My Cyber Fortress
December 19, 2023

My Cyber Fortress

Edwin Sandys | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

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Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Secure Firewall

User identity of traffic as well as IPv6 traffic tagging was critical. We needed a solution that could integrate seamlessly into our existing Identity Services Engine so we could build a seemless plane of information tagging. Now with the AI capabilities we can definitely achieve better visibility and insights for our operations.
  • IPv6
  • Threat management
  • Integration with ISE
  • Cisco Secure Client features
  • User interface
  • Dashboard reporting
  • Quick log retrieve
  • Secured operation with rase of mind.
  • The defense orchestrator is actually really cool
  • Investment is heavy but its required if cyber is a concern
The performance of the new firewalls is amazing and meets all our requirements for the business. But the new advancements Cisco has made to its security portfolio tell of the true journey that has been made to ensure we can stay protected.
Cause that's how we truly feel about the product and its features.
Yes we actively use Cisco Annyconnect via our ISE services so the transition to Secure Client is what we were looking forward to and after seeing the latest updates at Cisco Live 23, we have certainly made the right decision. We intend to use this actively for our remote workers to keep their communication secured.
I believe Cisco firewalls are definitely on par with Palo Alto but the latest AI feature releasing in 2024 will certainly surpass all expectations. Fortinet is going to struggle after this and I can say that with certainty given we have removed all our FortiGate firewalls.

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

No

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

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), Cisco Duo, Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
IPv6 user tagging specifically as this is critical to our operations and we need to be able to associate which IPv6 traffic is tagged to each specific user within our institution.

Cisco Secure Firewall Feature Ratings

Identification Technologies
10
Visualization Tools
8
Content Inspection
10
Policy-based Controls
10
Active Directory and LDAP
10
Firewall Management Console
10
Reporting and Logging
9
VPN
10
High Availability
10
Stateful Inspection
10
Proxy Server
10