{"id":6083,"date":"2024-03-19T17:42:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T17:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/2020\/08\/04\/best-enterprise-network-security-products\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T15:56:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T15:56:45","slug":"best-network-security-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/best-network-security-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Best Network Security Tools to Use in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Network security tools incorporate hardware and software technologies, methods, and policies to preserve network integrity and prevent potential breaches. These tools offer a comprehensive network security strategy by combining various functions for encryption, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, access control, and regular security audits. We&#8217;ve reviewed leading network security tools to assist you in selecting the best fit for your business&#8217;s security needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the seven best network security tools:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/eset-esp-best-network-security-tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">ESET<\/a>:<\/strong> Best overall network security tool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/palo-alto-main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Palo Alto<\/a>:<\/strong> Best for zero trust security\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/cisco-main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Cisco<\/a>:<\/strong> Best for network access control<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/tenable-nessus-esp-best-network-security-tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Nessus<\/a>:<\/strong> Best for vulnerability detection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/fortinet-main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Fortinet<\/a>:<\/strong> Best for core and NGFW features<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/splunk-main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Splunk<\/a>:<\/strong> Best choice for unified security<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/malwarebytes-esp-best-network-security-tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Malwarebytes<\/a>:<\/strong> Best for malware defense<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66d6c7992b6c8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66d6c7992b6c8\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/best-network-security-tools\/#Top-Network-Security-Tools-Comparison\" title=\"Top Network Security Tools Comparison\">Top Network Security Tools Comparison<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/best-network-security-tools\/#ESET-%E2%80%93-Best-Overall-Network-Security-Tool\" title=\"ESET &#8211; Best Overall Network Security Tool\">ESET &#8211; Best Overall Network Security Tool<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/best-network-security-tools\/#Palo-Alto-Networks-%E2%80%93-Best-for-Zero-Trust-Security\" title=\"Palo Alto Networks &#8211; Best for Zero Trust Security\">Palo Alto Networks &#8211; Best for Zero Trust Security<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/best-network-security-tools\/#Cisco-%E2%80%93-Best-for-Network-Access-Control\" title=\"Cisco &#8211; Best for Network Access Control\">Cisco &#8211; Best for Network Access Control<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/best-network-security-tools\/#Nessus-%E2%80%93-Best-for-Vulnerability-Detection\" title=\"Nessus &#8211; Best for Vulnerability Detection\">Nessus &#8211; Best for Vulnerability Detection<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/best-network-security-tools\/#Fortinet-%E2%80%93-Best-for-Core-NGFW-Features\" title=\"Fortinet &#8211; Best for Core &amp; NGFW Features\">Fortinet &#8211; Best for Core &amp; NGFW Features<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/best-network-security-tools\/#Splunk-%E2%80%93-Best-Choice-for-Unified-Security\" title=\"Splunk &#8211; Best Choice for Unified Security\">Splunk &#8211; Best Choice for Unified Security<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/best-network-security-tools\/#Malwarebytes-%E2%80%93-Best-for-Malware-Defense\" title=\"Malwarebytes &#8211; Best for Malware Defense\">Malwarebytes &#8211; Best for Malware Defense<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/best-network-security-tools\/#Top-5-Features-of-Network-Security-Tools\" title=\"Top 5 Features of Network Security Tools\">Top 5 Features of Network Security Tools<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/best-network-security-tools\/#How-We-Evaluated-the-Best-Network-Security-Tools\" title=\"How We Evaluated the Best Network Security Tools\">How We Evaluated the Best Network Security Tools<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/best-network-security-tools\/#Frequently-Asked-Questions-FAQs\" title=\"Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/best-network-security-tools\/#Bottom-Line-Enhance-Your-Defense-with-Network-Security-Tools\" title=\"Bottom Line: Enhance Your Defense with Network Security Tools\">Bottom Line: Enhance Your Defense with Network Security Tools<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<!-- ICP Plugin: Start --><div class=\"icp-list icp-list-main icp-list-body-top3 row\">\n    \n        <!--\n            ICP Plugin - body top3\n            ----------\n            Category: \n            Country: HK\n        -->\n    <\/div>\n<!-- ICP Plugin: End -->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top-Network-Security-Tools-Comparison\"><\/span>Top Network Security Tools Comparison<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve compared the following tools\u2019 capabilities on threat detection, unified platforms monitoring, data loss prevention, multi-OS support, and the availability of free trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Threat Detection<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Unified Platforms Monitoring<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Data Loss Prevention<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Multi-OS Support<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Free Trial<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/eset-esp-best-network-security-tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">ESET<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2795<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">30 days<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/palo-alto-main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Palo Alto<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">30 days<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/cisco-main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Cisco<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">30 days<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/tenable-nessus-esp-best-network-security-tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Nessus<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7 days<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/fortinet-main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Fortinet<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">30 days<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/splunk-main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Splunk<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">14 days<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/malwarebytes-esp-best-network-security-tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Malwarebytes<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u274c<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2714\ufe0f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">14 days<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2714\ufe0f=Yes&nbsp; \u274c=No\/Unclear&nbsp; \u2795=Add-On<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"jumpcloud\" class=\"wp-block-group full-width editorial-product-accordion has-shadow--large is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:36px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-font-family has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ESET-%E2%80%93-Best-Overall-Network-Security-Tool\"><\/span><strong><strong>ESET<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>&#8211;<\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-esplanet-black-color\">Best <\/mark>Overall Network Security Tool<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);background-color:#d0d3d6;color:#d0d3d6\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overall Rating: 4.4\/5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Core features:<\/strong> 4.7\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pricing and transparency:<\/strong> 4.8\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Infrastructure characteristics:<\/strong> 4.7\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compliance certifications:<\/strong>&nbsp; 4.3\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ease of use and admin:<\/strong> 4.5\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Customer support:<\/strong> 3.2\/5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>ESET is a global digital security business that detects and neutralizes zero-day threats, ransomware, and targeted assaults before they&#8217;re launched. Their unified cybersecurity platform, the ESET PROTECT plan, completely protects endpoints and other potential threat vectors such as mobiles, email, online, and cloud apps. With its automated, all-in-one defense, ESET leads our choices for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/networks\/network-security\/\">network security<\/a> solutions for cloud and on-premises deployment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/eset-icon.png\" alt=\"ESET icon.