Item: Cisco Secure Firewall
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Secure Firewall

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We currently use a variety of Cisco Secure Firewall products. From ASAs to FTDs. Single Mode and Clustered. The ASA is one of the easiest products to learn to use while the FTD is easy to utilize but finding what you're looking for might take a second or two.

Pros and Cons

Pros

geolocation blocking
easy of use for rule creation
traffic analysis
permitting traffic with ease

Cons

dashboard locations. Example NAT under Device Management

Security and Performance

Cisco Secure Firewall help prevent malicious activity in our environment by blocking traffic that is not explicitly permitted.

Support Rating

Support is quick to respond and willing to assist at a moment notice. TAC (Technical Assistance Center) also follows up to verify that the issue is resolved to customer's satisfaction.

Cisco Security Ecosystem

I used the features mentioned below almost on a daily basis. Everything from creating simple ACLs to creating complex NAT statements for VPNs.

Alternatives Considered

Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series

on par with other firewalls vendors I've used over the years

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

Likelihood to Recommend

Suited when you are trying to create simple policy based rules or site to site tunnels. Easy to configure and troubleshoot issues.

Cisco Secure Firewall Feature Ratings

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