Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual Threat Protection Subscription
This Cisco subscription provides advanced threat protection for your virtualized network environment, ensuring continuous security and compliance.
- Advanced Threat Defense: Access to next-generation intrusion prevention and advanced malware protection.
- Virtual Environment Security: Specifically designed to protect workloads and traffic within virtualized infrastructure.
- Continuous Updates: Benefit from ongoing threat intelligence feeds and software updates to stay ahead of emerging threats.
- Compliance Enablement: Helps meet regulatory requirements by providing robust security controls and visibility.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual Threat Protection subscription unlocks advanced security capabilities for your virtualized network infrastructure. It provides next-generation intrusion prevention, advanced malware protection, and deep visibility into network traffic, all managed through a centralized platform.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who need to secure their virtual environments. It integrates with existing Cisco security architectures and provides essential protection for businesses operating with significant virtualized server or desktop deployments.
- Next-Generation Firewall: Stateful inspection and application visibility.
- Intrusion Prevention System (IPS): Detect and block known and unknown threats.
- Advanced Malware Protection (AMP): Identify and remediate sophisticated malware.
- URL Filtering: Control access to malicious or inappropriate websites.
- Threat Intelligence: Real-time updates on emerging threats and vulnerabilities.
This Cisco subscription is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking robust, virtual-native threat protection without the complexity of enterprise hardware.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Threat Detection in Virtual Networks
Enable teams to detect and block sophisticated threats targeting virtual machines and applications. Streamline security operations by consolidating threat intelligence and policy management for virtualized environments.
virtualized data centers, cloud-native applications, hybrid cloud deployments, server consolidation projects
Automate Malware and Intrusion Prevention
Automate the identification and blocking of known and unknown malware and intrusion attempts across virtual network segments. Streamline incident response with integrated threat data and automated policy enforcement.
virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), software-defined networking (SDN), network function virtualization (NFV), containerized workloads
Maintain Regulatory Compliance
Ensure compliance with industry regulations by implementing robust intrusion prevention and threat defense controls within virtual environments. Protect sensitive data and maintain audit trails for regulatory bodies.
virtualized compliance-bound systems, remote office virtual deployments, secure development environments, business continuity planning
Key Features
Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS)
Detects and blocks advanced threats and exploits targeting vulnerabilities in your virtualized applications and systems.
Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Networks
Identifies, analyzes, and blocks known and unknown malware, providing retrospective detection and remediation capabilities.
URL Filtering
Controls access to malicious, inappropriate, or unproductive websites, reducing the risk of web-based attacks and policy violations.
Application Visibility and Control (AVC)
Provides granular control over network traffic based on application type, ensuring critical business applications have priority and unauthorized apps are blocked.
Virtual Appliance Deployment
Allows for flexible deployment within your existing VMware, KVM, or other hypervisor environments, integrating security directly into your virtual infrastructure.
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 protection in virtual environments essential.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must safeguard Protected Health Information (PHI) under HIPAA regulations, necessitating robust security solutions that can protect virtualized patient data and critical medical systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial control systems and manufacturing operations often rely on virtual environments for efficiency and require protection against cyber threats that could disrupt production or compromise sensitive intellectual property.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations handle confidential client information and must maintain strict data security and privacy to comply with ethical obligations and data protection laws.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual?
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual (FTDv) is a virtual appliance that provides advanced threat protection capabilities, including firewalling, intrusion prevention, and advanced malware protection, for virtualized environments.
What does this subscription enable?
This subscription enables the advanced security features of the FTD virtual appliance, including continuous threat intelligence updates, next-generation IPS, and advanced malware protection, ensuring your virtual environment is protected against the latest threats.
Does this license require specific hardware?
This is a software license for a virtual appliance, meaning it runs on your existing server hardware through a hypervisor. It does not require dedicated Cisco hardware appliances, but it does require a compatible virtualization platform.
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.