\" class=\"wp-image-34439\" style=\"width:180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/eset-icon.png 200w, https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/eset-icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns6083_cfbc72-09 full-width\"><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn6083_28d795-d9 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false full-width wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/eset-esp-best-network-security-tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Visit eset<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-esplanet-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-85b1b651e83918b136b9ba9709b5f52a\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.448), 20px);\"><strong>Pros<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items6083_1d1dfe-0b kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_0eb2e7-fa\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Transparent pricing<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_c53416-f0\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Clean user interface<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_63a1db-ac\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Operates without system interference<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-esplanet-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.448), 20px);\"><strong>Cons<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items6083_f6c61c-fa kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_ea7b7f-1c\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_x kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Mobile device management needs improvement<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_43f81c-0d\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_x kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Users report occasional issues with updates<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_86f578-a9\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_x kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Costs higher than other tools in the market<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id6083_6512c4-40 kt-accordion-has-11-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:2000px\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"true\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane6083_759d84-e9\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Pricing<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Free solutions:<\/strong> Parental Control app and Anti-Theft feature are available<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ESET PROTECT Complete for Business:<\/strong> $288+ for 5 devices annually<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Contact for quote:<\/strong> Custom plans available<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free trial:<\/strong> 30 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free demo:<\/strong> Contact to schedule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-8 kt-pane6083_c45d7b-11\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Key Features<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Malware detection:<\/strong> Provides multiple techniques and information sources to notify users of malware occurrences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Firewall protection:<\/strong> Filters out unwanted content and protects the network and devices from harmful incoming or outgoing traffic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Endpoint protection:<\/strong> Allows users to conduct analysis on threat intelligence data particular to their endpoint devices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compliance:<\/strong> Adheres to major industry standards like ISO 27001\/9001, HIPAA, PCI, GDPR, NIST, and more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Supplementary security tools:<\/strong> Offers cloud app protection, file server security, VPN, wifi protection, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/best-password-managers\/\">password manager<\/a>, and cybersecurity awareness training.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dive deeper into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/eset-review\/\">ESET PROTECT\u2019s features and benefits<\/a> by reading our independent editorial review of the platform.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-10 kt-pane6083_941d4d-91\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Screenshot<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-eset.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-eset.jpg\" alt=\"ESET dashboard.\" class=\"wp-image-34421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-eset.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-eset-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-eset-768x425.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-11 kt-pane6083_ecd479-09\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Alternatives<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>While ESET provides satisfactory customer support, Palo Alto has higher user ratings for the quality of their customer service.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"jumpcloud\" class=\"wp-block-group full-width editorial-product-accordion has-shadow--large is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:36px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-font-family has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Palo-Alto-Networks-%E2%80%93-Best-for-Zero-Trust-Security\"><\/span><strong><strong>Palo Alto Networks<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>&#8211;<\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-esplanet-black-color\">Best for <\/mark>Zero Trust Security<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);background-color:#d0d3d6;color:#d0d3d6\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overall Rating: 4.3\/5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Core features:<\/strong> 4.6\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pricing and transparency:<\/strong> 2.4\/5<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Infrastructure characteristics:<\/strong> 5\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compliance certifications:<\/strong> 5\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ease of use and admin:<\/strong> 4.5\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Customer support:<\/strong> 4.3\/5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Palo Alto Networks provides a suite of technologies that enable enterprises to achieve zero trust security through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/threats\/microsegmentation-zero-trust-security\/\">microsegmentation<\/a>. They implement zero trust by authenticating identities, requiring least privilege access, and continually monitoring network traffic. Palo Alto Networks continues to innovate with virtual, physical, and containerized firewall deployment choices, network security management, cloud-delivered security services, and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/palo_alto_networks-icon.png\" alt=\"Palo Alto Networks icon.