Item: Cisco Secure Firewall
Rating: 9
Author: Cody Plassmeyer

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Cisco Firepower NGFW (formerly Sourcefire is being used by the entire company since all of our internet traffic flows through it. The IT department is the department that manages Cisco Firepower NGFW (formerly Sourcefire).

Pros and Cons

Intrusion Prevention
Analysis of logs

Use of security levels in the access policy would be beneficial
A user interface for EIGRP setup instead of the Flexconfig

Return on Investment

Not having security levels on the Cisco Firepower NGFW (formerly Sourcefire) negatively impacted when we cutover.
It has been rock solid in the running, has not been any downtime.

Alternatives Considered

We have not used anything else as far as IPS.

Support Rating

Having the ability to contact TAC has been extremely beneficial for us. The technical support they provide is top-notch!

Key Insights

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

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Secure Firewall go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Secure Firewall again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Ubiquiti Networks UniFi, Elasticsearch, Microsoft Dynamics 365 (formerly Microsoft Dynamics CRM)

Likelihood to Recommend

Having the IPS and firewall all on one box is exceptionally nice, especially when deploying updates and new rules. The failover to a secondary firewall is seamless. We are used to using ASDM to manage our firewalls, so I think a lot of the features on Cisco Firepower NGFW (formerly Sourcefire) are just something we haven't gotten used to yet.

Deep Inspection

Software Version

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Firepower NGFW (formerly Sourcefire)