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Centralize and simplify your firewall administration and intrusion prevention. Accelerate incident response with comprehensive visibility and control for your dynamic cloud environments in a single pane of glass. Gain additional context with instant access to Cisco SecureX through our built-in ribbon.
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Overview
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) is your administrative nerve center for managing critical Cisco network security solutions. It provides complete and unified management over firewalls, application control, intrusion prevention, malware defense, and URL filtering. Quickly and easily go from managing a firewall to controlling applications to investigating and remediating malware outbreaks. You can gain additional context with instant access to Cisco SecureX through our built-in ribbon to reduce threat dwell time.
Realize a payback period of 10 months over a three-year investment*.
Achieve greater efficiency with simplified management: Administer firewalls, correlate and prioritize threats, as well as quickly act on them in a single pane of glass.
- Reduce up to 95%* of network operation work streams by managing your firewall instances with Secure Firewall Management Center
- Supports REST API - a HTTP-based interface for management, policies, and monitoring
- Dynamically manage AWS objects for your cloud environment with Cisco Secure Dynamic Attribute Connector
Gain superior visibility and control: Discover real-time information about changing network resources and operations. Obtain the breadth and depth of context to make decisions.
- Identify users, applications, and devices through passive analysis of network traffic
- Leverage discovery data of your dynamic environment to automate tuning of intrusion rules
- Prioritize business-critical applications while blocking the irrelevant ones with access control, network discovery, and quality of service (QoS) policies
Accelerate response with Cisco SecureX: Bring together Secure Firewall Management Center and Cisco SecureX to accelerate threat detection and remediation.
- Speed up incident response with the new SecureX ribbon in Firewall Management Center, enabling SecOps to instantly pivot to the SecureX open platform
- Configure AWS VPCs manually or automatically from SecureX in response to events from Cisco Secure products
- Monitor your AWS accounts and workloads for malicious activity by integrating with Amazon GuardDuty
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*Forrester Total Economic Impact of Cisco Secure Firewall, 2022. <www.cisco.com/go/firewallTEI >
Highlights
- An AWS Security Competency approved solution providing real-time visibility and unified security to protect your most critical network resources across dynamic environments.
- Centrally manage hundreds of firewalls, control applications, block intrusion attempts, and prevent the spread of malware over encrypted and unencrypted traffic.
- Receive hourly rule updates from Cisco Talos® Threat Intelligence and deploy them globally across hundreds of firewalls from a single location.
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Customer reviews
reviewer2290770
Centralized firewall policies have strengthened security posture and simplified threat management
Reviewed on Jan 06, 2026
Review provided by PeerSpot
What is our primary use case?
I use Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center for configuring all the routing policies that I need to do on the firewall, and it acts as a control plane for all the policies that I want to implement through the firewall.
I find it easy to integrate Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center with the company's security posture, as I have integrated it with Splunk as a SIEM solution to have all the correlation rules on the firewall redirected to Splunk, and it integrates easily without any problem.
I cannot answer how useful it is to have the ability to work with the cloud and on-premises version of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center because all my deployments are on-premises solutions.
What is most valuable?
I find that for the interfacing of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center in general, there is no specific feature because I am using all the features and all the tabs available for configuring my policy. However, I consider Talos feedback that Cisco provides as free threat intelligence to be the most valuable for me and for the operation of the security policy in my organization.
What needs improvement?
So far, I find that everything related to Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is adequate. The only thing that was missing in the portfolio was SD-WAN, which I would like to use similar to Fortinet. Now Cisco has published the 120 series and the 1100 series, which support SD-WAN features in the firewall. I have not tried it myself yet, but I intend to use it and configure it as an SD-WAN gateway. When I use it, I will be able to provide feedback on whether there is anything new or if everything is adequate, but I have not used it or configured it by my hand till now.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center as nine out of ten.
How would you rate stability?
Positive
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I have not used the scalability features of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center. However, for the 3000 new series and the 4000, we can make a cluster. I think it can go up to eight units or sixteen units, but I have not used it till now.
How are customer service and support?
I rate the technical support from Cisco as ten out of ten. They are the most supportive vendor that I have met.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The setup of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center that I tried was on-premises, and everything was in a moderate way. It is not very difficult and not very easy. I simply followed the steps in the installation and configuration guide to understand what to do.
In my opinion, the dashboard in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is easy to operate and easy to use. However, the implementation of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center itself on any VMware machine may require some steps and some workarounds. The operation of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center after the initial install is an easy interface with a friendly user interface.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I find the pricing for Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center to be very reasonable, as they offer the license for both virtual and hardware options. For the virtual option, they have minimum licensing, such as a license that can manage up to only one device. If I have only one firewall with high availability deployment, it becomes very reasonable when I purchase Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center relative to my deployment or actual need. I find variable prices according to the deployment, so it will be reasonable.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I can compare Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center to Palo Alto for the data center firewall and Fortinet for the perimeter firewall or the edge firewall.
The comparison among these three vendors depends on the price, the performance, and every feature versus its price. I cannot provide a general comparison.
What other advice do I have?
I have not used any automation features in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center till now.
So far, I am very satisfied with Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, and I have not considered additional features such as the analytics part of the product.
I work directly with Cisco for the purchase. We purchase our equipment directly from Cisco.