\" class=\"wp-image-30300\" style=\"width:180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/palo_alto_networks-icon.png 200w, https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/palo_alto_networks-icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns6083_b2490b-12 full-width\"><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn6083_61d90f-e5 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false full-width wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/palo-alto-main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow sponsored\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Visit palo alto<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-esplanet-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-85b1b651e83918b136b9ba9709b5f52a\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.448), 20px);\"><strong>Pros<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items6083_c74563-61 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_9949b5-21\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Stable and reliable<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_0b7b19-81\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Offers centralized control<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_5eb536-a9\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Wide range of options for network solutions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-esplanet-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.448), 20px);\"><strong>Cons<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items6083_0467b3-80 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_617e6c-2d\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_x kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Lacks transparent pricing<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_3335cc-fe\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_x kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Users find it hard to navigate the UI<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_bb2f71-55\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_x kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Uses large system resources<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id6083_12bfa6-c8 kt-accordion-has-11-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:2000px\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"true\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane6083_30263e-fd\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Pricing<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Contact for quote:<\/strong> Standard plans and custom pricing available<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free trial:<\/strong> 30 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free demo:<\/strong> Contact to schedule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-8 kt-pane6083_0c19b3-b5\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Key Features<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Multi-method prevention:<\/strong> Combines malware and maximizes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/networks\/how-to-secure-a-network\/\">network protection<\/a> strategies to combat both known and unknown threats.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Single rule base:<\/strong> Reduces workload by using a single rule base for firewall, threat prevention, URL filtering, app awareness, user identification, and data filtering.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cloud security:<\/strong> The Palo Alto VM-Series firewall enables enterprises to prevent data loss and attacks in both private and public cloud environments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compliance:<\/strong> Adheres to ISO 27001\/9001, HIPAA, PCI, GDPR, SOC2, NIST, and other specialized compliance and regulations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Supplementary security tools:<\/strong> Offers SASE, cloud-delivered security services, IOT security, 5G security, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to learn how Palo Alto provides centralized control and network monitoring through its secure access service edge (SASE) solution, read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/palo-alto-prisma-sase-review\/\">Palo Alto Prisma SASE review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-10 kt-pane6083_62b1b9-50\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Screenshot<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20230318-best-network-security-tools-palo_alto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20230318-best-network-security-tools-palo_alto.jpg\" alt=\"Palo Alto Networks Panorama interface.\" class=\"wp-image-34420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20230318-best-network-security-tools-palo_alto.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20230318-best-network-security-tools-palo_alto-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20230318-best-network-security-tools-palo_alto-768x399.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-11 kt-pane6083_0d55e6-4e\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Alternatives<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Users generally praise Palo Alto solutions for reliability but note a steep learning curve. Meanwhile, Cisco users appreciate its UI contributing to its ease of use despite its complex features.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"jumpcloud\" class=\"wp-block-group full-width editorial-product-accordion has-shadow--large is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:36px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-font-family has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cisco-%E2%80%93-Best-for-Network-Access-Control\"><\/span><strong><strong>Cisco<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>&#8211;<\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-esplanet-black-color\">Best for <\/mark>Network Access Control<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);background-color:#d0d3d6;color:#d0d3d6\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overall Rating: 4.2\/5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Core features: <\/strong>4.9\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pricing and transparency: <\/strong>2.3\/5<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Infrastructure characteristics<\/strong>: 5\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compliance certifications:<\/strong> 5\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ease of use and admin: <\/strong>5\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Customer support: <\/strong>3.4\/5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Cisco provides network access control (NAC) via Identity Services Engine (ISE). This tool enables network visibility and access management by enforcing policies on devices and users. It uses the data across your stack to enforce policies, manage endpoints, and provide trusted access. Cisco also offers IDPS and breach and attack simulation solutions. You can integrate solutions conveniently into your network management dashboard via Cisco Networking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cisco-icon.png\" alt=\"Cisco icon.\" class=\"wp-image-32141\" style=\"width:180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cisco-icon.png 200w, https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cisco-icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns6083_bfde52-f8 full-width\"><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn6083_180f77-7d kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false full-width wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/cisco-main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow sponsored\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Visit cisco<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-esplanet-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-85b1b651e83918b136b9ba9709b5f52a\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.448), 20px);\"><strong>Pros<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items6083_26a667-35 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_647cac-5c\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Centralized management<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_a02d14-5e\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Large feature set<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_6cf63d-32\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Suitable for small to large business types<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-esplanet-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.448), 20px);\"><strong>Cons<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items6083_aedac6-c9 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_55b510-99\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_x kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Lacks transparent pricing<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_db79ec-f7\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_x kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Users report occasional integration issues<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_f85188-12\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_x kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Users tend to find its licensing scheme complex<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id6083_b33dd3-1b kt-accordion-has-11-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:2000px\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"true\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane6083_963e76-42\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Pricing<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Contact for quote:<\/strong> Standard plans and custom pricing available<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free trial:<\/strong> 30 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free demo:<\/strong> Contact to schedule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-8 kt-pane6083_b417e4-25\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Key Features<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Access management:<\/strong> Simplifies the complex access management process via Cisco Identity Services Engine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Network analytics:<\/strong> Detects risks across your private network, public clouds, and encrypted communications using Stealthwatch.