Cisco Firepower Threat defense is a great firewall for Small to medium business.
Updated July 05, 2022
Cisco Firepower Threat defense is a great firewall for Small to medium business.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
Firepower 1120
Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
Migration of current ASA 5505, ASA5540 firewall fleet. The migration steps are to migrate to an new platform recommending Firepower Threat Defense.
- Simplicity of functionality
- Throughput of traffic
- Ease of implimentation
- Real time logging to FMC
- Option for web interface for real time logging even if you are FMC controlled
- I would see it is neutral because the option for migration is only Firepower
We do not use the FDM for administration. We use FMC for managing the firewalls. We already were using 5500x with firepower services so there was no learning curve.
Ease of implementation is higher for Cisco than Palo Alto.
Do you think Cisco Firepower 1000 Series delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Cisco Firepower 1000 Series's feature set?
No
Did Cisco Firepower 1000 Series live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Cisco Firepower 1000 Series go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Cisco Firepower 1000 Series again?
Yes
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series Feature Ratings
Resilience and Reliability
The device you are placing at the edge of your network has to be resilient.
Train the users, empower the users, least privilege, and zero trust.
- As internet Firewalls
- As VPN termination
- As out of band management firewalls
Using Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
2 - Internet Firewalls for all locations
1 - Basic firewall skills and network knowledge
- Internet Firewall
- VPN termination
- Intrusion Prevention
- Zero trust configuration
Evaluating Cisco Firepower 1000 Series and Competitors
Yes - Cisco ASA 5506 which is nearing EOL
- Price
- Product Features
- Product Reputation
The non profit reseller we do business with offers meraki and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense. The ease of use of the Firepower products line is a no brainer.
It came down to going with a completely different vendor or sticking with a tried and true vendor.
Cisco Firepower 1000 Series Support
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Kept well informed No escalation required Immediate help available Support understands my problem Support cares about my success Quick Initial Response | None |
no because the normal support is adequate.
Yes - longer than normal due to config needing to be used in a lab environment by TAC.
Most recently brought to my attention and accidental misconfiguration. They did not make me feel like bad about it and were very professional.
Using Cisco Firepower 1000 Series
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar | None |
- the security policy setup
- viewing traffic permitted or denied
- the security intelligence feature
- Multiple DNS servers for different DHCP scopes
- Limited functionality compared to full FMC