AWS Shield

Resource Scaling

Achieved by dynamically scaling the cloud resources to quickly identify telemetry to combat the attack.

Threat Analytics

Provides a detailed analysis of a threat and extensive guidance on how to defend against that threat.

SIEM Integration

Can integrate with a SIEM for correlation and analysis in real time to reveal patterns of activity that may indicate an attempt at intrusion.

IP Address Quarantine/Blacklist

Maintains an ACL (access control list) of IP address to allow or deny.

Packet Inspection

Can examine the contents of data packets.

Autonomous Mitigation

FortiDDoS provides you with autonomous mitigation, which means there is no need for a member of your IT team to intervene during an attack.

Attack Notifications

Notifications and escalation workflows can be leveraged to deliver notifications to a variety of recipients through multiple delivery mechanisms.

Quality of Features

Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration

This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Business Value Created

Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features

Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Usability and Intuitiveness

End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Availability and Quality of Training

Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Implementation

Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Customization

Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Vendor Support

The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Data Integration

Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.