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Imperva Data Security Fabric pros and cons

Vendor: Imperva
4.1 out of 5
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PROS

Imperva Data Security Fabric enhances compliance and security, offering intelligent data risk analytics that reduce numerous events to more manageable incidents.
It features advanced database security policies, real-time highlights, and vulnerability assessment, enabling organizations to protect against diverse web-based threats.
The integration with CounterBreach allows streamlined auditing capabilities, providing valuable insights into user activities and mitigating unauthorized access risks.
The management console offers high customizability and automation, facilitating seamless policy implementation and efficient reporting for security teams.
Imperva Data Security Fabric is cost-effective with flexible pricing, making it accessible for small and medium enterprises to maintain robust security infrastructure.

CONS

SecureSphere has deployment challenges on physical infrastructure, while cloud-hosted databases require a separate tool.
Integration with other databases and third-party products can be improved.
The firewall features are weak and need enhancement.
Performance issues under heavy loads need adjustment through scaling.
The encryption features, including data tokenization, require improvement to become standard.
 

Imperva Data Security Fabric Pros review quotes

it_user245442 - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Administrator II at a pharma/biotech company with 501-1,000 employees
May 28, 2015
If I calculated the man hours trying to figure out the alerts I would say a few thousand hours a month have been saved.
it_user249771 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Compliance Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Jun 4, 2015
The ROI based on the number of prevented, and detected, information security incidents can be classified as high.
it_user254619 - PeerSpot reviewer
Operations Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
May 26, 2015
When dealing directly with Imperva I had good experiences with the vendor, and real issues were escalated quickly and getting access to the relevant engineering sections of the vendor was possible.
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it_user280122 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Professional with 501-1,000 employees
Dec 30, 2015
If it's used for security, this, or systems like this, are the last line of defence, and you will prevent incursions, or at least know what happened, and what was stolen.
it_user499686 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Database Administrator at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 5, 2016
Excellent ROI using the automated scans, especially comparing it to the manual method proposed by many vendors.
it_user501258 - PeerSpot reviewer
ERS Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Aug 23, 2016
SecureSphere fulfills so many requirements for our clients.
it_user504735 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant lead - Security Operations at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Aug 31, 2016
First of all, the product is useful for securing the websites of our company, which is basically preserving our brand value in the market.
it_user144273 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Security Consultant at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Sep 5, 2016
All of Imperva’s features are extremely powerful, while a certain degree of knowledge is required to have a solid understanding of the product.
it_user538203 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Oct 23, 2016
The solution has improved our organization as follows: Better agent performance compared to v9.5, gateways are much more stable, the gateway cluster improves resource utilization and provides better resiliency, and it offers the option to manage cluster capacity without touching the agent configuration.
it_user541239 - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional Sales Engineer at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 27, 2016
We have seen our security risk decreased due to customization and meeting all the security needs for every application.
 

Imperva Data Security Fabric Cons review quotes

it_user245442 - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Administrator II at a pharma/biotech company with 501-1,000 employees
May 28, 2015
Design/ease of the learning mode feature.
it_user249771 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Compliance Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Jun 4, 2015
The professional services and customer training aspect needs to be improved.
it_user254619 - PeerSpot reviewer
Operations Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
May 26, 2015
Capacity management is a major issue with the application.
Learn what your peers think about Imperva Data Security Fabric. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2026.
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it_user280122 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Professional with 501-1,000 employees
Dec 30, 2015
This product needs a good team of UX people, because it's not always that understandable, and sometimes it's straight up confusing.
it_user499686 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Database Administrator at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 5, 2016
The product is pretty powerful, but the management UI is not very intuitive, i.e. not very user friendly and can be improved to make it much better.
it_user501258 - PeerSpot reviewer
ERS Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Aug 23, 2016
Syslog size for transferring data should be increased.
it_user504735 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant lead - Security Operations at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Aug 31, 2016
The user interface is kind of a let-down. The graphics, tabs, and other various options are quite jumbled and confusing.
it_user144273 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Security Consultant at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Sep 5, 2016
Setup is actually complex due to the nature of the product and needs deep knowledge of the solution to get things working with minor effort.
it_user538203 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Oct 23, 2016
The product is under high development and the amount of bugs is bit disappointing.
it_user541239 - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional Sales Engineer at a tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 27, 2016
I would like to see more parameters configurable for the kernel reverse proxy.