Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual License
This Cisco platform software license unlocks advanced threat defense capabilities for your virtualized network infrastructure, ensuring continuous protection against evolving cyber threats.
- Malware Protection: Access to advanced malware detection and prevention engines to safeguard against zero-day threats.
- Virtual Deployment: Coverage for virtualized environments, enabling security policy enforcement on your virtual machines and cloud instances.
- Subscription Term: Entitlement to software updates and threat intelligence feeds for the duration of the subscription term.
- Compliance Enablement: Protection against regulatory compliance gaps by maintaining up-to-date security postures and threat visibility.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Security Electronic Advantage (EA) 2.0 Choice license provides the necessary entitlement for Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) virtual appliances. It specifically enables advanced malware protection features, ensuring your virtualized network infrastructure is secured against sophisticated cyber threats.
Designed for businesses that utilize virtual environments, this subscription-based licensing is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals seeking to integrate robust security controls directly into their virtualized stack. It supports organizations running applications and services on platforms like VMware or other hypervisors.
- Advanced Threat Prevention: Unlocks next-generation firewall capabilities including intrusion prevention, advanced malware protection, and URL filtering.
- Virtual Appliance Support: Enables deployment of FTD as a virtual machine, integrating security directly into your virtualized data center or cloud environment.
- Subscription-Based: Provides access to software updates, security intelligence, and feature enhancements for the duration of the subscription term.
- Centralized Management: Facilitates unified policy management and visibility across your security infrastructure through Cisco Threat Defense tools.
- Scalable Capacity: Offers protection for up to 50 security services units (SSUs), allowing for tailored security deployment based on your needs.
This Cisco virtual license is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing integrated, advanced threat defense for their virtual environments without the overhead of physical appliances.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Malware Defense in Virtual Environments
Enable teams to deploy next-generation threat prevention capabilities directly within their virtualized infrastructure. Streamline the integration of advanced malware detection and intrusion prevention to safeguard critical business data and applications.
virtualized data centers, cloud-native applications, hybrid cloud deployments, software-defined networking
Streamline Security Policy Management
Streamline the enforcement of consistent security policies across all virtual assets, regardless of their location or workload. Automate threat response actions and gain unified visibility into security events for faster incident remediation.
multi-tenant environments, containerized workloads, virtual desktop infrastructure, network segmentation
Automate Threat Intelligence Updates
Automate the ingestion and application of real-time threat intelligence feeds to maintain an up-to-date defense against emerging threats. Ensure continuous protection by leveraging Cisco's global threat research and analytics.
dynamic security postures, proactive threat hunting, continuous security monitoring, compliance reporting
Key Features
Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)
Detects and blocks known and unknown malware, ransomware, and other threats in real-time, reducing the risk of infection and data compromise.
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Identifies and stops network intrusions and exploits, preventing unauthorized access and protecting against sophisticated attack vectors.
Virtual Appliance Deployment
Allows security to be integrated directly into your virtualized infrastructure, simplifying deployment and management for virtual machines and cloud workloads.
Subscription-Based Updates
Ensures continuous access to the latest software features, security intelligence, and threat updates, keeping your defenses current against evolving threats.
Centralized Management and Visibility
Provides a single pane of glass for managing security policies and monitoring threats across your virtual environment, improving operational efficiency.
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 for virtual environments essential.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must safeguard Protected Health Information (PHI) under HIPAA, necessitating advanced threat prevention and secure virtual environments to prevent breaches and ensure patient privacy.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers increasingly rely on virtual and connected systems for operations; securing these environments against cyber threats is critical to prevent production downtime and protect intellectual property.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle highly confidential client data, requiring advanced security measures to protect against data theft and maintain client trust, especially within their virtual infrastructure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Virtual?
Cisco FTD Virtual is a software-based next-generation firewall that provides advanced threat protection capabilities for virtualized environments. It integrates intrusion prevention, advanced malware protection, and other security services into a single virtual appliance.
What does the 'MALWAR' in the product title refer to?
The 'MALWAR' designation indicates that this specific license entitlement includes advanced malware protection features, such as Cisco's Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Networks.
What is the benefit of a subscription-based license?
A subscription-based license ensures you always have access to the latest software updates, security intelligence, and threat detection capabilities. This proactive approach helps maintain a strong security posture against emerging threats throughout the subscription 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.