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Cisco Secure Firewall

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The Cisco UTMs are all-in-one solution that offer flexible Internet redundancy, comprehensive security, and very easy-to-use configuration flows.

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Cisco Secure Firewall Ratings

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86 Likeliness to Recommend

95 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+86 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Cisco Secure Firewall?

1% Negative

8% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Trustworthy
Security Protects
Fair

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Vulnerability Detection

100

Deep Packet Inspection

100

Virtual Private Network

Virtual Firewall

Advanced Threat Protection

Encrypted Data Control

Identity Based Control

Application Control

Network Access Control

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

Web Content Filtering

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

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Cisco Secure Firewall Reviews

M Farhan Ali C.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Nov 2022

Brand name is enough to make the device survive.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Cisco Secure Firewall from other similar products?

Cisco firewall have strong cisco brand name in it, which makes a survival basis for the device, but device itself is not that much mature.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Cisco Technical centers are excellent support providers.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Device feature and configuration are on bit difficult side to configure.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Go with the product, you will not regret.

Pros

Effective Service
Saves Time
Respectful
Generous Negotitation

Mohd I.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Nov 2022

Good Firewall, still room to compete with others.

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Cisco Secure Firewall from other similar products?

Cisco firewall is not different from other firewalls in a Good Way. It has just vendor specific diffrence. Like change of options and terminologies.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Cisco Firepower have only advantage that these are from Cisco, other than that these are also just normal firewalls only.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Product was not as stable as Fortigate, checkpoint and pal alto. Even it lacks features which are available in other vendors.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Technical support of Cisco is excellent, so there will be easy to get assistance rom Cisco, hence this is a Good base to go with this firewall.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Sulaiman O.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Oct 2022

Highly designed product for network security

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Cisco Secure Firewall from other similar products?

Concept of the containerized FTD Management controller using the FMC

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Management controller using the FMC

What do you dislike most about this product?

Overhead integration with other vendors

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Quality products for enhanced security on your network

Pros

Efficient Service
Effective Service
Client Friendly Policies
Generous Negotitation

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Cisco Secure Firewall Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

95 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

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How much do users love Cisco Secure Firewall?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Vulnerability Detection Detection of vulnerabilities on hosts through traffic analysis.

Deep Packet Inspection Control and enforcement of protocols including industrial protocols.

Virtual Private Network Offers IPSEC (for site-to-site tunnels) and SSL VPN (for remote access) options.

Virtual Firewall A VF runs entirely within a virtual environment and provides packet filtering and monitoring provided by a physical firewalls

Advanced Threat Protection ATP refers to a category of security solutions that defend against sophisticated malware or hacking-based attacks targeting sensitive data.

Encrypted Data Control Native decryption and re-encryption of SSL and SFTP traffic for thorough inspection.

Identity Based Control Mapping of specific security policies to defined user groups and individuals.

Application Control The solution provides ICAP support, anti-circumvention support, and an auto-record function of all traffic session details.

Network Access Control Endpoint integration to ensure each connecting device has appropriate security.

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls Firewall features offered as a service at lower cost and scalable infrastructure

Web Content Filtering Restrictive filtering of web surfing to limit exposure to harmful and inappropriate sites.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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Cisco Secure Firewall Reviews

M Farhan Ali C.

Brand name is enough to make the device survive.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Mohd I.

Good Firewall, still room to compete with others.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sulaiman O.

Highly designed product for network security

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Vulnerability Detection

Deep Packet Inspection

Virtual Private Network

Virtual Firewall

Advanced Threat Protection

Encrypted Data Control

Identity Based Control

Application Control

Network Access Control

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

Web Content Filtering

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization