LevelBlue USM Anywhere Reviews & Product Details

LevelBlue USM Anywhere is a cloud-based security management solution that accelerates and centralizes threat detection, incident response, and compliance management for your cloud, hybrid cloud, and on-premises environments. USM Anywhere includes purpose-built cloud sensors that natively monitor your Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure cloud environments. On premises, lightweight virtual sensors run on Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware ESXi to monitor your virtual private cloud and physical IT infrastructure. With USM Anywhere, you can rapidly deploy sensors into your cloud and on-premises environments while centrally managing data collection, security analysis, and threat detection from the AlienVault Secure Cloud. Five Essential Security Capabilities in a Single SaaS Platform AlienVault USM Anywhere provides five essential security capabilities in a single SaaS solution, giving you everything you need for threat detection, incident response, and compliance management—all in a single pane of glass. With USM Anywhere, you can focus on finding and responding to threats, not managing software. An elastic, cloud-based security solution, USM Anywhere can readily scale to meet your threat detection needs as your hybrid cloud environment changes and grows. 1. Asset Discovery 2. Vulnerability Assessment 3. Intrusion Detection 4. Behavioral Monitoring 5. SIEM

Seller

LevelBlue

Discussions

LevelBlue USM Anywhere Community

Languages Supported

English

Solution Type

All-in-One

Overview by

Tami Andrews (Sr. Customer Advocacy Programs Manager at AT&T Cybersecurity)

Value at a Glance

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

21 months

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User Insights

Average based on 114 real user reviews.

Implementation Time

2 months

Perceived Cost

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Rogelio c.

In.sistemas

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/27/2018

"AlienVault USM Anywhere"

5/5

What do you like best about LevelBlue USM Anywhere?

The best thing you can do is buy an AV device that has everything you need and that includes 24 gb ram 1 tb hard disk 16 n, so that is an option to buy and take advantage of the full potential of the team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LevelBlue USM Anywhere?

At the moment nothing, the truth is that the service provided is very incredible and has not had any kind of problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Tami Andrews of LevelBlue USM Anywhere

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Rogelio - I appreciate you providing feedback today!

Paul R.

Security Engineer

Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/27/2017

"No Fuss, No Muss, Does what it says on the Tin"

4.5/5

What do you like best about LevelBlue USM Anywhere?

The solution "just works"... once you've got it set up. Support is usually great and the community surrounding the product is top notch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LevelBlue USM Anywhere?

KB Articles leave a bit to be desired and sometimes lack depth or go into too much detail where none is needed, a second pass through technical writers would be a good idea. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering LevelBlue USM Anywhere:

You owe it to yourself to at least eval the OSSIM product if you're shopping around, it should give you a good idea of the product without investment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is LevelBlue USM Anywhere solving and how is that benefiting you?

SIEM first, ask questions later. The USM thrives as a SIEM and does this at a lower cost of entry than many competitors. Everything else can be hit or miss but it always works... just not necessarily the way you want or in a way that is immediately intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Tami Andrews of LevelBlue USM Anywhere

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Thank you Paul for your time & feedback!

Trevor S.

Information Systems Network Technician

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/16/2017

"Well Rounded Product"

4.5/5

What do you like best about LevelBlue USM Anywhere?

This product was easy to get up and running, has a great support team behind it, and has a variety of great tools built into one package. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LevelBlue USM Anywhere?

The main problem I have with the USM solution is the tendency for the information to easily overwhelm and thus be ignored. For instance, filtering out expected events tends to be more cumbersome than I would hope. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering LevelBlue USM Anywhere:

When selecting a USM solution make sure you speak with a representative about their free trial options. They have different products depending on organization size and their trails are fully functional. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is LevelBlue USM Anywhere solving and how is that benefiting you?

Alienvault was purchased to meet our needs pertaining to PCI Compliance standards. We were able to use Alienvault to complete four different requirements for monitoring rather than using multiple programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Tami Andrews of LevelBlue USM Anywhere

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Trevor - thanks so much for your feedback!

Verified User in Management Consulting

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/26/2017

"Its the People that make a great product"

5/5

What do you like best about LevelBlue USM Anywhere?

Ease of use, clarity, the support and training - enthusiasm of the support and training teams - training is fantastic - we also had a day of consultancy and that was extremely insightful - the product brings a broad feature stack in one clean unified interface - its easy to install, and maintain - the OTX pulses are very helpful and provide a powerful platform for almost instant detection of emerging threats - worth subscribing to whilst you eval the product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LevelBlue USM Anywhere?