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Endpoint protection:<\/strong> Stops <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/networks\/network-security-threats\/\">security threats<\/a> at the point of entry and continuously monitors every file it allows onto your endpoints.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compliance:<\/strong> Adheres to ISO 27001\/9001, HIPAA, PCI, GDPR, SOC2, NIST, and other specialized compliance and regulations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Supplementary security tools:<\/strong> Offers wide area networking, IoT networking, SASE, SD-WAN, and more.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Through their next-generation intrusion prevention systems (NGIPS), Cisco aims to stop more threats, increase <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/threats\/malware-types\/\">malware<\/a> detection rates, and provide threat insights. Read more about this solution in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/cisco-firepower-ngips\/\">Cisco Firepower NGIPS<\/a> review.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-10 kt-pane6083_ca9aa7-58\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Screenshot<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-cisco.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-cisco.jpg\" alt=\"Cisco dashboard.\" class=\"wp-image-34419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-cisco.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-cisco-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-cisco-768x301.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-11 kt-pane6083_5ac32b-d8\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Alternatives<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Cisco already offers a large range of features, but Fortinet outperforms it with a broader range of fundamental <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/networks\/types-of-network-security\/\">network security<\/a> functions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"jumpcloud\" class=\"wp-block-group full-width editorial-product-accordion has-shadow--large is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:36px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-font-family has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nessus-%E2%80%93-Best-for-Vulnerability-Detection\"><\/span><strong><strong>Nessus<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>&#8211;<\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-esplanet-black-color\">Best for <\/mark>Vulnerability Detection<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);background-color:#d0d3d6;color:#d0d3d6\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overall Rating: 4\/5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Core features:<\/strong> 3.6\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pricing and transparency:<\/strong> 4.3\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Infrastructure characteristics:<\/strong> 5\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compliance certifications:<\/strong>&nbsp;3.5\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ease of use and admin:<\/strong> 4.5\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Customer support:<\/strong> 3\/5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Tenable Nessus is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/networks\/enterprise-vulnerability-scanner\/\">vulnerability scanning<\/a> tool for network security that originated as an open-source project. It now offers extensive capabilities to skilled security teams via detecting default passwords, accessing denial attempts, opening mail relays, and identifying potential hacker entry points with exceptional accuracy. Nessus discovers software issues, missing updates, malware, and misconfigurations across several operating systems and devices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tenable-icon.png\" alt=\"Tenable icon.\" class=\"wp-image-30719\" style=\"width:180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tenable-icon.png 200w, https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tenable-icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns6083_b5b4a0-f6 full-width\"><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn6083_252cd1-38 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false full-width wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/tenable-nessus-esp-best-network-security-tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Visit tenable<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-esplanet-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-85b1b651e83918b136b9ba9709b5f52a\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.448), 20px);\"><strong>Pros<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items6083_aa1b30-06 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_1cdb7a-36\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Very low false positive rates<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_e6f67a-07\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Active user community<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_5ccd3f-0b\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Detailed scanning capabilities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-esplanet-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.448), 20px);\"><strong>Cons<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items6083_6584ad-10 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_7604b5-5b\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_x kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Deep scanning consumes large resources<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_578b7b-99\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_x kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Needs to simplify configuration<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_5e9e38-51\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_x kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">The interface can be tricky to master at first<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id6083_2b7ae0-c1 kt-accordion-has-11-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:2000px\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"true\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane6083_e7545d-81\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Pricing<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Free edition:<\/strong> Tenable Nessus Essentials available with limited scanning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Expert plan:<\/strong> $5,990+ per year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Professional plan:<\/strong> $3,990+ per year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Contact for quote:<\/strong> Custom pricing available<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free trial:<\/strong> 7 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free demo:<\/strong> Contact to schedule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-8 kt-pane6083_451e36-67\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Key Features<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Automated scans:<\/strong> Executes pre-scripted vulnerability scans without requiring operator intervention.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Configuration monitoring:<\/strong> Tracks configuration rule sets and policy enforcement measures, documenting changes to ensure compliance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gap Analysis:<\/strong> Analyzes data connected with disallowed entry and policy enforcement to provide information for improved authentication and security methods.