Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual Threat Protection License, 1 Gbps
This Cisco Firepower Threat Defense virtual threat protection license provides 1 Gbps of threat defense capacity, safeguarding your business network against evolving cyber threats.
- Threat Detection: Access to advanced threat intelligence to identify and block malware, exploits, and malicious URLs.
- Virtual Deployment: Coverage for virtualized environments, enabling flexible security deployment without dedicated hardware.
- Performance Capacity: Entitlement to 1 Gbps of throughput for threat inspection, ensuring security does not impede business operations.
- License Compliance: Protection against licensing lapses, ensuring continuous access to critical security features and vendor support.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This subscription license unlocks the virtual threat defense capabilities of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) for virtualized environments, providing 1 Gbps of inspection throughput. It enables advanced security features designed to protect your network from a wide range of cyber threats, including malware, intrusions, and malicious websites.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this license integrates into existing virtual infrastructure. It ensures that your business's critical data and operations are protected without the need for dedicated physical security appliances, fitting seamlessly into modern, software-defined networks.
- Advanced Threat Prevention: Gain access to intrusion prevention, advanced malware protection, and URL filtering.
- Virtual Appliance Support: Deployable on leading hypervisors, offering flexibility and scalability for your security posture.
- Performance Assurance: Ensures 1 Gbps of threat inspection capacity, maintaining network performance while enforcing security policies.
- Continuous Updates: Subscription model provides ongoing access to the latest threat intelligence and software updates.
- Simplified Licensing: Platform licensing simplifies management and ensures compliance for virtual security deployments.
This Cisco virtual threat defense license offers essential security capabilities for businesses seeking to protect their virtualized infrastructure without enterprise-level complexity.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Threat Detection in Virtual Environments
Enable teams to deploy sophisticated intrusion prevention and advanced malware protection capabilities within their virtualized network infrastructure. This ensures comprehensive security against emerging threats without requiring dedicated physical hardware.
virtualized data centers, software-defined networking, cloud-integrated environments, hybrid cloud deployments
Streamline Security Policy Enforcement
Streamline the enforcement of security policies across virtual machines and applications with integrated threat intelligence. This simplifies security management and reduces the risk of policy misconfigurations.
multi-tenant virtual environments, containerized application security, virtual desktop infrastructure, network function virtualization
Automate Threat Response for Virtual Threats
Automate the detection and blocking of known and unknown threats targeting virtual assets, including malware and exploits. This proactive approach minimizes the window of vulnerability and reduces the burden on IT staff.
virtual security gateways, network segmentation in virtual environments, security operations centers, incident response planning
Key Features
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual
Provides enterprise-grade threat protection capabilities specifically designed for virtualized environments.
1 Gbps Threat Inspection Throughput
Ensures that security inspections do not become a bottleneck, maintaining optimal network performance for business operations.
Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)
Detects, blocks, and analyzes advanced malware, including zero-day threats, protecting against sophisticated attacks.
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Identifies and stops known exploits and network attacks in real-time, preventing breaches and unauthorized access.
URL Filtering
Blocks access to malicious or inappropriate websites, reducing the risk of phishing attacks and malware infections.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires stringent security to protect sensitive financial data and comply with regulations like PCI DSS and GLBA, making advanced threat defense crucial for virtual deployments.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient data (PHI) under HIPAA, necessitating robust security solutions for their virtual environments to prevent breaches and ensure data integrity.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial control systems and operational technology (OT) often run on virtual platforms and require protection against cyber threats that could disrupt production or compromise safety, aligning with IT/OT convergence security needs.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage vast amounts of student and research data, often in virtualized environments, requiring effective threat protection to safeguard sensitive information and maintain network availability.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual?
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual (FTDv) is a software version of Cisco's next-generation firewall and threat defense platform, designed to run on virtualized infrastructure. It provides advanced security features like intrusion prevention and advanced malware protection.
What does the 1 Gbps capacity refer to?
The 1 Gbps capacity refers to the maximum throughput of network traffic that the virtual appliance can inspect for threats. This ensures that security measures do not significantly slow down your network.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a subscription-based license, meaning it provides access to the software features and threat intelligence updates for a defined term. This model ensures you always have the latest security protections.
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.