Cisco DefensePro SSL and DDoS Software License
Cisco DefensePro SSL and DDoS software licenses provide essential protection for your business network against sophisticated cyber threats, ensuring uninterrupted service availability.
- Continuous Protection: Access to ongoing updates and threat intelligence to defend against evolving DDoS and SSL-based attacks.
- Service Availability: Coverage for critical infrastructure to prevent costly downtime and maintain business operations.
- Compliance Assurance: Entitlement to features that help meet regulatory requirements for network security and data integrity.
- Feature Enablement: Unlocks advanced security capabilities within the Cisco DefensePro platform for comprehensive threat mitigation.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco DefensePro software license, identified by MPN RD-DP20-2S, is a subscription-based platform license designed to enable advanced SSL and DDoS protection capabilities. It provides the necessary software entitlements for the DefensePro platform to actively defend against denial-of-service attacks and secure SSL traffic.
Business owners and IT professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize this license to safeguard their critical applications and network infrastructure. It integrates with existing Cisco security hardware, ensuring that their internal IT operations remain secure and available to their employees and customers.
- Advanced Threat Mitigation: Enables the DefensePro platform to detect and block sophisticated DDoS and SSL-based attacks in real-time.
- Subscription-Based Licensing: Provides access to the latest security features and threat intelligence on a recurring basis.
- Platform Integration: Designed to work with specific Cisco hardware platforms, unlocking their full security potential.
- Operational Continuity: Helps prevent service disruptions caused by malicious attacks, ensuring business uptime.
- Security Compliance: Supports adherence to industry regulations and security best practices by providing robust defense mechanisms.
For SMB and mid-market teams seeking robust, subscription-based security for their critical network infrastructure, this Cisco license offers essential protection against advanced cyber threats.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced DDoS and SSL Threat Mitigation
Enable teams to deploy sophisticated defenses against a wide range of denial-of-service attacks, including volumetric, protocol, and application-layer threats. Streamline the process of securing SSL traffic and mitigating associated vulnerabilities to protect sensitive data.
on-premises network infrastructure, business-critical applications, hybrid cloud environments, secure data transmission
Ensure Business Continuity and Uptime
Automate the detection and blocking of malicious traffic that could otherwise lead to service outages and significant financial losses. Maintain consistent access to essential business services for employees and customers, even during peak attack periods.
customer-facing services, internal operational systems, revenue-generating platforms, mission-critical IT assets
Maintain Regulatory Compliance
Support adherence to industry-specific security mandates and data protection regulations by implementing robust, certified security controls. Provide auditable proof of effective network security measures against common and advanced threats.
regulated industries, data privacy requirements, security audit readiness, compliance frameworks
Key Features
SSL Inspection and Decryption
Protects against threats hidden within encrypted SSL traffic, which often bypass traditional security measures.
Volumetric Attack Mitigation
Prevents network saturation from large-scale attacks, ensuring legitimate traffic can still reach its destination.
Application-Layer Attack Defense
Secures specific applications against targeted attacks designed to exploit their vulnerabilities.
Real-time Threat Intelligence Updates
Continuously adapts defenses to new and emerging threats, maintaining a strong security posture.
Subscription Licensing Model
Provides predictable costs and ensures access to the latest features and security updates without large upfront capital expenditures.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require continuous availability and robust security to protect sensitive customer data and comply with strict regulatory requirements like PCI DSS and SOX.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must ensure uninterrupted access to patient records and critical systems, while adhering to HIPAA regulations that mandate strong data protection against cyber threats.
Retail & Hospitality
Businesses in this sector rely heavily on online presence and transaction processing, making them prime targets for attacks that disrupt sales and damage customer trust.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies must protect critical infrastructure and citizen data from state-sponsored and criminal cyberattacks, ensuring public services remain operational.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco DefensePro?
Cisco DefensePro is a security appliance that provides advanced protection against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) and SSL-based attacks. It helps ensure the availability and integrity of network services.
What does this license enable?
This license enables the advanced security features of the Cisco DefensePro platform, specifically for SSL and DDoS threat mitigation. It is a subscription that provides ongoing access to software updates and threat intelligence.
Who is this license for?
This license is for businesses, particularly SMB and mid-market companies, that use IT for their own operations and need to protect their networks from sophisticated cyberattacks. It is not for resellers or other IT service providers.
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.