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compliance:<\/strong> Adheres to ISO 27001\/9001, HIPAA, PCI, NIST, and other specialized compliance and regulations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Supplementary security tools:<\/strong> Offers web app scans, scan cloud, change management tools, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore further into Nessus&#8217; capabilities with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/nessus\/\">Nessus pen testing product overview and analysis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-10 kt-pane6083_25e5b0-1d\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Screenshot<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-tenable.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-tenable.jpg\" alt=\"Tenable Nessus dashboard.\" class=\"wp-image-34418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-tenable.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-tenable-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-tenable-768x491.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-11 kt-pane6083_43a409-10\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Alternatives<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Although Nessus is thorough in its vulnerability scanning, it lacks additional network security capabilities for complete protection. ESET outperforms it overall, offering a broader range of network security solutions for more comprehensive protection.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"jumpcloud\" class=\"wp-block-group full-width editorial-product-accordion has-shadow--large is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:36px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-font-family has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fortinet-%E2%80%93-Best-for-Core-NGFW-Features\"><\/span><strong><strong>Fortinet<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>&#8211;<\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-esplanet-black-color\">Best for <\/mark>Core &amp; NGFW Features<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);background-color:#d0d3d6;color:#d0d3d6\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overall Rating: 3.9\/5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Core features:<\/strong> 5\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pricing and transparency:<\/strong> 2.6\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Infrastructure characteristics:<\/strong> 5\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compliance certifications:<\/strong> 2.8\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ease of use and admin:<\/strong> 4\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Customer support:<\/strong> 2.7\/5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortinet has long been a firewall provider for SMBs and enterprises, delivering office hardware, virtual machines, and cloud applications (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/cloud\/firewalls-as-a-service-fwaas\/\">FWaaS<\/a>). Fortinet&#8217;s FortiGate solutions include SSL inspection, automated threat protection, security fabric integration, and security effectiveness validation. Fortinet offers a comprehensive set of core features that includes powerful threat protection, firewall capabilities, and business-scalable solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fortinet-icon.png\" alt=\"Fortinet icon.\" class=\"wp-image-29984\" style=\"width:180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fortinet-icon.png 200w, https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fortinet-icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns6083_360df4-f7 full-width\"><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn6083_30b2cb-08 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false full-width wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/fortinet-main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow sponsored\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Visit fortinet<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-10 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-esplanet-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-85b1b651e83918b136b9ba9709b5f52a\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.448), 20px);\"><strong>Pros<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items6083_ebd86e-fb kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_8d8d06-76\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Well-designed UI<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_7c3d7f-47\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Strong NGFW functionality<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_6aafb3-07\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Wide options for network security solutions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-esplanet-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.448), 20px);\"><strong>Cons<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items6083_8ecece-f4 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_0508cf-73\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_x kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Users report intermittent system outages<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_baaf6c-a3\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_x kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Lengthy time for log search<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_6eeff1-b1\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_x kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Learning curve for command line interface<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id6083_c2c5ca-54 kt-accordion-has-11-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:2000px\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"true\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane6083_763916-31\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Pricing<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Contact for quote:<\/strong> Standard plans and custom pricing available<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free trial:<\/strong> 30 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free demo:<\/strong> Contact to schedule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-8 kt-pane6083_7f46c2-9b\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Key Features<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Modular solution:<\/strong> Combines the capability of multiple Fortinet products offered as standalone solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Comprehensive network security:<\/strong> Delivers threat protection and performance while reducing complexity via Fortigate NGFW.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Security information and event management:<\/strong> Allows users to quickly detect and fix security issues and manage compliance standards using FortiSIEM.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compliance:<\/strong> Adheres to ISO 27001\/9001, HIPAA, NIST, and other specialized compliance and regulations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Supplementary security tools:<\/strong> Offers SASE, SD-WAN, secure web gateway, DDoS protection, email security, Sandboxing, NAC, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to know the differences between Fortinet and Palo Alto firewall products in detail, explore our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/fortinet-vs-palo-alto-networks\/\">comparative review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-10 kt-pane6083_ab538d-57\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Screenshot<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240319-best-network-security-tools-fortinet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240319-best-network-security-tools-fortinet.jpg\" alt=\"Fortinet FortiGate dashboard.\" class=\"wp-image-34438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240319-best-network-security-tools-fortinet.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240319-best-network-security-tools-fortinet-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240319-best-network-security-tools-fortinet-768x323.