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JC
Solutions Architect - BD & Alliances
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Dispel?

Dispel's platform is technically sophisticated and novel, yet prioritizes simplicity for deployment and users. It is also backed by a fantastic team to work with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Dispel?

There is not much to dislike. The solution has all the core features I'd look for in a secure remote access solution and I'm looking forward to the developments they have in the works. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Dispel solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have worked with Dispel as a partner, both while working at a systems integration company and using their platform as part of a larger solution, and now at a cybersecurity software company where we deliver joint value to customers. Their platform provides scalable, very secure and very simple-to-use remote access for all environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ethan Schmertzler of Dispel

Thank you for the kind words! I'll make sure the team knows. If you ever have feedback on things that could be improved for the platform, we'd love to hear about it. You can drop us a line here, or at support@dispel.io

Dispel Overview

What is Dispel?

Dispel provides secure remote access to industrial control systems, also known as OT infrastructure. Dispel's platform offers unified identity & access management (IAM); logging and session recording; disposable systems to protect from ransomware and malware; Moving Target Defense-based SD-WAN connections to facilities; and access control list (ACL) enforcement. Together, the Dispel remote access platform gives utilities, manufacturing, and other OT operators control over third-party and internal employee access to their systems.

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Product Description

Dispel keeps your IP and communications safe through the world's first and only Privacy as a Service Platform.


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Dispel
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Year Founded
2014
HQ Location
Austin, TX
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@dispelhq
725 Twitter followers
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70 employees on LinkedIn®
Description

Dispel is a cybersecurity vendor that specializes in providing secure access solutions for sensitive data and applications. Their platform focuses on protecting against cyber threats by enabling secure, on-demand access to critical resources without exposing them to the public internet. Dispel's technology is designed to enhance security for organizations by ensuring that data remains protected while still being accessible to authorized users. For more information, visit their website at https://www.dispel.com.


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Shawn S.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Dispel is an exceptional product that any organization will find value and secure using."
The Dispel team has done an amazing job of being proactive and doing their due diligence to identify the challenges and pain points that an organiz...
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Juliano G.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Dispel is secure, easy to deploy and use."
Dispel prioritizes security above all else. With its built-in multi-factor authentication (MFA) and approval workflow capabilities, the product ens...
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Shashank P.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Easy to use remote access system for OT Assets"
third-parties who need access to industrial control systems can be effectively controlled and monitored.
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Dispel Demo - Sign in
Control privileged access management through integrations with SSO providers including Microsoft Active Directory and Okta. Enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users, supporting temporary one time passwords (TOTP) and hardware tokens.
Dispel Demo - Access Control Lists
Granular access control list rules give you complete control over which devices, ports, and protocols users can access.
Dispel Demo - Regions
Segment your facilities with automatic, single-tenant networks. Gain visibility into your OT network and monitor activity within each facility.

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SS
Information Security Analyst
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Dispel?

The Dispel team has done an amazing job of being proactive and doing their due diligence to identify the challenges and pain points that an organization has with securely providing remote access to their employees and third parties.

The product provides a great emergency access solution to easily onboard users in critical scenarios. This is extremely important for organizations in the manufacturing industry or in OT/ICS in general.

The product is simple to use, while still providing a robust security architecture to ensure/validate that only authorized users are connecting.

The product has granular RBAC features that provide enhanced management capabilities.

The customer support provided was the best that anyone could ask for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Dispel?

We did not experience any downsides while using this product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Dispel solving and how is that benefiting you?

Dispel solves the problem of being able to securely provide remote access to critical internal resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JG
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Dispel?

Dispel prioritizes security above all else. With its built-in multi-factor authentication (MFA) and approval workflow capabilities, the product ensures a highly secure environment. Not only is it easy to deploy and administer, but also convenient for onboarding OEMs. The user experience is seamless, making it effortless to navigate and utilize the product's features.

In addition to its exceptional features, Dispel offers an outstanding after-sales service. The company goes above and beyond to provide a great customer experience. They demonstrate flexibility and act as true partners, attentively listening to their customers' needs and consistently enhancing the product based on valuable feedback. Their commitment to continuous improvement ensures that customers receive the best possible service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Dispel?

I don't have any remarks about the product. It really works the way we want and need it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Dispel solving and how is that benefiting you?

Centralized secure remote access for all OEMs where we can manage everything out of a single Dashboard in the cloud, no overhead to manage the wicket and we can also record everything - which helps with audit requirements as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JS
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What do you like best about Dispel?

A lot of the complexity for delivering Secure Remote Access is taken away, due to the problem which Dispel addresses (complexity and too many stakeholders)! I also like the Dispel team and the fact that they will go the extra mile to work with us and end customers to engineer integrations, to help with those customer issues that bother them the most (not always technical). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Dispel?

