Item: Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services
Rating: 10
Author: Mohit Singh

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using Cisco ASA 5500-X with Firepower for Sandboxing & Advance IPS & Malware Protection. We are using it for advanced security features implemented in our environment. It also prevents bad actors from any unauthorized access in our environment. We are also using it for remote VPN to connect with our remote branches & easily share the resource.

Pros and Cons

High Availability
Sandboxing
Anti-Spamming
IDS

Nating customization options is not that good

Key Insights

Do you think Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services again?

Yes

Return on Investment

Technical Support is best in class
Easy to configure & Deploy
Easy to manage the configuration & Backup

Systems Integrated With

Cisco advance malware protection

We have integrated cisco Advance malware protection with firepower because for the past couple of months we were facing malware issues & ransomware issues in our department. After integration, we have done deep scanning & malware analysis with it & recover the data & other important configurations.

Performance

Cisco ASA 5500-X with Firepower provides high processing speed even after using multiple services at the same time deep scanning & IDS. The packet analysis provides high accessibility & Speed as compare to other available market solutions. It also prevents DDoS attacks & MIDM attacks & provide detailed logging & report analysis.

Support Rating

Cisco ASA 5500-X with Firepower provides high-security features as well as high availability. It provides features such as sandboxing & Deep Scanning that provide the infrastructure with high security.

Alternatives Considered

Cisco ASA

We were using Cisco ASA before in our environment but when it comes to advance security features it doesn't have to provide that much reliability. After using Cisco ASA 5500-X with Firepower provides high-security features such as Sandboxing & Deep Scanning. It also provides IDS Solution that provides high alert reporting.

Other Software Used

Cisco ASA

Likelihood to Recommend

Cisco ASA 5500-X with Firepower is well suited for Medium & Large Scale infrastructure having confidential data & also need to fulfill the security compliance. As it provides a bundle of security features that helps infrastructure to keep updated from the security point of view. It also provides URL filtering that helps in data protection.

Cisco ASA 5500-X with Firepower for Deep Scanning

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco ASA 5500-X with FirePOWER Services