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-11 kt-pane6083_b32b0e-30\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Alternatives<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Fortinet provides diverse network security solutions, but if you\u2019re focused on unified threat detection, investigation, and response, Splunk offers a dedicated platform for it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"jumpcloud\" class=\"wp-block-group full-width editorial-product-accordion has-shadow--large is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:36px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-font-family has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Splunk-%E2%80%93-Best-Choice-for-Unified-Security\"><\/span><strong><strong>Splunk<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>&#8211;<\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-esplanet-black-color\">Best <\/mark>Choice for Unified Security<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);background-color:#d0d3d6;color:#d0d3d6\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-11 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overall Rating: 3.8\/5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Core features:<\/strong> 4.4\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pricing and transparency:<\/strong> 2.4\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Infrastructure characteristics:<\/strong> 5\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compliance certifications:<\/strong> 3.5\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ease of use and admin:<\/strong> 4.3\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Customer support:<\/strong> 3\/5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Splunk is an enterprise solution for large organizations that need insight across a wide range of security tools and activities. Splunk stands out for its unified network security, thanks to recent advancements in Splunk Mission Control, and Observability Cloud. Businesses can now streamline workflows and enhance security analytics (Enterprise Security), automation (SOAR), and threat intelligence. This simplifies threat detection and response within a unified platform.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/splunk-icon.png\" alt=\"Splunk icon\" class=\"wp-image-29921\" style=\"width:180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/splunk-icon.png 200w, https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/splunk-icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns6083_c1cfb2-25 full-width\"><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn6083_c01c4b-23 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false full-width wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/splunk-main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow sponsored\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Visit splunk<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-12 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-esplanet-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-85b1b651e83918b136b9ba9709b5f52a\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.448), 20px);\"><strong>Pros<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items6083_a854ed-6b kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_87f974-b4\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Provides centralized dashboard for all logs<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_f365dc-4f\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Good custom ruling capabilities<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_a2b0e4-6f\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Real-time monitoring<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-esplanet-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.448), 20px);\"><strong>Cons<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items6083_d9874a-73 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_0044af-b0\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_x kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Documentation needs updating<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_d116f0-4f\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_x kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">UI needs improvement and more default features<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_8bedb3-cc\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_x kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Users report lengthy implementation time<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id6083_a622f6-fc kt-accordion-has-11-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:2000px\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"true\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane6083_876cde-6d\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Pricing<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Contact for quote:<\/strong> Standard plans and custom pricing available<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free trial:<\/strong> 14 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free demo:<\/strong> Contact to schedule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-8 kt-pane6083_4115d7-e1\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Key Features<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Unified monitoring and observability:<\/strong> Gain insights into IT systems by combining event measurements, logging, traces, and metadata from a variety of IT systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Threat intelligence:<\/strong> Stores knowledge about prevalent threats and how to deal with them if they occur.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Incident management:<\/strong> Alerts people to events and allows them to intervene manually or initiate an automatic response.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compliance:<\/strong> Adheres to ISO 27001\/9001, HIPAA, PCI, SOC2, and other specialized compliance and regulations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Supplementary security tools:<\/strong> Offers SIEM, SOAR, app performance monitoring, AIOps, and other additional security solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to know more about Splunk\u2019s flagship SIEM technology? Read through our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/splunk-enterprise-security-es\/\">Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-10 kt-pane6083_006ffd-98\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Screenshot<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-splunk.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-splunk.jpg\" alt=\"Splunk interface.\" class=\"wp-image-34416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-splunk.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-splunk-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-splunk-768x378.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-11 kt-pane6083_5b1343-7f\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Alternatives<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Splunk generally performs well in threat detection, but for enhanced malware protection, consider using Malwarebytes, which provides specialized solutions for malware prevention and remediation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"jumpcloud\" class=\"wp-block-group full-width editorial-product-accordion has-shadow--large is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:36px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-font-family has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Malwarebytes-%E2%80%93-Best-for-Malware-Defense\"><\/span><strong><strong>Malwarebytes<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>&#8211;<\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-esplanet-black-color\">Best for <\/mark>Malware Defense<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);background-color:#d0d3d6;color:#d0d3d6\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-13 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overall Rating: 3.8\/5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Core features:<\/strong> 3.6\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pricing and transparency:<\/strong> 3.3\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Infrastructure characteristics:<\/strong> 5\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compliance certifications:<\/strong> 3\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ease of use and admin:<\/strong> 5\/5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Customer support:<\/strong> 3\/5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Malwarebytes offers high-level network security along with comprehensive anti-malware protection. Its endpoint security solutions leverage many layers of protection, threat intelligence, and human expertise to protect businesses from ransomware, viruses, and other threats. Malwarebytes&#8217; Identity Theft Protection provides trustworthy security by quickly alerting users to any identified information breaches, enabling swift remediation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/malwarebytes-icon.png\" alt=\"Malwarebytes icon.