Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual - PAYG
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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.
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
Reliable
What do you like best about the product?
This is a secure firewall and protects you from virus and general network security. Cisco is well known and it is easy to activate or login to.
What do you dislike about the product?
This is a very technical product; however, they do provide good support tools and training so it helps with the complexity of the solution.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
This is providing me with a secure and safe connection so I can feel at ease when dealing with private information.
Security for business needs
What do you like best about the product?
Cisco is the industry standard in firewall management. The system is essential to provide security for sensitive information and provide the right control levels for port management.
What do you dislike about the product?
Product is expensive and can be lengthy to implement correctly for specific in and out of office needs.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Network security and access control.
Solid product, cumbersome interface
What do you like best about the product?
Robust hardware. Best in business warranty and support (with smartnet).
What do you dislike about the product?
Not coming from a cisco background and having to learn the ASDM interface. I've found it a little challenging and cumbersome at times. Had an issue a few months back where the primary/secondary units were not syncing correctly and it took Cisco support a few weeks to get the issue resolved (it ended up being a bug in the version we were running). I feel like the IDS interface could use a makeover.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We keep firewalls extremely locked down to keep us safe from the outside as much as possible (which poses some other issues). For our needs the firewalls are rock solid and require very little maintenance other than software upgrades.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
The newer Cisco firewalls with sourcefire are the best in the industry. The firewalls we are using (ASA-5510) are great hardware with some reservations on the GUI.
Protection
What do you like best about the product?
Simple and easy to use
Password protected
Secure system and easy to see if you are connected
Password protected
Secure system and easy to see if you are connected
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes slow to connect or limited service
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Protection of devices and information
Easy to use firewall settings and network solutions.
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of use for port and firewall security settings.
What do you dislike about the product?
Expensive solution but necessity to security.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Security and control of network.
Cisco review
What do you like best about the product?
I like how easy it is to create a conference call.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't like how people go straight to voicemail if you're on the other line.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I'm not solving any problems at work using Cisco at the moment.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
No recommendations I can think of right now.
Not too bad Firewall
What do you like best about the product?
For the application itself, it gets the job done. Its a failry light client and most users wont be bothered by it/notice it.
What do you dislike about the product?
During some windows updates, it will stop the application from running on some users machines. You will have to go in and set to run as administrator and at a previous version of windows. This was poorly looked at and caused alot of un-needed support calls.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
During some windows updates, it will stop the application from running on some users machines. You will have to go in and set to run as administrator and at a previous version of windows. This was poorly looked at and caused alot of un-needed support calls.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Test before deploying, be ready for patches when Windows Updates come around.
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