Okay, we are a partner but this issue also affects product champions and influencers within the businesses we deal with. It's not an easy sell! Customers have to be quite technical to 'get it', and also the licensing model is tricky for the type of customers we have. Neither of which are anything to do with the Dispel solution, but more to do with the maturity and technical level of our customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Dispel solving and how is that benefiting you?

Dispel solves the Secure Remote Access conundrum, where all the moving parts need to be aligned in order for; security policies to be worth the paper they are written on / the organisations security posture is sufficient for the level of risk they face. The benefit for us is that we can potentially sell it as; a part of a wider turn-key solution, or a product in its own right. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Chemicals
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Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Dispel?

I really like the ease of use from both the administrator interface and the remote user interface. The solution has allowed greater remote management of our current IT infrastructure across multiple environments, helped reduce costs from how we did things in the past, increased our security when working with external vendors, offered extra benefits with being able to record user sessions, reliable quick support by the Dispel team and if needed we now have a solution that can be upscaled quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Dispel?

As a solution its great. I don’t have any direct dislikes but if there was anything I might change it would be to enhance the graphics a little within the admin console. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Dispel solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are much quicker in responding to business needs when working with 3rd party companies remotely. We can control and turn around access requests in double quick time now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

NK
IT Manager Manufacturing
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Dispel?

Recording Functionality for every action done by the support personnel. Particularly helpful in providing access to Users who do not have company-specific email addresses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Dispel?

Initiating the remote connection did not work for me a few times, so I had to get in touch with Dispel support to resolve it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Dispel solving and how is that benefiting you?

Remote connectivity to the servers, particularly for support personnel who do not have the company credentials to log in otherwise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SP
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What do you like best about Dispel?

third-parties who need access to industrial control systems can be effectively controlled and monitored. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Dispel?

There is no session mirror while third party has access to OT system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Dispel solving and how is that benefiting you?

Controlled access using micro-segmentation. Vendors can be restricted on which system they access on the network. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ethan Schmertzler of Dispel

Hey Shashank, I wanted to let you know that Dispel now offers session mirroring (joint sessions) during a third-party remote session. You can get a full list of the newest features in the resource URL, and our support team can give you a full walkthrough of the capability whenever you want.

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Verified User in Biotechnology
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What do you like best about Dispel?

Responsive, US-based support team. Pilot implementation was painless and it was easy to demonstrate value to management. Security standards are better than the others we looked at, and NIST CSF-compliance was a major plus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Dispel?

We like pretty much everything. They're adding new integrations, but more custom ones take about a week to get during onboarding. The ones we needed, they had already (AD, Yubikey) and their team built out the others we needed quickly by the end of the pilot. But check with their team in advance if you have something esoteric. The Dispel team was pretty flexible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Dispel solving and how is that benefiting you?

We needed to control third-party and our own operator access to our SCADA systems. Dispel is a lot faster than our old system (VPN to jump host to RDP), and they're meeting all the security controls the IT department set out. We're able to offset the cost of Dispel through the increased efficiency we got from their platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ethan Schmertzler of Dispel

Thank you! Integrations are an area we're putting a lot of resources into. We've recently added new ones in the last few months as our dev team keeps adding partners, and we're prioritizing based on customer feedback.

Verified User in Chemicals
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What do you like best about Dispel?

The product is extremely easy to use. Dispel team are always available to help Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Dispel?

At the moment not much maybe the opportunity to customise. Would like to add the company logo if possible as an example. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Dispel:

If you have a lot of 3rd parties using your systems, this product will give you peace of mind knowing your can review what they have been doing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Dispel solving and how is that benefiting you?

We work with many different vendors and third parties. Dispel allow us to quickly and easily give them secure access to our systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Food Production
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What do you like best about Dispel?

Security for factory applications (OT framework) with 2FA. With increasing cyberattacks on organisations and manufacturing being one of area of vulnerability, having secure external connectivity to systems is of utmost importance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Dispel?

Setting the infrastructure up and maintaining individual user accounts from vendors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Dispel solving and how is that benefiting you?

Suppliers having secure connection to factory systems is one key benefit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ethan Schmertzler of Dispel

Vendor user and asset management: those are great feature requests! Managing vendor users is especially difficult when they've got turnover and you have to make the change on your side. I've put both features into the queue for the design and engineering teams and I'll put an update here when we roll them out.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
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What do you like best about Dispel?

Fast onboarding process. Easy connectivity for multiple users. Ability to stand up/down additional resources on demand. Dispel was able to customize virtual desktops for my training use case. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Dispel?

Not applicable, they've been wonderful to work with. Some on the internal security team also wanted them to get a SOC 2 audit, which I think they've completed at this point. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Dispel solving and how is that benefiting you?

Building custom virtual desktop instances that internal teams used to train customers on how to configure our software across Windows and Windows SQL environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ethan Schmertzler of Dispel

Audit and compliance are one of our strong suits. We are indeed going through a SOC 2 Type 2 audit, in addition to ISO 27001. If you or the team ever have questions about our security compliance program, you can reach out to the team at security@dispel.io and check out our security site too.

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