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Cisco Secure Web Appliance

7.5 /10

What is Cisco Secure Web Appliance?

Get advanced threat defense, advanced malware protection, application visibility and control, insightful reporting, and secure mobility. The Cisco Secure Web Appliance combines all of these forms of protection and more in a single solution.

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Cisco Secure Web Appliance Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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90 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 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 Web Appliance?

0% Negative

7% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Effective Service
Caring
Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Application Control

SSL Scanning

Directory Integration

URL Filtering

URL Categorization

Bandwidth Utilization Management

Rule Based Policy Engine

DLP Functionality

Malware Detection

Unified Management Interface

Analytics and Reporting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Cisco Secure Web Appliance Reviews

Shashi B.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2022

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Cisco Secure Web Appliance from other similar products?

Easy to use, implement and customize

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Product price and support

What do you dislike most about this product?

Integration with other product

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Self implementation and configuration

Pros

Caring
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Effective Service

Cons

Vendor Friendly Policies
Under Delivered
Leverages Incumbent Status

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

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2022

Powerful control, simple to use.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Sabrina T.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Food and Beverage
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2022

a good solution !

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Cisco Secure Web Appliance from other similar products?

Much easier user interface compared to other competitors I've seen.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The user interface as mentioned.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Can be cumbersome to set up.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Start early if you can!

Pros

Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Effective Service
Caring

Cisco Secure Web Appliance

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Cisco Secure Web Appliance Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Cisco Secure Web Appliance?

Pros

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

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

SSL Scanning Scan and monitor websites with SSL security for malicious content.

Directory Integration The solution integrates with AD or LDAP to manage web security policies in the organization.

URL Filtering Manages and controls websites that end users can visit. Filters unwanted websites based on URL and can support real-time reputation incl. certificate validation

URL Categorization The solution performs real-time unknown URL categorization supported by an out-of-the-box library of policies.

Bandwidth Utilization Management The solution can limit bandwidth usage by controlling uplink and downlink traffic on certain websites and time-based policies.

Rule Based Policy Engine The solution comes out of the box with a library of customizable policies covering device type, user ID, user group, and multiple attributes.

DLP Functionality Define policies to prevent loss of sensitive electronic data. Capabilities include content-aware DLP.

Malware Detection Detects malware based on signature-based and heuristic engines

Unified Management Interface The solution allows for multi-instance deployments (hybrid, cloud and on-premise) to be managed via a single administrative interface.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Cisco Secure Web Appliance Reviews

Shashi B.

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Powerful control, simple to use.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sabrina T.

a good solution !

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Feature Ratings

Application Control

SSL Scanning

Directory Integration

URL Filtering

URL Categorization

Bandwidth Utilization Management

Rule Based Policy Engine

DLP Functionality

Malware Detection

Unified Management Interface

Analytics and Reporting

Vendor Capability Ratings

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization