Cisco Firepower TD Virtual Base License, 1 Gbps
Enhance your virtual network security with the Cisco Firepower TD Virtual Base License, providing essential threat defense capabilities for 1 Gbps throughput.
- Access to: Core threat defense features for virtualized environments, enabling essential security policy enforcement.
- Coverage for: Virtual appliance deployments requiring foundational security services and threat intelligence.
- Protection against: Basic network threats and policy violations within your virtual infrastructure.
- Entitlement to: Continued operation and basic security posture for your virtualized Cisco Firepower instances.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Firepower TD Virtual Base License provides foundational security capabilities for virtualized network environments. It unlocks essential threat defense features for a 1 Gbps throughput capacity, ensuring your virtual appliances can enforce security policies and protect against common threats.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license is ideal for businesses running virtualized security appliances. It integrates into existing virtual infrastructure, offering a cost-effective way to maintain a baseline security posture without the overhead of dedicated hardware.
- Virtual Appliance Security: Enables core security functions on Cisco Firepower virtual appliances.
- 1 Gbps Throughput: Supports up to 1 Gbps of traffic processing for essential threat defense.
- Subscription Billing: Provides access to features on a recurring subscription basis, allowing for flexible budget management.
- Compliance Enablement: Helps meet basic regulatory and compliance requirements by enforcing security policies.
- Feature Access: Unlocks essential security features necessary for protecting virtualized workloads.
This Cisco license offers SMB and mid-market teams essential virtual security at a predictable subscription cost, simplifying compliance and threat management.
What This Enables
Enable Foundational Threat Defense in Virtual Environments
Enable teams to deploy essential security controls on virtual appliances, protecting against common network threats. Streamline the enforcement of security policies across virtualized workloads.
virtualized infrastructure, cloud deployments, on-premises data centers, network segmentation
Ensure Licensing Compliance for Virtual Security
Automate the process of maintaining valid licenses for virtual security appliances, preventing service disruptions due to expired or non-compliant software. Maintain an accurate inventory of security software entitlements.
IT asset management, regulatory compliance, operational continuity, software lifecycle management
Support Basic Security Policy Enforcement
Support the enforcement of fundamental security policies, such as access control and threat detection, within a virtualized network perimeter. Provide IT professionals with the necessary tools for baseline network security.
network security posture, access control management, threat monitoring, virtual security appliance management
Key Features
Virtual Appliance Support
Allows deployment and operation of Cisco Firepower security features on virtual machines, reducing hardware dependency.
1 Gbps Throughput Capacity
Provides sufficient processing power for essential security functions on virtual appliances handling up to 1 Gbps of traffic.
Subscription-Based Licensing
Offers a flexible and predictable cost model for accessing security features, aligning expenses with operational needs.
Core Threat Defense Features
Unlocks essential security capabilities required for basic network protection and policy enforcement.
Compliance Assistance
Helps organizations meet baseline security requirements and maintain a compliant operational posture.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security to protect sensitive data and maintain compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and GLBA, making foundational threat defense crucial for virtual deployments.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict data privacy laws such as HIPAA, necessitating secure virtual environments to protect patient information and ensure operational integrity.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle confidential client data, requiring strong security measures to prevent breaches and maintain client trust, often within virtualized IT infrastructures.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses process customer payment information and personal data, needing secure virtual solutions to protect against threats and comply with standards like PCI DSS.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Cisco Firepower TD Virtual Base License?
This is a subscription license for Cisco Firepower virtual appliances that enables core threat defense features for up to 1 Gbps of traffic throughput. It is designed for businesses needing foundational security in their virtualized environments.
What is the difference between a base license and other Firepower licenses?
The base license provides essential, foundational security capabilities. Higher-tier licenses typically unlock more advanced features like intrusion prevention, advanced malware protection, URL filtering, and greater throughput capacities.
How is this license billed?
This license is billed on a subscription basis, meaning you pay a recurring fee (e.g., annually) to maintain access to the licensed features and support.
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.