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Why is vRx Better Than BigFix?
vRx synergizes your Security and IT efforts by consolidating the components needed for an effective vulnerability management program into one easy to use platform
vRx combines vulnerability scanning, prioritization and mitigation into one seamless process, tracking each and every vulnerability from the time of its discovery until it is remediated, and ensuring no untreated vulnerabilities are compromising your organization’s security posture.
Security teams reduce MTTR (Mean Time To Remediate) by 85~% from an industry average of 180 to 27 days through automation and effectively reporting to management.
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Top Reasons to Choose vRx over BigFix
Data Correlation
vRx’s easy-to-use dashboard relates every single vulnerability to its remediation in just a few clicks. Rather than provide you with excessive, unorganized information about your vulnerability, vRx allows you to take action on it immediately.
One Platform
BigFix is a patch management system designed for the use of IT professionals, not a vulnerability remediation platform. It relies on integrating with other vulnerability scanning tools to work. vRx, conversely, is an end-to-end solution.
Research Integration
vRx incorporates original research from vsociety, its open-source social network for security professionals. vsociety facilitates peer-to-peer networking and open source collaboration on vulnerability research.
24/7 Security
vRx's Patchless Protection™ (virtual patching) provides an additional security layer to ensure you're always protected even when there's no patch or update available.
Precise Prioritization
Unlike BigFix, which uses only the basic CVSS rating, vRx combines relevant contextual information through xTags (e.g. how often an app is used and whether or not it is connected to the internet), giving a much more accurate way to prioritize your risk and keep you focused on what matters most.
WHY VRX
Competitive Advantages Table
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Vulnerability Scanning
vRx is continuously detecting and reporting new vulnerabilities in your environment. Using lightweight agents and an intuitive cloud dashboard, you will always be informed on the current active CVEs in your environment at all times.
BigFix does not provide vulnerability scanning.
Vulnerability Remediation
vRx not only detects vulnerabilities but also has the tools to remediate them. Depending on the nature of the vulnerability, vRx has a corresponding mitigation method available.
BigFix relies on integrations with vulnerability scanners for remediation, adding significant complexity and points of possible failure.
Contextual Prioritization
vRx goes beyond basic vulnerability detection by analyzing and weighing additional risk factors associated with each vulnerability. From there, the prioritization engine automatically assigns an easy to read risk score so you know where your security and IT teams need to spend the most time and energy.
BigFix’s prioritization is only based on external sources like CVSS, CISA, etc. This does not take into account many contextual factors and does not allow for exploit likelihood and risk to truly be derived.
Patch Management
vRx makes patch management easy. OS and 3rd party app patches are automatically aggregated in vRx for you and are able to be installed on endpoints through one time patches as well as through automations.
BigFix’s “fixlets” are essentially just scripts you can also run with vRx’s scripting engine. vRx goes a step above this, combining app updates with scripts to allow you to implement entire policies.
Robust Reporting
vRx provides several reporting options so you can choose what works best for your organization. Exporting data to external sources like SIEM, Syslog, Ticketing systems is possible as well as downloading executive and granular technical reports.
BigFix contains customizable reporting capabilities, but these are neither as intuitive nor as actionable as vRx’s.
Great Overall Value
All of vRx's features are included for one price which is simply based on the number of agents. The reduction in risk and effort required provides partners and end customers with fantastic ROI.
BigFix requires at least one other tool for vulnerability assessment - significantly less valuable.
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