Item: Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
Rating: 10
Author: Carlos Martinez

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our infrastructure is based on Cisco technology, we started using Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC series appliances) with the FirePower IPS solution, at the beginning it was complicated since it cost us to adapt to the change, but over time it became easier. We were forced to streamline the knowledge of the tool because then we had to migrate to Firewall FTD. Among the inconveniences that were presented to us were the costs of acquiring an additional tool to manage our equipment when it was not necessary before.

Pros and Cons

It is a great advantage to have a single tool for managing multiple devices.
The interface is amicable and easy to adapt.
There is no risk of immediately applying changes to the device and affecting production; one can decide at what time to perform the deployment.

Areas like Computer Security need a console to view events.
The different support areas would be greatly benefited if they managed to have consoles and alerts that told them where to mitigate the risks.
The scope of areas such as Monitoring and Dispatch have a broad vision with tools such as applying the necessary filters for your environment.

Return on Investment

The return on investment has been seen in the short term by the results provided by the tool.
Our objectives are financial and security is a priority, the protection of values is recovered in this way.
RAs the corporation grows the infrastructure is strengthened with tools such as Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC series appliances).

Alternatives Considered

We had the opportunity to compare Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC series appliances) with other solutions, not all of them presented answers to our concerns, we performed critical point, and return tests, Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC series appliances) was the one that gave us the best result. We are definitely sure that choosing Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC series appliances) was the best choice for its performance and coverage.

Support Rating

We have the direct support of the manufacturer through its service channels, the attention is 24/7, and the response time is acceptable. The support for this tool is almost nil. It all depends on the level of implementation is carried out so that it can fail and request collaboration. Anyway, the manufacturer backs the entire Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC series appliances) solution.

Key Insights

Do you think Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000), Cisco 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 1000), Cisco Firepower NGIPS (formerly Sourcefire 3d), Cisco Firepower NGFW (formerly Sourcefire)

Likelihood to Recommend

It is a tool of utmost importance for the area of Telecommunications because it allows you to centralize your device management, knowledge, and the ability to manage this tool is necessary. For safety, it is recommended that this tool does not fall into ill-intentioned hands since the equipment it can handle is critical.

Cisco Firepower Center (FMC series appliances) is the best tool to integrate the management of our devices

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC series appliances)