Vectra AI Platform

Vectra AI  is my main cybersecurity tool, and we use the AI data in our company. For example, when we discovered a malicious email, Vectra AI  helped us identify that it was not a legitimate email, and we successfully stopped the threats.

Vectra AI offers artificial intelligence capabilities with visibility that can be integrated into our day-to-day operations and other tools, including malware detection tools and cyber threat tools.

Vectra AI has positively impacted my organization. Last year while using it, we received many malicious email threats and virus incidents, including a trojan virus that had reportedly been deployed by someone. Our company used Vectra AI to detect the malicious threats and viruses before they could cause more damage, and we successfully stopped the threats.

Using Vectra AI, I notice that server downtime has decreased significantly. We now experience only two to three hours of downtime, whereas without Vectra AI and other tools, our downtime would exceed 48 to 72 hours.

Vectra AI could be improved by focusing on all threat types, not only malicious threats or virus threats. All threats, including hacking attempts, should be comprehensively addressed.

The user interface of Vectra AI is good, so there are no improvements needed in that area. However, reporting and integration with other tools should be enhanced.

I have been using Vectra AI for two years.

I give Vectra AI a rating of 8 out of 10.

We are using it for our SOC services. We are also using it for our clients. We have our monitoring setup for our SOC staff.

There are many detection features available. There are extensive out-of-box detection capabilities. I cannot mention just one or two at the moment. There are multiple detection rules, and its integration with ADR and Office 365 AI is very nice, to be honest with you. It is scalable, and they have their own appliance that can handle multiple locations. You can deploy it for enterprises with multiple sites.

The advantages of the integration are not entirely out-of-the-box. You have to do it manually. When I'm doing tier response, an out-of-the-box solution is not available. You need to have a Linux server, and from the Linux server, you must perform AI tasks, and there is a lot to be handled in the back end. This is a major consideration about them. The recall feature, if it can be placed in some areas instead of the cloud, and charged for, would be better. Recall the storage where you watch all the traffic, and you can recall it and try to analyze it in the back end. It’s cloud-based. If they offer it on-prem, it would be better. I think they have a solution, but I have never tested it, to be honest with you.

I have been using the solution for years.

It is scalable, and they have their own appliance to handle multiple locations. You can deploy it for enterprises with multiple sites.

They are supportive. From a support perspective, they are supportive, to be honest with you.

I am using something else. I am using Vivo, Vixstrap, Vextra AI, Vectra, and Security Onion as open-source. It depends on the clients.

It is very acceptable when you compare it with Darktrace, for example.

At the end of the day, it's written rules in such a way. The trend in the market is something I did not consider much. The detection rules are written in the back end. There is something happening in such a way to do it again. AI is mentioned too much, and for me, it is only marketing talk. At the end of the day, there is no one hundred percent AI in security. Detection requires manual writing at times. They already handle back-end processes but vendors won't show this. AI is not targeting a specific vendor. AI, for me, is just a trend. It depends on the client. I tailor solutions to client requirements. For visibility and monitoring, I choose the best products. Every application, every NDR solution has its capabilities. It varies by client because I must advise clients on solutions they can use and benefit from. I sometimes advise clients about Vectra as it still serves my clients well. It's fair enough for now. The overall product rating is seven out of ten.

As an end user, I do not have to commit manpower to manage Vectra since most of their use cases are managed by them. It's a hands-off kind of deployment.

The deployment is hands-off, which means it saves us manpower resources since Vectra manages the use cases.

Most of their use cases, including deployment, are managed by the tool itself, requiring less manual input from our team.

Neither Vectra nor Darktrace  have a function like a status health check on my log sources and traffic sources.

I have been working with Vectra for one or two years.

It's pretty good with no major issues.

The support is quite reliable depending on the service engineer assigned. I would rate them between eight and nine.

We are also working with Darktrace .

The setup is generally straightforward.

Vectra is cheaper in terms of pricing and features compared to Darktrace.

Vectra was compared alongside Darktrace.

Vectra serves its purpose well and does not require much manpower for updates.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

We had another product with Vectra AI and used the MDR solution as an add-on. Initially, it wasn't fully appropriately configured, so we didn't get the expected results. Even once configured correctly, we weren't fully satisfied with its response. The issue was both with their service response and the product's capabilities.

The solution's weekly reports needed to have more explanations. However, we needed more explanations because the reports provided were mainly statistical. We were looking for more analysis and insights.

I have been working with the product for less than a year.

The initial setup was pretty straightforward.

The solution's pricing was 50 percent lower than the other vendors shortlisted.

I wouldn't recommend the product to others. We are moving away from it. I rate the overall solution a six out of ten.