Item: Cisco Secure Firewall
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Secure Firewall

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our organization utilizes the Cisco Secure Firewall in several capacities with our enterprise network and with air gapped networks that monitor data on plant data. The firewalls are used to monitor data traffic and alert on different rules or intrusions with Snort and Splunk.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Detects/Prevents Intrusions
Integrates with Splunk
Easily Configured standalone or with FMC

Cons

Reboot times
Time to apply updates

Return on Investment

Ensuring the organization is in compliance with federal regulations

Security and Performance

The advanced security features have not had any negative impact on the business in the use cases that they are utilized.

Support Rating

I have not had any direct interface with Cisco support, but have heard many great things from colleagues that have.

Cisco Security Ecosystem

Log management has been utilized. Logs are forwarded to a SIEM and provide all the necessary information that is required for an analyst to conduct and investigation of possible intrusion.

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Catalyst Switches

The Cisco Secure Firewall is more advanced and provides more visibility into possible issues across the network.

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?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Cisco Secure Firewall go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Cisco Secure Firewall again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Splunk Enterprise, Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center

Likelihood to Recommend

The Cisco Secure Firewalls are well suited for use on air gapped networks that must maintain segregation between different layers specifically when data is needs to be allowed in one direction but not the other.