Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Firepower NGFW (formerly Sourcefire)
Utilized across the entire organization as a single point of entry to the internet. It provides a secure solution for internal and external users, ensuring secure access to all applications. The AnyConnect solution provides a secure method for remote users to connect into corporate applications, utilized much over the past year for WFH.
- Strong protection
- Full breadth of customizable features
- Excellent manufacturer support
- Large and active user community
- Cost can get quite high
- Complex for entry level users
- Training typically required to install solution
- Provides a fully secure solution, allows the business to function
- Higher ramp up time for new users, costs required for training
- Costs for licenses can add up
Cisco Firepower is a costlier solution but you get what you pay for, with the added costs Cisco provides a full feature solution to be configured in any scenario. The setup can be complex but sometimes this is needed for challenging setups. This is the full featured standard for enterprise security solutions.
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?
No
Would you buy Cisco Secure Firewall again?
Yes