Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual - PAYG
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A Solid Solution
What do you like best about the product?
Cisco has been in the security arena for a long time, and continue to improve and perfect their firewalls since their early PIX days. Their VPNs are rock solid and easy to manage. They have 24/7/365 support that can be extremely helpful if you escalate properly. The introduction of the FirePower platform only makes the solution better with much improved IDS/IPS capabilities.
What do you dislike about the product?
The add-on software features tended to be much less stellar that the firewall platform itself. I've had varied results in running any of their add-on modules and tend to use the firewall as a firewall, and not a multi-purpose device.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The goal of our most recent implementation of our ASA with FirePower services was to upgrade an aging ASA unit that provided network security and VPN access. The transition to the new firewall wasn't a huge learning curve in regard to support. There wasn't a huge boost in features with this implementation, though we're reaping some of the benefits in increased threat protection.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Though the platform is changing, I still view the ASA as an extremely solid and reliable firewall and not a multi-purpose device. In my opinion, I believe that it's one of the best pure firewalls on the market, though if you're looking for an all-in-one security device for a small or medium business, you may want to compare it to other options.
Helpful after prior security issues
What do you like best about the product?
While I do not know all the technical details, I know that this has provided us more robust security after prior issues.
What do you dislike about the product?
There is nothing to dislike in particular, other than perhaps the fairly hefty pricetag.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have been able to solidify our security which allowed us to revert back to a more user friendly document management system
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Once implemented, this is very useful.
Cisco Firewall
What do you like best about the product?
Great firewall support when using internet.
What do you dislike about the product?
I cannot say I dislike anything about the product.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Blocking viruses and other scams from entering computer.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Easy to use. Does not need much attention as a user.
Excellent support and stability
What do you like best about the product?
Reliability is unquestionably the best on the market. The features available are also hard to beat.
What do you dislike about the product?
CLI can be problematic for those without knowledge. But that can also be a positive
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Used to secure our network from outside threats.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Use this firewall.
Best in class firewall
What do you like best about the product?
Fairly easy to manage. Gets the job done. Backed by a well known vendor in the IT industry
What do you dislike about the product?
Product receives several security patches a month. GUI is flaky at times.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Firewall
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Be sure to have a dedicated resource(s) to manage the product
Powerful enterprise firewalls
What do you like best about the product?
We have deployed these across multiple customer sites for their powerful feature set, resiliency options and reliability. The newer versions with the subscription option for IDS/IPS are a real benefit.
What do you dislike about the product?
They do require advanced networking knowledge to deploy and manage, which is to be expected. They are not like the Meraki hardware that can be deployed automatically.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Datacentre and branch office security, including application publishing.
Cisco ASDM provides a solid GUI interface to manage their firewall appliances
What do you like best about the product?
Cisco ASDM may seem complex at first, but it doesn't take long to learn to use it effectively to manage an environment's network traffic. With each iteration of the application, more useful features have been introduced, from rule hit counts to the ability to create network objects using FQDN to being able to quickly identify orphaned network objects, while the core features continues to deliver. The CLI provides users who prefer to perform management tasks using command line the options to do so, and the overall GUI is organized and simplifies the firewall management experience.
What do you dislike about the product?
Two things come to mind - Java dependency on launching ASDM and duplicate network objects.
With Java dependency, being able to launch the ASDM successfully becomes a challenge. At one point it was necessary to roll back Java to a previous version in order for ASDM to work, and a more common nuisance is finding which web browser will actually launch ASDM successfully. For example, I'm only able to launch ASDM through Firefox but not any other popular browers.
With regards to duplicate network objects, it may be specific to our company's deployment but after a recent firewall context upgrade, several existing network objects were duplicated. Furthermore there is no easy way to eliminate them so they end up sitting in the network objects list, not being used anywhere, until they are manually deleted.
With Java dependency, being able to launch the ASDM successfully becomes a challenge. At one point it was necessary to roll back Java to a previous version in order for ASDM to work, and a more common nuisance is finding which web browser will actually launch ASDM successfully. For example, I'm only able to launch ASDM through Firefox but not any other popular browers.
With regards to duplicate network objects, it may be specific to our company's deployment but after a recent firewall context upgrade, several existing network objects were duplicated. Furthermore there is no easy way to eliminate them so they end up sitting in the network objects list, not being used anywhere, until they are manually deleted.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Cisco appliances serve as a critical component in our company's network infrastructure backbone and having an effective software to manage the appliances is crucial. The ASDM provides useful tools for network administrators to perform their job efficiently and exposure of the tools to various IT units allows teams to support each other using a common language.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
There's a reason why Cisco Systems is a leader in the technological world. Their solutions are proven to be reliable and effective, and their firewall products are exceptional. It'd be hard-pressed to find a company needing commercial-grade firewall integration that doesn't consider Cisco's products.
cisco firewalls are the #1 firewall in the market
What do you like best about the product?
cisco firewalls are great. they are the most secure and most reliable firewall on the market
What do you dislike about the product?
the cost of higher end models can be expensive for SMB customers
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
cisco firewalls are great for securing your network and protecting your network from many threats out in the world today .
Industry leader for a reason
What do you like best about the product?
Extremely powerful. Doesn't skimp on functionality for ease of use.
What do you dislike about the product?
Could be more user friendly but I appreciated they didn't dumb down.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Enhanced security more peace of mind that data is safe.
Cisco ASA fw
What do you like best about the product?
The easy to use commands. It's very user friendly. If you have Cisco switches, makes it very simple to use Asa firewalls in your environment
What do you dislike about the product?
Gui not as nice as other brands. It could use more advance features.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Provide security and protect our network from threats or intrusions
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Yes, if you have a lot of Cisco products in your network, it makes sense to add Asa firewalls as well in your environment
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