You’re never going to get unbiased advice from someone that resells software. They’re going to recommend solutions they resell (which will never be the total scope of what’s out there) and ones that are advantageous to them to resell. If you want unbiased advice, I would urge you to find a consulting firm that is vendor agnostic (and thus doesn’t resell anything) to look at your requirements and make a set of recommendations.
Thanks, Brian Thanks, Brian Desmond w – 312.625.1438 | c – 312.731.3132 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe Tinney Sent: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 4:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NTSysADM] Recommendations for a Security Software Reseller Hey folks, I'm interested in working with a reseller that has a strong knowledge of current security software (anti-malware, app whitelisting, endpoint firewall, etc). Before I go with what I know (Symantec Endpoint Protection) I want to make sure I've vetted some of the newer offerings. I've seen lots of different suggestions come through from everyone and if you have any more of those that would be great as well. Basically, I'm looking to provide a solid layer of prevention (right now we've invested heavily in response via logging and reporting tools like Netwrix, AlienVault, etc). By prevention I meant I'm interested in looking at a solution that provides endpoint network isolation, authorization management, application whitelisting, behavioral analysis, etc. We've come out of contract with a vendor that was providing TrendMicro's cloud product and I was very underwhelmed. I've trialed Symantec Endpoint Cloud and again, the same. These small business products just aren't up to the task I'm looking to accomplish. I believe that I do not have the time at the moment to learn, design and implement solutions using Group Policy nor do I have extensive MS licensing that would allow me to employ more advanced solutions like AppLocker. The implementation of products that I'm interested in may of course change my mind depending on how protracted the configuration can be. If anyone has someone they enjoy working with and is sharp please let me know. This would be for a company based in the Midwestern Region of the US. Regards, Joe
