Cisco ASA Firewall Review
So we have shared usage of it and for us we really just implement rules and it to block allowed, deny whatever it is, traffic within our …
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What is Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software?
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software is the core OS for the ASA suite. It provides firewall functionality, as well as integration with context-specific Cisco security modules. It is scaled for enterprise-level traffic and connections.
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What is Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software?
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software is the core OS for the ASA suite. It provides firewall functionality, as well as integration with context-specific Cisco security modules. It is scaled for enterprise-level traffic and connections.
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What is Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software?
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software is the core operating software for Cisco’s ASA suite. It supports a variety of specialized network security and firewall options, allowing users to modularize to their business needs. It is scaled for enterprises through “clustering” ASAs, enabling 128 Gbps processing load and 50 million concurrent connections.
Cisco ASA provides a robust VPN setup process and integrates with other Cisco security offerings, including Cloud Web security and Trustsec. CWS provides cloud-based systems security across public and private clouds, and Trustsec is a software-defined segmentation product that mitigates the scope of network threats and data breaches. The platform also supports IPv4 and IPv6, enabling a smoother evolution in Internet Protocols for users.
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Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software is the core OS for the ASA suite. It provides firewall functionality, as well as integration with context-specific Cisco security modules. It is scaled for enterprise-level traffic and connections.
Reviewers rate VPN and High Availability highest, with a score of 9.4.
The most common users of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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August 27, 2023
Cisco ASA Firewall Review
- We typically just use it to block traffic. It does what it is supposed to.
- We just use it to monitor, block, allow. Blocks at the layer three.
- Management, I would say a single pane of management that works would be good. Similar to the FTD, the FMC, being able to manage objects and security group objects in one pane. That would be good for the firewall versus having to manually create objects and monitor them across several different firewalls across several different contexts.
June 20, 2023
Adaptable yet Powerful Firewall Solution
- centralized management via a web based interface
- easy , one time license setup
- easy yearly software maintenance renewal process and easy access to tech support when renewed
- adaptable and performance driven to protect networks
- excellent analytics engine to detect malware and security events and block them
- rather expensive to get into for many models
- working with cisco acct management is not easy and getting into a streamlined renewal process can be problematic
- some software upgrade require other security changes which mean its a continual upgrading process to stay current. and can be cumbersome
- Secure the perimeter
- Secure remote users
- Secure network from unauthorized connections initiated from outside
- Secure from zero day attacks
- Cisco ASA can have better GUI compared with other firewall vendors.
- Cisco can make its security cloud better.
- ASA is our VPN concentrator. The client and server are very stable and very easy to use
- ASA also offers Intrusion Prevention, to an extent. This is also very useful for an improved security posture for a small company
- ASA allowed us to scale very quickly. We could onboard clients, partners, and consultants and give them a great onboarding experience as well
- Administrative costs with ASA are low. It's very easy to administer.
- For small companies that require DLP, ASA could add a basic DLP system
- ASA has an easy web administration screen. It's look-and-feel could be improved
- ASA could develop and/or promote agentless VPN access
August 05, 2022
Cisco ASA Review.
- Vpn
- Natting
- Av scan.
- Web filtering.
- Definitely when troubleshooting. It should be made simpler.
- AV scan engines should be improved.
- Configuration can be made simpler.eg: Fortigate.
December 09, 2021
CiscoASA Firepower
- Routing
- Firewall
- Security
- Ease of use
- Cisco's purchase model is difficult
- Level of skill required
December 02, 2021
ASA is a good product, migrating to Firepower
- Allows the users to connect to our office network from outside the office.
- Straightforward interface for configuration of firewall rules.
- Support is a little expensive
- The GUI could use an update
- NextGen features
November 26, 2021
Cisco ASA the best firewall for any scenario
- Easy deployment[.]
- High availability by deploying a pair[.]
- Make changes without having to reboot[.]
- Supports firepower services for IPS and IDS[.]
- The ASDM software is at times a nightmare to install because of different java versions[.]
- [The firewall] could do with a power button, just to be able to do a hard reboot when needed[.]
- It would be nice to manage the firewall via the web on port 443[.]
- Easy to configure and edit Access rules, allowing users to connect to our office network from anywhere.
- NAT rules and network access protection keep our network safe from unauthorized connections from the outside. We can set them up quickly and easily.
- Customer service and technical assistance are top-notch with Cisco for this product. User web and application traffic can be easily accessed and monitored.
- Infrequent rule/setting changes and an outdated Java plug-in for the Web interface.
- When some appliances and apps don't work, the rules and settings are complex, so GUI-based configuration is not always a better option.
- There is a lack of a learning curve for the full potential of the ASA and Central management features.
November 24, 2021
Cisco ASA
- Firewall rules.
- Internal communication.
- Integrate with other vendors.
- Pricing.
- Additional license.
- Encryption feature.
September 23, 2021
Tried and True, but Lacking Features
- Configuring of basic firewall rules is easy
- Easy to use
- Reliability is good for these 5505 and 5545 Cisco ASAs
- Cisco ASA is aging and Cisco wants you to migrate to FirePower, which I think is still awful
- Java clients are still needed to access [Cisco] ASA functionality
- Hardware is all EOL
September 23, 2021
Review on Cisco ASA Firewall
- You can easily configure a site-to-site VPN to connect multiple sites securely and also configure a remote VPN for home users.
