Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual - PAYG w/ 30 Day Free Trial
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Cisco is Cisco
What do you like best about the product?
Pretty much the industry standard. Always adding features prices have come down.
What do you dislike about the product?
Very difficult to get them setup if you don't know what you are doing.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
You can get a product that does just as good and easier to get setup for a lot less.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you don't need a Cisco only feature, look around at other options.
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Cisco ASA
What do you like best about the product?
The Cisco ASA series FW is quite versatile and supports a plethora of features that's suitable for small to very large deployments. I particularily like the ability to deploy SSLVPN termination on the same FW device.
The GUI wizards are definately quite useful for the beginner as jumping into the CLI to implement IPSEC VPN tunnels could be challening for few.
I also quite enjoy the debugging capabilities any Cisco device has as you should be able to troubleshoot majority of the problems from the debug logs.
The ASA platform has recently incorporated Snort capabilities and Firepower. I look forward to using that a good threat defense.
The GUI wizards are definately quite useful for the beginner as jumping into the CLI to implement IPSEC VPN tunnels could be challening for few.
I also quite enjoy the debugging capabilities any Cisco device has as you should be able to troubleshoot majority of the problems from the debug logs.
The ASA platform has recently incorporated Snort capabilities and Firepower. I look forward to using that a good threat defense.
What do you dislike about the product?
The JAVA ASDM GUI is one of it's major weakness. Nobody runs java apps anymore, yet their main GUI management is still stuck on that platform. The main interface also has not improved much since the beginning.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The Cisco ASA serves as a main access filter from the internet as well as IPSec and SSLVPN termination.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
You can start off using the ASA by configuring it in ASDM. However I would recommend learning to use the CLI interface in order to know the ins and outs of the device. Use the ASDM only as a supplementary to make quick changes.
Cisco ASA5525 firewall and IPS
What do you like best about the product?
More functions than I can use but fairly simple to maintain,manage and monitor external traffic. We also use the Intrusion Prevention module. Both provide very granular configuration. We did get a 3rd party partner to do the initial install which I recommend.
We have blocked many threats and had were able to verify our internal data assets were safe.
We have blocked many threats and had were able to verify our internal data assets were safe.
What do you dislike about the product?
Not really a dislike but it is a complicated system which makes sense for the amount of control provided over internet traffic monitoring and filtering.
Unless you know the system well, I strongly recommend help with the initial install as incorrect settings can either shut you down or leave you open to threats.
Unless you know the system well, I strongly recommend help with the initial install as incorrect settings can either shut you down or leave you open to threats.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Foremost securing our internal systems from outside threats is the primary reason for the firewall. Cisco is well established so we have a resource for support and know they will be around for the long run. Having Cisco network equipment internally helps with one platform/vendor for support.
We are able to protect our data and know of attacks. Monitoring also gives us the ability to look for other issues with traffic. We use Cisco Anyconnect VPN which integrates easily with the ASA5525
We are able to protect our data and know of attacks. Monitoring also gives us the ability to look for other issues with traffic. We use Cisco Anyconnect VPN which integrates easily with the ASA5525
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Cisco is not the cheapest solution but is a solid vendor with a long history in this area. They have a broad range of network products and can work with you for a solution to issues 24/7.
Definitely a case of getting what you pay for with this product. It is rock solid and secure
Definitely a case of getting what you pay for with this product. It is rock solid and secure
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.
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