\" class=\"wp-image-34445\" style=\"width:180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/malwarebytes-icon.png 200w, https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/malwarebytes-icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns6083_ec8ce5-f2 full-width\"><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn6083_44fb80-ca kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false full-width wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/malwarebytes-esp-best-network-security-tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Visit malwarebytes<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-14 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-esplanet-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-85b1b651e83918b136b9ba9709b5f52a\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.448), 20px);\"><strong>Pros<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items6083_fd6eb6-3c kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_5d0fef-02\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Easy monitoring via centralized management<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_f2798d-4e\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Catches and removes malware apps effectively<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_ea3e53-fa\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"20 6 9 17 4 12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Fast scanning<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-esplanet-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.448), 20px);\"><strong>Cons<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items6083_623c7b-28 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_38b885-cc\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_x kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Needs improvement for real-time protection<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_919260-e3\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_x kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Users report some issues with upgrading installs<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-6083_353670-b0\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_x kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Cost per endpoint is relatively high<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id6083_723d48-85 kt-accordion-has-11-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:2000px\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"true\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane6083_1e1155-78\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Pricing<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Core plan:<\/strong> $69+ per endpoint per year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Advanced plan:<\/strong> $79+ per endpoint per year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Elite plan:<\/strong> $99+ per endpoint per year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ultimate plan:<\/strong> $119+ per endpoint per year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Contact for quote:<\/strong> Custom pricing available<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free trial:<\/strong> 14 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free demo:<\/strong> Contact to schedule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-8 kt-pane6083_c5f729-8a\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Key Features<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Firewall:<\/strong> Monitors data packets and protects endpoint devices from a wide range of attacks and malware threats.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Endpoint protection:<\/strong> Allows users to examine threat intelligence data particular to their endpoint devices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Automated remediation:<\/strong> Saves time spent manually resolving issues and handles common network security incidents rapidly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compliance:<\/strong> Adheres to major compliance regulations like ISO 27001\/9001, PCI, SOC2, and NIST.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Supplementary security tools:<\/strong> Offers security visualization, app block, DNS filtering, and other additional security tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Check our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/malwarebytes-vs-bitdefender\/\">comparative guide<\/a> to learn more about Malwarebytes&#8217; capabilities for detecting and removing malicious threats.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-10 kt-pane6083_7a192a-0a\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Screenshot<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-malwarebytes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-malwarebytes.jpg\" alt=\"Malwarebytes interface.\" class=\"wp-image-34415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-malwarebytes.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-malwarebytes-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.esecurityplanet.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/esp_20240318-best-network-security-tools-malwarebytes-768x440.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-11 kt-pane6083_2bef51-d8\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Alternatives<\/span><\/span><span 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If you prefer a long-established solution, consider Nessus, which is known for its great support and broad vulnerability detection capabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:none\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top-5-Features-of-Network-Security-Tools\"><\/span>Top 5 Features of Network Security Tools<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Network security relies on a variety of tools for comprehensive protection. Among its most important key features are breach and attack simulation, endpoint detection and response, identity and access management, intrusion detection and prevention, and network access control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:none\">Breach &amp; Attack Simulation (BAS)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/breach-and-attack-simulation-bas-vendors\/\">Breach and attack simulation<\/a> mimics real-world cyberattacks, similar to manual pen testing and red teaming. Administrators can quickly respond to developing threats across varied infrastructure environments, including cloud and SD-WAN frameworks, thanks to real-time warnings and visibility, ensuring proactive protection and security posture augmentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:none\">Endpoint Detection &amp; Response (EDR)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/edr-solutions\/\">EDR<\/a> is similar to vulnerability management as it identifies and mitigates threats at user entry points. It provides comprehensive security similar to IAM, NAC, and privileged access management (PAM) tools, but with extra capabilities including data loss prevention (DLP), patching, and application whitelisting for added protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:none\">Identity &amp; Access Management (IAM)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/best-iam-software\/\">IAM<\/a> is a system that manages access policies dynamically. IAM works with all identity protocols and connects smoothly with CASB, EDR, and WAF systems, providing insights into device, session, and identity data to guarantee reliable security and effective access management across various environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:none\">Intrusion Detection &amp; Prevention Systems (IDPS)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/intrusion-detection-and-prevention-systems\/\">IDPS<\/a> scan systems for intrusions using signature or anomaly-based detection techniques. IDPS provides threat detection, intelligent alerting, and automated blocking tools to quickly identify and neutralize security threats, ensuring strong protection against malicious activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:none\">Network Access Control (NAC)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/network-access-control-solutions\/\">NAC<\/a> is a policy management solution that ensures proper endpoint setups. NAC, which is integrated with SIEM, NGFW, and other systems, assesses endpoints, allows access, and enforces security policies, hence improving network security by verifying and controlling device network access. NAC&#8217;s function includes enforcing compliance rules, improving network visibility, and limiting risks associated with illegal devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:none\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-We-Evaluated-the-Best-Network-Security-Tools\"><\/span>How We Evaluated the Best Network Security Tools<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We assessed the top network monitoring tools using a standardized scoring method that included six fundamental criteria. Under each criterion, we identified subcriteria that were used for our assessment and scoring, contributing to the products\u2019 total score. We picked the seven tools that scored the highest. Through the results, coupled with broader research, we determined each product\u2019s use cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:none\">Evaluation Criteria<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We prioritized six essential criteria to objectively evaluate the top network security tools. Core features weighted the highest due to their fundamental importance. Pricing and network security infrastructure followed, for practicality and extended capabilities. Compliance, ease of use and administration, and customer support quality were also valued for operational efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Core features (25%):<\/strong> We checked each network security tool\u2019s essential functionalities such as breach and attack simulation, Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), EDR, IAM, IDPS, Mobile Threat Defense, and more.