IPS Sensors are needed to protect your perimeter!
Rating: 9 out of 10
IncentivizedUse Cases and Deployment Scope
Cisco IPS Sensors/Modules are used at our company's perimeter firewalls organization-wide. It addresses unwanted intrusions and attacks from the outside web and helps our company keep safe. Not only can it block malicious traffic at the perimeter level, but it can also block east-west internal traffic as well and provides much-needed network visibility into our own network.
Pros
- Identifies and blocks malicious traffic.
- Detects unwanted traffic and allows your company to be proactive, let alone reactive.
- Comprehensive Threat protection allows companies to adjust thresholds and policies at will.
Cons
- The web GUI is somewhat slow.
- Sometimes difficult to adjust policies.
- Fail open feature may not work properly all the time.
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
KM
Kenneth Ma
AVP Network Security Team Lead in Information Technology at East West Bank (1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
10 years of experience