Some aspects of the upgrade process - the fact that you backup, upgrade the system, but that backup is worthless as it can only be used on the previous build version, which would require a downgrade install and fresh build - fine in a VM world if you are using the virtualised version of the product and can take a snapshot, but could be improved upon. We run another backup post upgrade for completeness and compatibility. Some of the menus/features are over nested - not always clear where to find things. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering LevelBlue USM Anywhere:

Run an Eval, give yourself time - its a comprehensive product- make sure you understand the networking requirements - do the training - its great value and very well taught - understand the need for remote sensors - only log what you need to! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is LevelBlue USM Anywhere solving and how is that benefiting you?

The primary purpose of AlienVault USM is to provide us with additional insight in to the unknown - what's happening on our network, and servers and to provide an SIEM platform to help reduce risk and improve management, bring insight in to our logs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Tami Andrews of LevelBlue USM Anywhere

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Thank you for your comments & feedback!

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/23/2018

"AlienVault USM "

3/5

What do you like best about LevelBlue USM Anywhere?

Alarms for bad actors. Notifications to email on specific events. Reporting on custom events is nice for tracking usage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LevelBlue USM Anywhere?

Couple of dislikes... HIDS is very slow so if you're trying to audit Active directory logons for a specific user forget it. Plugins are just too hard to write if you aren't a programmer. Need a professional to do any real "tweaking" as support only does break fix. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Tami Andrews of LevelBlue USM Anywhere

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Thank you for taking time to provide your feedback!

Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/26/2018

"Easy and Affordable!"

3.5/5

What do you like best about LevelBlue USM Anywhere?

I love that it works with other system tools like Office365, McAfee and ServiceNow. Really streamlines everything into one process and makes it very user friendly. It is also HIPAA compliant. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LevelBlue USM Anywhere?

Alarm dashboard is very busy, but it is broken up into 5 categories of risk which will show you can focus on the most important threats. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering LevelBlue USM Anywhere:

Do not be overwhelmed by the threat dashboard. Focus on the largest/most important threats. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is LevelBlue USM Anywhere solving and how is that benefiting you?

Assessment of vulnerability, identifying suspicious behavior from users, fast detection of threats and fast response. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Tami Andrews of LevelBlue USM Anywhere

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Thank you for taking time to provide your feedback!

Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/5/2018

"Flexibility and Intelligence"

4.5/5

What do you like best about LevelBlue USM Anywhere?

My organization is spread out across the globe, so the sensor deployment has greatly increased our ability to reach each site and gain the visibility we need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LevelBlue USM Anywhere?

Alienvault USM Anywhere has many updates, some of which will break suppression rules I write. This usually gets fixed in the next one or two updates, but can be frustrating. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering LevelBlue USM Anywhere:

If you want a product that is flexible to deploy, easy to use, and has a backing of community-created intelligence you will want this product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is LevelBlue USM Anywhere solving and how is that benefiting you?

Global deployment and gaining visibility into disparate sites to help create environmental standards. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Tami Andrews of LevelBlue USM Anywhere

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Thank you for taking time to provide your feedback!

Verified User in Research

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/6/2018

"Good for the price"

5/5

What do you like best about LevelBlue USM Anywhere?

The software is fairly easy to use and not clunky. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LevelBlue USM Anywhere?

Limited bandwidth for traffic capture and space for logs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Tami Andrews of LevelBlue USM Anywhere

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Thank you for taking time to provide your feedback!

Richard P.

Senior Security Engineer

Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/27/2017

"Keeping an Eye of your Network"

5/5

What do you like best about LevelBlue USM Anywhere?

AlienVault's ability to monitor all HIDS and NIDS traffic and to correlate security events to warn you of breaches or malware is exceptional. They constantly update their intelligence and will provide a view of the network for the cyber security engineer that ordinarily he or she would not have. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LevelBlue USM Anywhere?

I would recommend that the installation be done by a certified engineer. The setup is critical and not intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering LevelBlue USM Anywhere:

Powerful product. Setup is crucial and monitoring a must. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is LevelBlue USM Anywhere solving and how is that benefiting you?

Firewalls, Endpoint protection, IDS, Sandboxing are all necessary components of network security. They usually do a great job in keeping malware and threats from penetrating their defenses. However, nothing is 100% effective. AlienVault makes sure that if anything does get through, AlienVault let's me know so I can handle the intrusion. Without it, I wouid be network blind. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Karel .

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/27/2017

"AlienVault USM - technology of data distillation to information"

4.5/5

What do you like best about LevelBlue USM Anywhere?

One graphic enviroment can orchestrate six security tools. Every tool is so connected with everyone. Together they achieve higher values. Information context, graphical form and interactivity also give this community a tool of a special spirit. Good idea, good execution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LevelBlue USM Anywhere?

AlienVault USM use MySQL like main database engine. I would like to be able to connect to another database, for example some graph database (Neo4J) or object database (CEPH). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.