- You can easily deploy the firewall in your existing network.
- You can easily manage and troubleshoot the issue.
- 24/7/365 technical support helps you to configure the new firewall.
- Lots of technical support documentation available on site.
- You can configure the ASA through ASDN. It is very difficult to configure and manage.
September 12, 2021
Cisco ASA is top for a traditional firewall/VPN solution.
- Access rule, it's easy to edit them.
- NAT rules, very easily to quickly set up.
- Upgrading, you just point to the new image. It's a fairly simple process.
- It only inspects traffic passing through it. Some other next-gen firewalls are able to inspect internal/lateral traffic as well.
- While the ASDM GUI is great to use, it's a little finicky in terms of the version corresponding to what ASA version.
September 11, 2021
Cisco ASA - Whether or not it's a good fit for branch or HO
- Connectivity of branches with HO, over MPLS, P2P, and IPSEC with failover configuration.
- Easily able to monitor user web and application traffic.
- Prevention of intruders and attacks from the Internet to harm users' systems in the branch network.
- Stability
- Simple GUI is required
- Reporting
September 11, 2021
Cisco ASA firewalls are the perfect security device for small and medium-sized businesses.
- AnyConnect Remote VPN
- NAT functionality
- Site-to-Site VPN tunnels
- DHCP
- LDAPS support
- ASDM is still based on Java, not easy to install on newer operating systems
- Not very user friendly for beginners
- ASDM can be difficult to navigate
September 11, 2021
My Experience with Cisco ASA || Adaptive Security Appliance
- Unified communications capabilities
- Support both IPSec and SSL VPN
- Multi-node clustering
- High-performance
- IPV6 support
- Support advaced routing protocols
- Support policy based routing
- Easy packet flow
- Command line is very simple
- Cisco AnyConnect
- Beginner can't configure ASA through ASDM
- Very slow GUI
- Lots of vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS
September 04, 2021
My Review on Adaptive Security Appliance Cisco Firewall Product
- Cisco provides a lot of options and ways in the Network Address Translation (NAT), so you can modify it as per your requirement
- Cisco blocks all of the untrusted connections from outside of the network
- Cisco supports AAA
- Cisco supports both IKEv1 and IKEv2
- Site to Site VPN
- Cisco can connect to any remote VPN
- Stateful firewall
- Cisco support quality of service
- Cisco supports modular policy framework
- ACL
- Routing protocols
- Cisco should work on the GUI platform.
August 31, 2021
My hands-on experience and review of Cisco ASA firewall.
- Site-to-site VPN
- SSL VPN
- NAT functionality
- Reverse proxy
- High availability
- Routed and transparent mode
- Static and dynamic routing protocols
- DHCP
- Fwo factor authentication
- Cisco any connect remote vpn
- Less security feature available for layer 7
- ASDM is not user friendly
- Network address translation
- IPSec support
- Cisco AnyConnect remote vpn support
- QOS
- Policy based routing
- Support all routing protocols
- Stateful firewall
- Transparent firewall
- Support authentication, authorization, and accounting
- Load balancing
- Failover support
- Easy to export and understand reporting and logging
- Many bugs in ASDM platform
- Very less application layer security features support
- Complicated configuration through UI
August 31, 2021
My review for Cisco ASA, the best Cisco product.
- Failover Feature
- IPsec VPN
- Cisco AnyConnect VPN
- NAT
- Quality of service
- Policy based routing
- Support all routing protocols
- Both IPV4 & IPv6 support
- Load balancing
- Very easy CLI commands
- ACL
- GUI is not user friendly
August 30, 2021
Cisco ASA Review
- Both site to site and remote VPN support
- IPV4 and IPv6 support
- Stateful filtering firewall
- All routing protocols support
- Clustering
- Support ASA failover
- Modular policy framework
- IKEv1 and IKEv2 support
- Reporting
- Logging
- Advanced level security missing like layer 7 security
- Lots of issues with UI
- ASDM is not user friendly
- Configuration through ASDM is very complicated
August 18, 2021
Cisco ASA is a good and powerful firewall. Check my review.
- IKEV1 and IKEV2 ipsec site to site vpn
- Nat
- Routing
- QOS
- Easy to configure
- Easy packet flow
- User friendly
- Easy to configure through CLI
- ACL
- Cisco AnyConnect remote vpn
- Ssl vpn
- Reporting
- Logging
- GUI is not good, needs to improve
- Layer 7 security features are missing
August 16, 2021
My Review of Cisco ASA - One of the Best Firewalls
- IKEV1 and IKVE2 supported ipsec site to site vpn
- SSL and ipsec remote vpn
- Many options in network address translation
- Authentication, authorization, and accounting support
- Supports IPv6
- Routing
- Load balancing in VPN
- Modular policy framework
- Cisco ASA should improve in layer 7 security and deep scanning
- Very difficult to manage and configure the policy through ASAM
July 26, 2021
Cisco ASA for security & Remote VPN
- High Availability
- Remote VPN
- Easy to configure & Manage because of the GUI
- Cisco ASA doesn't have advance security features such Deep scanning , Sandboxing
- Routing doesn't work properly sometime
July 23, 2021
Cisco ASA Review
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User
- VPN connection
- Integration with Cisco ISE
- Anyconnect with APX license and AMP4e
- Umbrella roaming client
- VPN SSL without client
- DLP integrated on Anyconnect
- Management on-premise