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Attribute Ratings
- Cisco Secure IPS is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
- Cisco IPS Sensor (Discontinued) and Cisco Secure IPS are tied in 1 area: Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend

9.0
Cisco IPS Sensor (Discontinued)
90%
2 Ratings

9.1
Cisco Secure IPS
91%
6 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

Cisco IPS Sensor (Discontinued)
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
Cisco Secure IPS
90%
1 Rating
Usability

Cisco IPS Sensor (Discontinued)
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
Cisco Secure IPS
100%
1 Rating
Support Rating

9.0
Cisco IPS Sensor (Discontinued)
90%
2 Ratings

9.0
Cisco Secure IPS
90%
4 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco IPS Sensor (Discontinued)
IPS sensors are more suited for companies that do not have visibility into their network with third-party analyzing tools. Scenarios would be to place IPS sensors at the perimeter firewalls mainly. IPS sensors are less appropriate for companies that have third-party analyzing tools that will mitigate vulnerabilities and malicious traffic and activities already.
AVP Network Security Team Lead
East West BankFinancial Services, 1001-5000 employees
Cisco Secure IPS
Cisco Secure IPS is required for every organization and it gives us all the advanced security features for more visibility and control on our incoming and outgoing network traffic. We can easy to configure and management is also very easy. You can deploy in the existing network very easily. The price is very low and performance is very high and it works very quickly on threats and takes the necessary action.
Executive System Admin
MattsenKumar LLCInformation Technology & Services, 501-1000 employees
Pros
Cisco IPS Sensor (Discontinued)
- Detects threats
- Included in other Cisco tools
- Feeds for automatic actualization

Verified User
Consultant in Engineering
Computer & Network Security Company, 501-1000 employeesCisco Secure IPS
- The option to deploy it as a virtual machine in a UCS-E inside a Cisco Router is something to consider a lot. It simplifies a lot the deployment in places where you need to optimize resources and keep things simple. It also saves some money on unnecessary hardware.
- Having the most complete license, we can have in the same box IPS, inspection for malware and URL filtering. As Cisco uses Talos Intelligence network to mitigate and evaluate risks, having this complete set of security features turns the box into a powerful resource to protect our remote locations. Considering the hyper-connected business we have today, it's almost impossible to think that we can run a business without this kind of protection.
- The integration between Firepower NGIPS and other products, like Cisco ISE and Splunk, is also a key feature for this solution. In both cases, you can integrate the product to have the best of both. As a security appliance, it's very important for us to have all the logs centralized in Splunk and this is done simply connecting FMC (Firepower Management Console) to the Splunk collector.
IT Infrastructure Specialist
RANDON S.AAutomotive, 5001-10,000 employees
Cons
Cisco IPS Sensor (Discontinued)
- The web GUI is somewhat slow.
- Sometimes difficult to adjust policies.
- Fail open feature may not work properly all the time.
AVP Network Security Team Lead
East West BankFinancial Services, 1001-5000 employees
Cisco Secure IPS
- Wish additional modules were included such as FireAmp.
- Wish it was easier to include customized signatures if needed. Required to know how to code with Snort in order to add real customization.
Technical Security Analyst
Nine West HoldingsRetail, 1001-5000 employees
Pricing Details
Cisco IPS Sensor (Discontinued)
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Cisco Secure IPS
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Cisco IPS Sensor (Discontinued)
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Cisco Secure IPS
Cisco Secure IPS 9.0
Based on 1 answer
We are in the middle of outsourcing and may not be able to keep this product.
Technical Security Analyst
Nine West HoldingsRetail, 1001-5000 employees
Usability
Cisco IPS Sensor (Discontinued)
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Cisco Secure IPS
Cisco Secure IPS 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Very easy to navigate GUI in the FMC and very effective at performing the intending duties.
Sales Engineer
Advanced Technical Solutions, LLCInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Support Rating
Cisco IPS Sensor (Discontinued)
Cisco IPS Sensor (Discontinued) 9.0
Based on 2 answers
Cisco TAC has been great at helping with configurations and issues that may arise
AVP Network Security Team Lead
East West BankFinancial Services, 1001-5000 employees
Cisco Secure IPS
Cisco Secure IPS 9.0
Based on 4 answers
We didn't have any major issues that let us need support. Only, for this reason, I think Cisco Firepower deserves the rating. Even for small issues, the partner that helped us during the project could solve it quickly. There are also tons of documents and other online resources to help maintain, administer and support the product.
IT Infrastructure Specialist
RANDON S.AAutomotive, 5001-10,000 employees
Alternatives Considered
Cisco IPS Sensor (Discontinued)
HP and Fortinet were in the PoC, too, but we decided to use Cisco IPS because it integrated with the rest of our Cisco equipment better. It was well integrated in the ACI datacenter, too. Performance and actual integration work with Cisco. Most of the workers at our company are familiar with Cisco.

Verified User
Consultant in Engineering
Computer & Network Security Company, 501-1000 employeesCisco Secure IPS
Cisco Secure IPS is our first product. We were not using any other tools before. We are very happy with the Cisco Secure IPS features and customer support
content writer specialist
DashClicksInformation Technology & Services, 51-200 employees
Return on Investment
Cisco IPS Sensor (Discontinued)
- Recognize virus outbreaks.
- Find unauthorized administrative traffic.
- Customization needs to be done to reach your objective.

Verified User
Consultant in Engineering
Computer & Network Security Company, 501-1000 employeesCisco Secure IPS
- Has made it much easier to determine when incidents have occurred
- Has been effective in reducing false positives and making solution management more efficient and cost effective
Sales Engineer
Advanced Technical Solutions, LLCInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees