Cisco Alteon WAF Subscription for 6K Platform, 5-Year Term
This Cisco Alteon WAF subscription provides advanced web application firewall capabilities for your 6K platform, ensuring robust security and compliance for a 5-year term.
- Access to Advanced Threat Protection: Gain continuous updates for the latest web threats, including SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and bot mitigation.
- Coverage for Compliance Requirements: Meet regulatory mandates like PCI DSS and GDPR by maintaining a secure web presence and protecting sensitive data.
- Protection Against Downtime: Prevent application-level attacks that could lead to service disruptions and reputational damage.
- Entitlement to Software Updates: Receive ongoing feature enhancements and security patches to keep your web applications protected against evolving threats.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 5-year subscription license for Cisco's Alteon Web Application Firewall (WAF) software, specifically designed for the 6000 series platform. It unlocks advanced security features to protect your organization's web applications from a wide range of threats.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize this subscription to safeguard critical web-facing applications, ensure data privacy, and maintain compliance with industry regulations. It integrates with existing network infrastructure to provide a vital layer of security.
- Enhanced Security Posture: Defend against sophisticated web attacks like zero-day exploits and DDoS.
- Regulatory Compliance: Facilitate adherence to standards such as PCI DSS, HIPAA, and GDPR.
- Application Availability: Minimize downtime risks caused by malicious traffic and attacks.
- Centralized Management: Simplify security policy enforcement and monitoring.
- Continuous Threat Intelligence: Benefit from ongoing updates to combat emerging threats.
This Cisco Alteon WAF subscription is the ideal solution for SMB and mid-market teams seeking enterprise-grade web application security without the associated overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Web Application Protection
Enable teams to deploy a robust web application firewall that inspects and filters traffic, blocking malicious requests before they reach applications. Streamline the process of defending against common and advanced web attacks like SQL injection and cross-site scripting.
Organizations with public-facing web applications, Businesses hosting e-commerce platforms, Teams managing customer portals, Companies handling sensitive data online
Meet Stringent Compliance Mandates
Streamline compliance efforts by implementing a certified web application firewall that helps meet requirements for standards such as PCI DSS and GDPR. Automate the enforcement of security policies necessary for data protection and regulatory adherence.
Businesses in regulated industries, Organizations processing payment card information, Companies handling personally identifiable information, Firms requiring audit trails for security controls
Ensure Continuous Application Availability
Enable teams to protect critical web services from denial-of-service (DoS) and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that can cause significant downtime. Automate the detection and mitigation of traffic anomalies that threaten application uptime.
Companies with high-availability requirements, Businesses relying on web services for revenue, Organizations experiencing seasonal traffic spikes, Teams managing critical business applications
Key Features
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Protects web applications from OWASP Top 10 threats and zero-day attacks.
Bot Mitigation
Identifies and blocks malicious bots, preventing credential stuffing and scraping.
API Security
Secures application programming interfaces against common vulnerabilities.
Traffic Redirection and Load Balancing
Distributes traffic efficiently and ensures application availability.
Subscription-based Licensing
Provides access to ongoing security updates and feature enhancements for 5 years.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions must protect sensitive customer data and comply with strict regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, making robust WAF protection essential for preventing fraud and breaches.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations handle Protected Health Information (PHI) and must adhere to HIPAA regulations, requiring strong security measures to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses process payment card information and customer data, necessitating compliance with PCI DSS to protect transactions and maintain customer trust.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies are targets for sophisticated attacks and must protect citizen data and critical infrastructure, often requiring adherence to specific security frameworks and compliance standards.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Alteon WAF?
Cisco Alteon WAF is a security solution that protects web applications from a wide range of threats. It acts as a shield between users and your web applications, inspecting traffic and blocking malicious requests.
What does the 5-year subscription cover?
The 5-year subscription provides continuous access to software updates, security patches, and threat intelligence feeds for the Alteon WAF software on your 6K platform. It ensures your protection remains current against evolving threats.
Is this license tied to specific hardware?
This license is for the Cisco Alteon 6000 series platform. It enables the WAF software features on that specific hardware.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.