I am very satisfied with the functionality part of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center and would not like to add anything, including AI functionalities.
I would rate this product a nine out of ten overall.
Olumuyiwa Oladimeji
Network protection has met expectations, but licensing costs demand reconsideration
Reviewed on Jul 24, 2025
Review provided by PeerSpot
What is our primary use case?
We installed Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center in a hospital environment to protect our network. We have it for our wireless access points, LAN, web, and the applications we are currently using.
What is most valuable?
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center has been protecting our network. The fact that it's working as mentioned is its main value.
What needs improvement?
Licensing has been a challenge with Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, and personally, I would consider switching to another solution. We are thinking of taking a Fortinet or another solution we're currently evaluating.
Licensing cost has been the main challenge. I don't use advanced analytics with Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center.
Currently, there aren't any challenges with integration between Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center and our existing IT environment based on what we have on the ground. The only challenges we face are licensing and support.
I would rate the impact of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center on automation as five out of ten. I haven't seen anything extraordinary.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
I didn't take part in the installation of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center because I manage the team, and one of my team members handled the installation. The installation process took approximately two to three days.
How are customer service and support?
I would rate the support of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center as six out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
The deployment for Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center was not difficult because we received guidance during the process.
What was our ROI?
If there wasn't going to be any benefit from using Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, we wouldn't have deployed it in the first place. That should be the number one requirement to deploy any solution in your organization. It has to be beneficial, or you shouldn't try it.
What other advice do I have?
My colleague in charge of the network would be in a better position to provide additional details about the solution. The overall rating for Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is 6 out of 10.
Yonas Abebe
Great dashboard with extensive visibility and good support
Reviewed on Jan 15, 2025
Review provided by PeerSpot
What is our primary use case?
I use FMC for managing my device and utilizing Cisco features effectively, especially when I define a quality switch and have a license to protect my network from my device by using my regular model or tricks. It is easier if I use FMC.
Frankly speaking, when I want to see logs, attacks, and incoming tricks to my network, FMC helps me to have the visibility. It is easy to use basics, and that is why I use FMC.
What is most valuable?
I like the dashboard since it gives me a lot of information. However, Cisco should improve the local unit Secure since it is not quite smooth to see real-time graphics compared to other devices.
It provides full visibility of my devices, whether I have six or ten devices. When I want to check the stats of my devices and of the Internet connectivity, I love the dashboard of Cisco Pencil.
What needs improvement?
I expect more integration with AI. I expect Cisco to be easier for users in India, especially for junior users. For a junior one, it may somehow be complex, especially when configuring something. I remember version 6.4 had an integration with Eddie, allowing me to define a policy according to my users, however, the latest version, lacks this integration. The logging of FMC should be improved as it does not offer real-time solutions like DazaSodo.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used the solution for a bit more than two weeks now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would go with a rating of three out of ten for the stability issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate scalability capabilities as ten out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
I would rate customer service as eight out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
I just set up the device. It takes control files, frankly speaking. However, when I try to integrate with the existing company's network infrastructure with a running and good migration plan, it took about three hours.
What about the implementation team?
Most of the time, I do the setup by myself. That said, I have a consultant that helps.
What was our ROI?
I do not see a significant return on investment for that. There are a lot of solutions which can provide the same features. Cisco is more of a brand, yet it is more expensive.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I would rate setup cost as four for now.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I did look at other vendors also. My area of specialization is Secure, so I try to work with different vendors with a specific security solution.
What other advice do I have?
The overall product rating is eight out of ten. It is a good product.
Mostafa-Mourad
Provides efficient customization options, but it could be more user-friendly
Reviewed on Aug 01, 2024
Review provided by PeerSpot
What is most valuable?
The platform's most valuable feature is the intrusion prevention system (IPS). It offers many customization options.
What needs improvement?
We encountered challenges, particularly when building use cases for this firewall, as it requires specific OS versions and firmware upgrades, which can lead to increased downtime.
It adds an administrative burden on the operation team, as it is essential for managing the firewalls.
I recommend they work on usability and ensure the solution is more user-friendly. It includes improving the connectivity and functionality when bugs occur.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center for one year.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate the product's scalability as a nine, particularly for larger hardware appliances.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support team is responsive and supportive.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The platform's deployment can take about two days to complete especially if all components need to be configured.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The product pricing is reasonable and falls in the mid-range.
What other advice do I have?
Setting up the solution's management center is relatively easy, but we occasionally face bugs that require additional troubleshooting.
I recommend taking comprehensive backups and preparing thoroughly for implementation, especially when managing multiple nodes.
Overall, I rate it as a seven out of ten.
reviewer1530636
Useful for network security and firewall management
Reviewed on Jun 13, 2024
Review provided by PeerSpot
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for network security and firewall management.
What is most valuable?
The tool helps with internet access protection.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The first version had a lot of bugs, but the recent versions have sorted them out.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I used Fortinet FortiManager before Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center.
How was the initial setup?
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center's deployment takes a day to complete. The installation can be completed in one to two hours.
What other advice do I have?
With DevOps, migration from old to new applications is easier. I rate the overall product a nine out of ten. The appliance can perform its main functions as expected, and the performance management features in the next version make it easier to monitor multiple windows and identify issues.