Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual High Availability and URL Filtering License
This Cisco Firepower Threat Defense virtual appliance license provides high availability and URL filtering capabilities, ensuring continuous network security for your business operations.
- High Availability: Ensures uninterrupted security services through automatic failover, minimizing downtime.
- URL Filtering: Protects users from malicious websites and enforces acceptable use policies by controlling web access.
- Virtual Deployment: Offers flexible deployment on your existing virtual infrastructure, reducing hardware costs.
- Subscription Term: Provides access to security features and updates for a defined period, ensuring ongoing protection.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual High Availability and URL Filtering License is a subscription-based software license designed to enhance the security posture of virtualized network environments. It unlocks critical features for maintaining operational continuity and protecting against web-based threats.
This license is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who manage their own IT infrastructure. It integrates into existing VMware or KVM environments, providing advanced threat defense capabilities without requiring dedicated physical appliances.
- Enhanced Security: Unlocks advanced threat prevention and URL filtering for virtualized firewalls.
- Operational Continuity: Enables high availability configurations for resilient security services.
- Subscription Value: Provides access to software updates and security intelligence feeds.
- Flexible Licensing: Supports virtual deployments on common hypervisors.
- Compliance Support: Aids in meeting regulatory requirements for web access control and threat mitigation.
This Cisco license empowers SMB and mid-market teams to achieve enterprise-grade virtual security without the associated overhead.
What This Enables
Enable High Availability for Virtual Firewalls
Enable teams to maintain continuous network security by configuring redundant virtual Firepower Threat Defense appliances. This ensures that security services remain operational even during hardware failures or maintenance events.
virtualized environments, business continuity planning, IT infrastructure resilience, risk mitigation
Control Web Access with URL Filtering
Streamline the enforcement of web usage policies and protect users from online threats by implementing granular URL filtering. This capability blocks access to malicious websites and categorizes web traffic for better control.
endpoint security, policy enforcement, user activity monitoring, threat prevention
Automate Threat Mitigation in Virtual Stacks
Automate the defense against evolving web-based threats by leveraging Cisco's security intelligence updates. This license ensures your virtual security platform is equipped to identify and block new malware and phishing attempts.
security operations, threat intelligence integration, proactive defense, virtual security platforms
Key Features
High Availability (HA) Configuration
Ensures continuous network security and service availability through automatic failover between redundant virtual appliances, minimizing operational disruption.
URL Filtering
Protects users and the network from web-based threats and enforces acceptable use policies by categorizing and controlling access to websites.
Virtual Appliance Support
Provides flexibility to deploy advanced security on existing virtual infrastructure, reducing hardware costs and simplifying management.
Subscription Licensing
Offers access to the latest security features, software updates, and threat intelligence, ensuring ongoing protection and compliance.
Cisco Threat Intelligence
Leverages a global threat intelligence network to proactively identify and block emerging threats, enhancing overall security posture.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security to protect sensitive customer data and maintain compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and GLBA, making advanced threat defense and URL filtering essential.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict data privacy laws such as HIPAA, necessitating secure networks that prevent unauthorized access and protect patient information from cyber threats.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses handle significant customer transaction data and require strong security to prevent breaches, protect payment card information, and ensure compliance with PCI DSS.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large networks with diverse user bases and must protect against malware and inappropriate web access while ensuring the availability of critical online learning resources.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual?
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual (FTDv) is a virtual appliance version of Cisco's next-generation firewall. It provides advanced threat prevention, intrusion prevention, and application visibility for virtualized environments.
What does the High Availability (HA) feature provide?
HA allows you to deploy two FTDv instances in a redundant pair. If the primary unit fails, the secondary unit automatically takes over, ensuring continuous network security and minimizing downtime.
How does URL Filtering work with this license?
URL Filtering allows you to control user access to websites based on categories (e.g., social media, gambling, malware). This license enables that functionality on your FTDv, helping to prevent users from visiting risky sites.
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.