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On the one hand, the Cyberoam has the same feature set as any UTM, anti-malware, anti-spam, firewalling, intrusion prevention, content filtering. What gives it an interesting edge is the integrated nature of these elements under the identity-based security concept, which allows a logical set of policies to be created based on real users in real situations. This speaks of its recent design. The slight downside is that the initial policy creation process requires more thought than it might otherwise do because it forces admins to think about the security job in hand in terms of the users and their behaviour. It also forces them to administer from that perspective as well. 
Fortunately, the system goes the next logical step and includes sophisticated report generation to the mix, essential to analyse who is doing what and where. Are there any unknowns with Cyberoam? The IPS is an inhouse creation and we did not test its effectiveness or false positive generation rate, but that same suspicion could also be applied to any such module for any UTM. It is unproven, as is the ability of a company to integrate and scale multiple Cyberoam devices into a large whole. Cyberoamís larger rivals do have a longer track record on that score. Overall weíd describe the CR50ia as outstanding value for money for any company willing to take the plunge with a relative unknown, testament to the value out there in security appliances right now. The buyer gets a lot for their money, including
reporting, and can buy security modules via the Cyberoam reseller channel one at a time or as an overall package.
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