Cisco CSF 220 URL Filtering License
This Cisco CSF 220 URL Filtering license subscription provides essential web security capabilities for your business network, ensuring compliance and protection.
- URL Filtering: Access advanced web content filtering to block malicious or inappropriate websites.
- Security Compliance: Maintain regulatory compliance by controlling access to specific web categories.
- Threat Prevention: Reduce the risk of malware and phishing attacks originating from compromised websites.
- License Term: Subscription-based licensing ensures continuous access to updated threat intelligence and features.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco CSF 220 APPLIANCE TD URL FIL LIC FIXED SMS-1K is a software license that unlocks advanced URL filtering capabilities for the Cisco CSF 220 appliance. This subscription provides ongoing access to web security features, threat intelligence updates, and compliance tools designed to protect your business's internet traffic.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who manage their own network infrastructure. It integrates directly with the Cisco CSF 220 appliance, enhancing its security posture by controlling access to potentially harmful or unproductive websites within the company's network.
- Web Security: Enables granular control over website access, blocking categories of content.
- Threat Intelligence: Provides regular updates to protect against emerging web-based threats.
- Compliance Management: Helps meet industry regulations and internal acceptable use policies.
- Network Protection: Reduces the attack surface by preventing access to known malicious sites.
- Subscription Model: Offers predictable costs and continuous feature availability.
Secure your business's web access with this essential Cisco URL filtering license, providing enterprise-grade security without the enterprise overhead.
What This Enables
Enable granular web access control
Enable teams to enforce acceptable use policies by blocking access to specific categories of websites. This ensures employees focus on productive tasks and reduces exposure to inappropriate content.
On-premises network infrastructure, managed security services, business continuity planning
Streamline security policy enforcement
Streamline the management of web security policies across your organization's network. Centralized control simplifies updates and ensures consistent application of security rules.
Network security appliance deployment, centralized IT management, compliance auditing
Automate threat mitigation
Automate the blocking of known malicious URLs and phishing sites, significantly reducing the risk of malware infections and credential theft. This proactive approach safeguards your business data.
Endpoint security integration, perimeter defense strategy, incident response planning
Key Features
URL Filtering Database
Provides real-time categorization and blocking of millions of websites to prevent access to harmful content.
Subscription Updates
Ensures continuous protection against the latest web threats and evolving malicious sites through regular database updates.
Policy Enforcement
Allows IT administrators to define and enforce granular web access policies based on user groups or content categories.
Cisco CSF 220 Appliance Integration
Unlocks specific security features on the appliance, enhancing its role as a central security gateway.
Fixed License Term
Offers a predictable licensing model for budgeting and ensures continued access to essential security features.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require strict controls over web access to prevent phishing attacks and comply with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, which mandate protection of sensitive data.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient data (PHI) and comply with HIPAA, necessitating robust security measures to prevent access to compromised websites that could host malware.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle highly confidential client information and must prevent data breaches or compliance violations by controlling internet access and blocking risky sites.
Education & Research
Educational institutions often need to filter web content to protect students and staff from inappropriate material and to comply with CIPA regulations, while also managing network bandwidth.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco CSF 220 URL Filtering?
It is a software license for the Cisco CSF 220 appliance that enables advanced filtering of web content. This helps block access to malicious websites and enforce internet usage policies.
What does the subscription model entail?
The subscription model provides continuous access to updated URL filtering databases and security features for the duration of the license term. It ensures your protection remains current against emerging threats.
Who is the target user for this license?
This license is designed for IT professionals and business owners in small to mid-sized companies who manage their own network security and require robust web filtering capabilities.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
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.