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>Criterion winner:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/fortinet-main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Fortinet<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pricing and transparency (20%):<\/strong> This criterion considers factors such as the availability of free trials, the accessibility and clarity of pricing, pricing model flexibility, the provision of free plans, and the availability of free demos.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Criterion winner:<\/em><\/strong><em> <a href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/eset-esp-best-network-security-tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">ESET<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Network security infrastructure characteristics (20%):<\/strong> We checked each tool&#8217;s characteristics based on its system integrations, compatibility across several platforms, unified platform monitoring, zero trust security, scalability, and backup and recovery.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>Criterion winner:<\/strong> Multiple winners<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compliance certifications (15%):<\/strong> We looked at certifications like ISO 27001 and 9001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, SOC2, NIST, and the availability of specific compliance frameworks.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>Criterion winner:<\/strong> Multiple winners<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ease of use and admin (10%):<\/strong> This category is measured by the intuitiveness of the user interface, the provision of a centralized admin panel for streamlined operations, and ratings from platforms like G2 and Capterra for simplicity of use and setup.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>Criterion winner:<\/strong> Multiple winners<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Customer support (10%):<\/strong> This criterion measures service quality, including the availability of live chat, phone, and email assistance, the adequacy of documentation, demos, and training materials, and user-rated support quality on G2 and Capterra.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>Criterion winner:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/link.technologyadvice.com\/r\/palo-alto-main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Palo Alto Networks<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:none\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently-Asked-Questions-FAQs\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:none\">What Is Enterprise Network Security?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Enterprise network security is a broad term covering a range of technologies, devices, and processes. Some experts define it simply as a set of rules and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/networks\/fine-tuning-firewall-rules-best-practices\/\">configurations<\/a> that protects the integrity, confidentiality, and accessibility of data in an enterprise network. It entails deploying software and hardware to minimize <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/vulnerability-management-software\/\">vulnerabilities<\/a> and respond quickly to security threats, with a focus on effective response mechanisms and prevention efforts against cyberattacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:none\">What Are These Network Security Tools Used For?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Network security products perform several functions by protecting the organization&#8217;s network infrastructure, data, and assets from various cyberattacks. These tools work together to form a multi-layered security approach that protects the company network from a wide range of cyberthreats and vulnerabilities. In addition to the top network security tools above, here are some network security tools and their functions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Data loss prevention (DLP):<\/strong> Monitor and manage data movement throughout the network to prevent illegal transfer or leaking of sensitive data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Virtual private networks (VPNs):<\/strong> Encrypt network traffic, ensuring safe communication between remote users and the corporate network while protecting sensitive data from interception.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Firewalls:<\/strong> Serve as a barrier between the internal network and external threats, managing incoming and outgoing traffic according to specified security rules.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Antivirus and antimalware software:<\/strong> Detects and eliminates dangerous software (malware) from systems, preventing unwanted access and data breaches.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/siem-tools\/\"><strong>Security information and event management (SIEM)<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> Collects, analyzes, and correlates security event data from diverse sources in order to detect and respond to security incidents more efficiently.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/casb-security-vendors\/\"><strong>Cloud access security broker (CASB)<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> Monitors and manages access to cloud services, ensuring data security, compliance, and threat protection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mobile threat defense:<\/strong> Focuses on protecting mobile devices from threats such as malware, phishing, and network attacks while also ensuring data and user privacy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:none\">What Are the Common Challenges in Using Network Security Tools?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Common challenges when adopting network security solutions include integrating them into your current systems, difficulty in choosing from an extensive range of accessible tools, and managing complexity as your business expands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Integration with other systems:<\/strong> Many businesses already have established IT systems, such as network infrastructure, endpoint devices, and cloud services. It might be difficult to integrate new security tools with current systems.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tool overload:<\/strong> The cybersecurity market provides a diverse range of tools and solutions, each addressing a distinct area of network security. However, an abundance of options can cause confusion and uncertainty for enterprises.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Complexity management:<\/strong> As enterprises expand and evolve, their network security environments might become more complicated. Managing several security tools, configurations, and rules across various network infrastructures adds to the complexity.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:none\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bottom-Line-Enhance-Your-Defense-with-Network-Security-Tools\"><\/span>Bottom Line: Enhance Your Defense with Network Security Tools<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Maintaining the integrity of network security is a critical consideration for every organization. Organizations must blend various technologies to achieve optimal protection within budget constraints. Access control, threat intelligence, intrusion detection and prevention, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/data-loss-prevention-dlp-solutions\/\">data loss prevention<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/products\/best-email-security-software\/\">email security<\/a>, endpoint security, vulnerability scanning, and patch management all play a role in protecting the network and its data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With almost every aspect of business becoming more digital, network security software minimizes the impact of cyberattacks. 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