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PROS

USM Anywhere is highly praised for its ease of use, allowing for quick setup and deployment across various environments.
AlienVault USM integrates multiple important security features such as SIEM, HIDS/NIDS, asset management, and threat detection, providing a comprehensive security solution.
The platform's powerful correlation engine and centralized log management enhance security monitoring and compliance management.
AlienVault OTX integration supports proactive monitoring and updates on security threats, aiding in maintaining robust security measures.
USM Anywhere provides significant value in vulnerability management, helping identify and address patch requirements efficiently.

CONS

Vulnerability scanning and reporting features in USM Anywhere need significant improvement, with users requiring options for custom output and easier search capabilities.
USM Anywhere has limitations with its integration tools, and there is a need for broader compatibility with third-party technologies like Office 365 and Google Suite.
There are issues with stability in USM Anywhere, particularly during updates, affecting its reliability.
Search performance and log querying in USM Anywhere are slow, impacting its efficiency in handling data.
USM Anywhere lacks advanced threat intelligence integration and automatic threat response capabilities compared to other SIEM solutions.
 

USM Anywhere Pros review quotes

Kris Nawani - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Founder/Director at Bangkok MSP Company Limited
Nov 11, 2024
The solution also provides basic log storage options for periods of 15, 30, and 90 days.
Oluwatoyese Agoro - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Engineer at Infoprive
Sep 12, 2024
The asset discovery and inventory capabilities in USM Anywhere is quite good.
Omer Jamil - PeerSpot reviewer
Supervisor, Security Operations at Bpm
Jan 16, 2024
The most valuable feature of the solution is the ease of deployment that it provides to users. The integrations that the product has with third-party applications are useful.
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CHARLES GOLLIDAY - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Information Security Officer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Jul 26, 2022
Our main focus was intrusion detection, alerts, and correlation. It's easy to use AlienVault and integrate it with other alert tools because it includes lots of connectors. Either the tool is already there, or AlienVault will write an API for us if they don't have a connector for the solution that is providing the logs.
Dr. Sushan Banerjee - PeerSpot reviewer
GISO - Global Information Security Officer at Beyon Connect
Jul 10, 2022
The feature that I liked the most is that they have a vulnerability assessment package that comes along with the SIEM solution. So, whenever I find any threat or alert for any of the devices or servers, I could immediately initiate a vulnerability assessment scan on that machine. That is one of a kind. The price at which AlienVault operates is also valuable.
PB
Senior Security Information Manager at agiito
Sep 6, 2023
What I find the most valuable about USM Anywhere is its compliance. It shows a list of all the administrators logged on and does it quite well. There are no whistles and bells, it's reliable and simple to use.
SL
Senior Talent Sourcer, Digital at Digitaltrack
Apr 11, 2023
The ease of implementation is the most valuable feature.
Gerald Mbewa - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Analyst at DIgital Sentry Ltd
Jan 19, 2023
Having everything in a central place has been helpful.
Gabriel Clement - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead IT Security and Remediation at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 10, 2022
Every activity on the firewall is recorded, and notifications are sent with this solution.
MattCarter - PeerSpot reviewer
Founding Member at Integotec
Sep 30, 2022
The most valuable feature is vulnerability management because it gives you insight into your environment to know what systems need to be updated or patched.
 

USM Anywhere Cons review quotes

Kris Nawani - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Founder/Director at Bangkok MSP Company Limited
Nov 11, 2024
There are scalability issues due to a 60 TB limit, which restricts its use for large customers like banks.
Oluwatoyese Agoro - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Engineer at Infoprive
Sep 12, 2024
There is room for improvement in Log parsing.
Omer Jamil - PeerSpot reviewer
Supervisor, Security Operations at Bpm
Jan 16, 2024
The vulnerability scanning feature is one of the areas where the product has certain shortcomings and needs to improve. The tool has vulnerability scanning, but it is not that efficient.
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CHARLES GOLLIDAY - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Information Security Officer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Jul 26, 2022
I've been told that AlienVault doesn't have a full version of NES running in there, but I'm not sure if that's accurate or if my engineer made it that way. I'm not sure he was completely honest either because we had NES in the environment before. Those tools could be improved because AlienVault is a SIEM, and it added all these other features.
Dr. Sushan Banerjee - PeerSpot reviewer
GISO - Global Information Security Officer at Beyon Connect
Jul 10, 2022
Their threat intelligence platform needs to be broadened. They should integrate it with more threat intelligence platforms. For the threat feed that they get from open intelligence, I would like them to add a few premium threat intelligence platforms. They can provide a bundle in which AlienVault has the threat intelligence background of other premium products.
PB
Senior Security Information Manager at agiito
Sep 6, 2023
USM Anywhere relies a lot on the community putting the data in. Often, you'll right-click on the attack, but nothing will be found. That's a weakness of it.
SL
Senior Talent Sourcer, Digital at Digitaltrack
Apr 11, 2023
The reporting and dashboards have room for improvement.
Gerald Mbewa - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Analyst at DIgital Sentry Ltd
Jan 19, 2023
AlienVault cannot automatically respond to threats like other SIEM solutions, such as Sentinel and LogRhythm. Most of our clients are far away, so it's often challenging to handle alerts when they come up on our dashboard.
Gabriel Clement - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead IT Security and Remediation at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 10, 2022
Sometimes the log is unclear, and the report is a bit ambiguous.
MattCarter - PeerSpot reviewer
Founding Member at Integotec
Sep 30, 2022
I want to see more compliance management capability. The quality of integrations seems to be a little bit low.