Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual Malware and URL Filtering Subscription
This Cisco subscription provides advanced threat defense for your virtual environment, including malware and URL filtering capabilities, ensuring continuous protection for your business operations.
- Advanced Threat Protection: Coverage for sophisticated malware and malicious URL threats targeting your virtual infrastructure.
- Continuous Operation: Entitlement to ongoing software updates and security intelligence feeds to maintain defense efficacy.
- Feature Access: Unlocks critical security features for comprehensive network protection and policy enforcement.
- Compliance Support: Aids in meeting regulatory requirements for data security and threat mitigation within your network.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) virtual appliance subscription unlocks advanced security capabilities for your virtualized network environment. It provides essential protection against malware and malicious URLs, ensuring your digital assets remain secure.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this subscription integrates into existing virtual infrastructure, offering enterprise-grade security without the overhead of physical appliances.
- Malware Defense: Detects and blocks known and unknown malware threats.
- URL Filtering: Controls access to malicious or inappropriate websites.
- Virtual Appliance Support: Licenses a virtualized deployment of Cisco's leading threat defense platform.
- Subscription Term: Provides access to features and updates for the licensed duration.
- Security Intelligence: Integrates with Cisco's Talos threat intelligence for up-to-date protection.
This Cisco subscription is the ideal solution for businesses seeking robust, virtualized threat defense to safeguard their network and data.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Malware Detection
Enable teams to detect and block a wide range of malware threats, including zero-day exploits, within their virtual network traffic. Streamline incident response by identifying and quarantining infected files before they spread.
virtualized servers, network security appliances, cloud-based workloads, private cloud deployments, hybrid cloud environments
Control Web Access and Prevent Phishing
Streamline web access policies by blocking access to known malicious URLs and categories of websites deemed inappropriate or risky. Automate the enforcement of acceptable use policies to protect users from phishing and other web-based attacks.
endpoint security, network segmentation, user access control, policy enforcement, threat intelligence integration
Enhance Virtual Security Posture
Enable teams to extend enterprise-grade security to their virtualized infrastructure without the need for dedicated physical hardware. Automate threat analysis and reporting to provide clear visibility into security events and compliance status.
virtual machine deployments, hypervisor security, data center virtualization, software-defined networking, infrastructure as code
Key Features
Malware Protection
Detects and blocks known and unknown malware, reducing the risk of infection and data loss.
URL Filtering
Prevents access to malicious websites, mitigating risks from phishing and drive-by downloads.
Virtual Appliance Deployment
Allows for flexible deployment within existing virtual environments, reducing hardware costs and complexity.
Subscription Licensing
Provides continuous access to the latest security intelligence and software updates for ongoing protection.
Cisco Talos Integration
Leverages one of the largest threat intelligence networks for up-to-date defense against emerging threats.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security controls to protect sensitive customer data and comply with regulations like PCI DSS and GLBA, making advanced threat defense essential.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient health information (PHI) under HIPAA, necessitating robust security measures to prevent breaches and ensure data integrity.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses handle significant volumes of customer payment data, requiring strong security to comply with PCI DSS and prevent fraud.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies manage highly confidential client information, demanding advanced security to prevent data leaks and maintain client trust.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual?
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual (FTD-V) is a software version of Cisco's leading security appliance that can be deployed on virtual machines. It provides integrated threat defense capabilities like intrusion prevention, malware defense, and URL filtering.
What does this subscription license cover?
This subscription license provides access to the malware and URL filtering features for the Cisco FTD virtual appliance for the duration of the subscription term. It includes ongoing updates to security intelligence and software.
Can this be used on any virtualization platform?
Cisco FTD-V supports major virtualization platforms such as VMware ESXi and KVM. Specific version compatibility should be verified with Cisco's documentation.
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.