Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual Base License, 3 Gbps
This Cisco Firepower Threat Defense virtual base license provides essential security capabilities for your virtual network infrastructure, enabling 3 Gbps of throughput.
- Access to: Core threat defense features for virtualized environments, ensuring foundational network security.
- Coverage for: Virtual machine deployments requiring integrated firewall, intrusion prevention, and advanced malware protection.
- Protection against: Common network threats and vulnerabilities through essential security controls.
- Entitlement to: A 3 Gbps throughput capacity for your virtualized security platform.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual Base License provides the foundational software subscription required to operate Cisco's virtualized next-generation firewall platform. This license unlocks essential security capabilities, including firewalling, intrusion prevention, and application visibility, with a specified throughput capacity.
This licensing is designed for businesses that utilize virtualized infrastructure and require robust, integrated security controls. It is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals managing virtual environments, ensuring compliance and protection without the need for dedicated physical appliances.
- Core Security Features: Enables essential firewall, intrusion prevention, and application control functionalities.
- Virtual Deployment: Specifically designed for securing virtual machines and cloud-based environments.
- Throughput Capacity: Supports up to 3 Gbps of traffic, suitable for many SMB and mid-market virtual deployments.
- Subscription-Based: Provides access to features and updates on a recurring basis, ensuring continuous protection.
- Compliance Enablement: Helps meet regulatory and internal policy requirements for network security.
This Cisco virtual base license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing essential, integrated security for their virtualized networks.
What This Enables
Enable Foundational Network Security
Enable teams to deploy essential threat defense capabilities within their virtualized network infrastructure. Streamline security management by integrating firewall, intrusion prevention, and application visibility into a single platform.
virtualized data centers, private cloud deployments, server consolidation projects, hybrid cloud environments
Secure Virtual Machine Workloads
Streamline the process of securing individual virtual machines and entire virtual environments with integrated security policies. Automate the application of security controls to dynamic workloads, reducing manual configuration effort.
virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), server virtualization, containerized applications, network function virtualization (NFV)
Meet Compliance Requirements
Automate compliance checks and reporting for network security controls within virtualized environments. Ensure adherence to industry regulations and internal security policies by maintaining consistent security posture.
regulatory compliance mandates, internal security audits, data protection policies, secure development lifecycles
Key Features
Virtual Firewall
Provides essential network segmentation and access control for virtual machines and virtual networks.
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Detects and blocks malicious traffic and exploits targeting vulnerabilities in your virtual environment.
Application Visibility and Control (AVC)
Identifies and controls specific applications running on your network, regardless of port or protocol.
Subscription Licensing
Ensures continuous access to security updates, threat intelligence, and feature enhancements for ongoing protection.
3 Gbps Throughput
Offers sufficient capacity for many SMB and mid-market virtual deployments, balancing security with performance.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires stringent security controls and compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, which are supported by the integrated threat defense capabilities of Cisco Firepower.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect sensitive patient data (PHI) under HIPAA, necessitating robust security solutions like Firepower to prevent breaches and ensure data integrity in virtual environments.
Legal & Professional Services
Firms handle confidential client information and must maintain data privacy and security to meet ethical and regulatory obligations, making advanced threat protection crucial.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Securing operational technology (OT) and IT convergence in manufacturing requires strong network security to prevent disruptions and protect intellectual property, often deployed in virtualized settings.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual?
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual (FTDv) is a virtual appliance that delivers integrated security capabilities, including firewall, intrusion prevention, and advanced malware protection, for virtualized environments. This base license is required to operate the FTDv platform.
What does the 'Base License' include?
The base license provides the fundamental software subscription for the FTDv platform, enabling core security features and a specified throughput capacity. Additional features or advanced security services may require separate licenses or subscriptions.
What is the throughput for this license?
This specific license, MSLA-FTDV20-BSEK9, is for the 3 Gbps throughput version of the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual Base License.
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.