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Invincea Enterprise

Invincea Enterprise takes a unique approach to stopping and controlling malware infection at the endpoint. With this software deployed, virtually all malware can seamlessly be detected, contained and prevented without any need for user interaction. This protection is accomplished through allowing applications that may come in contact with malicious code or malware to run in a virtual container - which can easily contain an infection - before it spreads or becomes a more serious problem.

We found this product to deploy easily throughout our environment. The client application can be deployed to endpoints manually as an executable installation or through Microsoft Active Directory Group Policy using an extracted MSI Installer. To use the MSI Installer, it must first be extracted from the executable installer. While we did not find this process difficult, to simplify the process we would have liked to see a downloadable version in each flavor. Also, this solution uses preferences files for setting up the client applications remotely. We found this deployment technique to be confusing and to require a lot of work on the front-end of the deployment. We would prefer a more automated way of deploying settings, such as a central management console that can communicate with clients.

Invincea does offer a management console of sorts, but it is more geared toward analysis and reporting, rather than overall management of the client applications. With that said, we found this console, which is known as the Threat Analyzer, to be quite good for what it is intended. The tool can be deployed as a virtual or physical appliance on the customer site or be hosted in the cloud. Regardless of how it is deployed, it can provide an excellent amount of threat analysis while integrating directly with other threat analysis tools for a deeper forensic-based examination.

Documentation included administrator and user guides in PDF format. The administrator guide provided an excellent amount of detail on how to deploy the client applications through Group Policy, as well as other deployment means. Also included in this guide were configuration examples for the preferences file and many screen shots. The end-user guide outlines various tasks that the end-user can do within the client and protected applications. We found both guides to be well detailed and to easy to follow.

Invincea includes support with the cost of the subscription. Options include access to eight-hours-a-day/five-days-a-week phone- and email-based technical aid, along with a customer portal on the website that includes a knowledge base and FAQ section. Customers can also purchase additional services, such as installation support across the enterprise, as well as for custom integrations with other security tools.

At a subscription cost starting at $42 per seat, plus additional expense for the Threat Analysis server license, we found Invincea Enterprise to be a good value for the money. While we found it somewhat clunky to deploy and configure, we found it provided solid malware protection at the endpoint.


Product title
Invincea Enterprise
Product info
Name: Invincea Enterprise Description: Invincea Enterprise takes a unique approach to stopping and controlling malware infection at the endpoint. Price: Starts at $42 per seat, plus server licensing.
Strength
Solid malware protection without the need for signature updates.
Weakness
Clunky to configure.
Verdict
Needs a bit of work on configuration, but this feature-rich product has good support to back up admins.

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