control 10 out of 10 for stability. I rate App Control six out of 10 for scalability.…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Airlock Digital Application Control brings many main benefits to the table that help improve the way the organization functions."
"Using the policy management tool provided by Airlock Digital Application Control is very beneficial and completely aligns with the compliance and governance expectations of the client."
"We use App Control to scan the network for virtual machines that have unauthorized applications. We can isolate the problem VMs and control application access."
"The visibility is valuable."
"The effectiveness of application whitelisting is very good."
"Carbon Black offers a total lockdown solution; it shows us the attacks that are being attempted against our infrastructure and how we are being protected."
"The visibility, reporting, and the ability to stop or prevent malicious or undesired applications from being installed are the most valuable features."
"All the functions within VMware Carbon Black App Control are valuable."
"I use the console to check for threats and I find it to be very user-friendly."
"If any malicious activity, like VAT viruses, anything RNE, ZOD malware, or something similar, comes in we know that unless we approve it, it's going to be blocked."
 

Cons

"Some of the vulnerabilities that are meant for CVEs specific to Airlock Digital Application Control need to be addressed in newer versions."
"The first thing is that the new version release schedule is quite repetitive, deploying a new agent within a couple of months, which makes it difficult for us to keep in touch because we have a controlled environment and everything must be done via change management."
"The reporting is not good and needs to be improved."
"I would like to see the addition of some more features that are in other, similar solutions."
"The reporting is not good and needs to be improved."
"Another issue is that even sometimes if you approve, for example, Adobe as a publisher, you say any product or anything that's from Adobe has to run. It generally runs, but especially in a large environment and with a lot of users, sometimes, due to some certification validation issues or some other issue, it might stop the process from running."
"Its setup is very complex, and it requires guidance from the support team, but it is well worth the effort."
"I rate App Control six out of 10 for scalability."
"I would like to see the addition of some more features that are in other, similar solutions."
"Carbon Black does not use the database for identifying the file, the fields, or malware."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Its price is reasonable and what is expected for these types of products."
"The pricing for this product is competitive and our customers who told us that often, Carbon Back is the cheaper solution."
"We pay a fee for support, which is renewed annually."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

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Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Airlock Digital Application Control?
There are a few areas of Airlock Digital Application Control that I would like to see improved or enhanced in the future. The first thing is that the new version release schedule is quite repetitiv...
What is your primary use case for Airlock Digital Application Control?
I use Airlock Digital Application Control as part of my role in the security team managing endpoint controls and broader defensive measures. I have been working with the product as part of strength...
What advice do you have for others considering Airlock Digital Application Control?
Utilizing Airlock Digital Application Control does help to prevent malware within our systems to some degree. We have something called defense-in-depth. The good thing is that because Airlock Digit...
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CB Protection, Carbon Black CB Protection
 

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Sample Customers

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Kaas Tailored, Core-Mark, Indeed, Hologic, Landmark Credit Union, Project Worldwide
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