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Cisco Cognitive Intelligence [EOL] vs Darktrace comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Cognitive Intelligenc...
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Darktrace
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
85
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (11th), Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (2nd), Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) (1st), Network Detection and Response (NDR) (1st), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (6th), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (10th), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (10th), Attack Surface Management (ASM) (4th), AI-Powered Cybersecurity Platforms (4th), AI Observability (7th)
 

Featured Reviews

Philippe GNEZZERE - PeerSpot reviewer
Core Network Manager at DATACONNECT
Simple deployment, reliable, and helpful support
Cisco Cognitive Threat Analytics is used for cloud security.  The most valuable feature of Cisco Cognitive Threat Analytics is its reliability. Cisco Cognitive Threat Analytics could improve by having quicker detection and response and web analysis. I have been using Cisco Cognitive Threat…
Pasan Jayarathna - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Engineer at Cyberwell Solution
Monitoring has improved data loss detection and now spots abnormal internal file transfers quickly
In my understanding, the best feature Darktrace offers is the identification of copying files, which acts as a DLP, and it is a main concern for companies because users sometimes copy data outside without knowing, especially those without a technical background. When I mention the DLP-like feature and file copying detection, the alerts have been very timely, as we get an alert within a couple of minutes, which is excellent. Even if some developers are working after hours and copying files, our SOC team detects this, and most of the time they call us so we can identify the users. The alerts are quite accurate and proactive.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Cisco Cognitive Threat Analytics is its reliability."
"The technical support is excellent; they walk you through the process and do a great job."
"The product is extremely stable and mature."
"Darktrace is very useful for us because it has a large number of models for detecting threats."
"The solution is stable. We've never had any problems with it."
"Regarding the autonomous response feature, I appreciate how it functions within the platform."
"I find the complete portfolio to be excellent."
"The Dynamic Threat Dashboard is very nice, as it lists all of your threats and rates them, and then you can choose whether to investigate further."
"It provides a comprehensive cybersecurity solution that monitors my cloud accounts as well as my local network."
 

Cons

"Cisco Cognitive Threat Analytics could improve by having quicker detection and response and web analysis."
"The management dashboards and the meter dashboards should be more user-friendly and simple to use for easy management."
"There is a high ratio of false positive information."
"There aren't so many third-party vendor platforms natively integrated with the platform."
"Darktrace needs to automate the reports of false positives, botnets and everything."
"One thing I would like is for Darktrace to flag SMB traffic more accurately. Currently, it only flags that SMB traffic has occurred, but it doesn't specify which file was being transferred. This makes it difficult to investigate incidents involving SMB traffic, as we don't have concrete evidence of what was being sent."
"The Darktrace Mobile app needs improvement as it's currently limited in functionality, and the learning AI takes a while to adapt to new devices, flagging new users as threats for up to a month before recognizing them as regular network users."
"A reporting portal could be a great addition to help customize reports."
"In the next version, I'd like to see penetration testing."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Cisco Cognitive Threat Analytics could reduce the price to allow all countries to afford it. The price is expensive."
"The cost is moderate."
"The pricing is quite high, estimated at around $350,000 per year."
"We had an issue with pricing initially and had to cancel some of the features of the projects to fit the budget. I would like to see pricing that is not broken up into parts so that we can buy the whole package once. Darktrace is more expensive than an average solution, but it's functionality won't match that of an average solution."
"In the ballpark, we're talking about $30K, $50K, and up. It can even be as much as $50K or $100K."
"The price of the solution is not cheap. It is not a one-time purchase, there is a subscription that needs to be paid every one to five years depending on your choice. It is expensive but you can reduce the price by only using the services that you want."
"It is inexpensive considering what it can do and the competition."
"Darktrace is expensive. You can pay for the license yearly."
"The pricing is very flexible for Darktrace. Sometimes, a customer does not have the appropriate budget, but Darktrace can handle that. They offer monthly payments, so the customer can acquire the solution very easily."
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Financial Services Firm
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Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

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