Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual Malware Protection Subscription
This 3-year subscription for Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual provides advanced malware protection for your virtualized network environments, ensuring continuous security.
- Malware Defense: Access to advanced threat intelligence and sandboxing to detect and block sophisticated malware.
- Virtualization Support: Extends robust security to your virtual infrastructure, maintaining consistent protection across your environment.
- Subscription Term: Guarantees 3 years of uninterrupted access to the latest security updates and threat signatures.
- Performance Assurance: Designed to deliver 5 Gbps throughput, ensuring security without compromising network speed.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual Malware Protection subscription provides essential security capabilities for virtualized network deployments. This 3-year license unlocks advanced malware detection, including sandboxing and threat intelligence, to protect your business from evolving cyber threats within your virtual environment.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who manage virtualized infrastructure. It integrates with your existing Firepower Threat Defense virtual appliance, ensuring comprehensive security coverage without requiring dedicated physical hardware for this specific function.
- Advanced Malware Detection: Utilizes sandboxing and threat intelligence to identify and block zero-day threats and known malware.
- Virtual Appliance Security: Extends enterprise-grade security to your virtualized network infrastructure.
- Continuous Updates: Receives regular updates for threat signatures and software to stay ahead of emerging threats.
- Subscription-Based Access: Provides a predictable 3-year term for uninterrupted security service and feature access.
- Performance Optimized: Engineered to deliver 5 Gbps throughput, minimizing impact on network performance.
Secure your virtual network with predictable, advanced malware protection designed for businesses seeking enterprise-grade security without the enterprise overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Malware Detection in Virtual Environments
Enable teams to automatically detect and block sophisticated malware threats targeting virtual machines and servers. Streamline the security of your virtual infrastructure with integrated threat intelligence and sandboxing capabilities.
virtualized server deployments, private cloud infrastructure, network function virtualization, software-defined networking
Maintain Up-to-Date Threat Intelligence
Automate the process of receiving and applying the latest threat signatures and malware definitions to your virtual security platform. Ensure continuous protection against emerging cyber threats without manual intervention.
cloud-native applications, hybrid cloud environments, virtual desktop infrastructure, containerized workloads
Secure Virtual Network Traffic Flow
Protect your virtual network segments and inter-VM communications from malicious payloads and exploits. Ensure that all traffic passing through the virtual appliance is inspected for threats at 5 Gbps.
virtual private clouds, network segmentation strategies, virtualized data centers, microsegmentation deployments
Key Features
Advanced Malware Protection Engine
Detects and blocks a wide range of malware, including zero-day threats, through sophisticated analysis techniques.
Cloud-Based Sandboxing
Analyzes unknown files in a safe, isolated environment to determine malicious intent before they impact your network.
Real-time Threat Intelligence Updates
Continuously receives the latest threat data from Cisco's global intelligence network to stay ahead of attackers.
Virtual Appliance Deployment
Extends robust security to your virtualized infrastructure, simplifying management and reducing hardware footprint.
5 Gbps Throughput
Provides high-performance security inspection without significantly impacting network speed and user experience.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require advanced threat protection to safeguard sensitive customer data and comply with strict regulatory mandates like PCI DSS and GLBA, which necessitate robust malware defenses.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient health information (PHI) under HIPAA, demanding advanced security solutions to prevent malware that could compromise data integrity and patient privacy.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial control systems and operational technology (OT) environments are increasingly targeted by malware; protecting these critical systems is vital for maintaining production and safety.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional service providers handle highly confidential client information, making them prime targets for malware attacks aimed at data theft or disruption of services.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual Malware Protection?
It is a subscription service that provides advanced malware detection and prevention capabilities for Cisco's virtual security appliance. This license ensures your virtual environment is protected against a wide array of cyber threats for a 3-year term.
What does the 5 Gbps specification refer to?
The 5 Gbps refers to the throughput capacity for the malware protection features enabled by this license on the virtual appliance. It indicates the maximum rate at which traffic can be inspected for malware without performance degradation.
Is this license tied to specific hardware?
This license is for the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual appliance, meaning it applies to your virtualized security deployment rather than a specific physical hardware model.
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.