Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual Base License, 5 Gbps
This Cisco Firepower Threat Defense virtual appliance base license provides essential security capabilities for your network infrastructure, supporting up to 5 Gbps of throughput.
- License Term: Subscription-based access to core threat defense features.
- Capacity: Enables 5 Gbps throughput for virtualized security.
- Platform: Applies to Cisco's virtual security appliance deployments.
- Value: Ensures compliance and access to critical security updates.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) virtual base license unlocks core security functionalities for your virtualized network environment. It provides essential threat prevention capabilities, including intrusion prevention, application visibility and control, and advanced malware protection, with a throughput capacity of 5 Gbps.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations utilize this license to deploy robust security controls on their virtualized infrastructure, such as VMware or KVM. It integrates into existing virtual environments to protect internal resources and user traffic without requiring dedicated physical hardware.
- Core Threat Defense: Access to fundamental security features for virtual appliances.
- 5 Gbps Throughput: Sufficient capacity for many SMB and mid-market virtual deployments.
- Subscription Model: Predictable operational expense with continuous access to updates.
- Virtual Deployment: Designed for integration with common hypervisors.
- Compliance Ready: Helps meet regulatory requirements for network security.
Secure your virtual network with essential threat defense capabilities, providing enterprise-grade security without the overhead for growing businesses.
What This Enables
Enable Virtual Network Threat Prevention
Enable teams to deploy essential threat defense capabilities on virtual appliances. Streamline the integration of intrusion prevention and application control within your existing virtualized infrastructure.
virtualized environments, hypervisor deployments, network segmentation, internal traffic security, cloud-adjacent infrastructure
Maintain Security Compliance
Streamline the process of meeting regulatory and internal compliance mandates for network security. Automate the enforcement of security policies across virtualized assets to ensure continuous adherence.
regulated industries, data privacy requirements, audit preparedness, policy enforcement, secure data handling
Manage Application Traffic
Automate the visibility and control of applications traversing your virtual network. Enable teams to prioritize critical business applications and block unauthorized or risky software.
application-aware networking, bandwidth management, user access control, shadow IT mitigation, business process optimization
Key Features
Core Threat Defense Features
Provides essential security functions like intrusion prevention and application visibility to protect your virtual network.
5 Gbps Throughput
Offers adequate performance for many SMB and mid-market virtual security deployments, balancing security with network speed.
Subscription Licensing
Ensures predictable costs and continuous access to software updates and security intelligence for ongoing protection.
Virtual Appliance Support
Integrates directly into your existing VMware or other hypervisor environments, simplifying deployment and management.
Cisco Brand Assurance
Leverages Cisco's established security technology and expertise for reliable network protection.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security to protect sensitive customer data and comply with strict regulations like PCI DSS and GLBA, making advanced threat defense essential for their virtualized environments.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must adhere to HIPAA regulations, necessitating strong data protection and network security to safeguard patient health information (PHI) within their IT infrastructure.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle confidential client information and must maintain strict data security and privacy to comply with ethical obligations and data protection laws.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers increasingly rely on connected systems and IT for operations, requiring secure networks to protect intellectual property and ensure operational continuity against cyber threats.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a virtual base license?
A virtual base license for Cisco Firepower Threat Defense unlocks the core security functionalities for a virtual appliance. This specific license enables 5 Gbps of throughput and is typically subscription-based.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is for Cisco Firepower Threat Defense virtual appliances, designed to run on common hypervisors like VMware ESXi or KVM, not on physical Cisco hardware appliances.
What is the billing model for this license?
This license is sold on a subscription basis, meaning you pay a recurring fee for access to the software and its features over a defined term.
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.