Cisco Firepower Threat Protection Virtual License, 3 Gbps
This Cisco Firepower virtual license unlocks advanced threat protection capabilities for your virtualized network environment, ensuring 3 Gbps of throughput.
- Enhanced Security: Access to next-generation firewall features and intrusion prevention to defend against evolving cyber threats.
- Virtualization Support: Specifically designed to protect virtualized infrastructure, offering flexibility and scalability for modern data centers.
- Performance Assurance: Guarantees 3 Gbps of threat protection throughput, maintaining optimal network performance under load.
- Compliance Enablement: Helps meet regulatory requirements by providing robust security controls and detailed logging capabilities.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Firepower Virtual Threat Protection License provides essential security software capabilities for virtualized network environments. It unlocks advanced threat detection, intrusion prevention, and application visibility for up to 3 Gbps of traffic, ensuring your digital assets are protected.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in small to mid-market businesses utilize this license to secure their virtualized firewalls and network segments. It integrates into existing Cisco Firepower virtual appliance deployments, offering a cost-effective way to enhance security without dedicated hardware.
- Advanced Threat Defense: Integrates intrusion prevention, advanced malware protection, and URL filtering.
- Application Visibility and Control: Identifies and controls applications running on your network, regardless of port or protocol.
- Virtual Appliance Optimization: Designed for deployment on Cisco's virtual security appliances.
- Scalable Throughput: Supports up to 3 Gbps of threat protection throughput.
- Subscription-Based Licensing: Offers predictable costs and continuous access to security updates and features.
Secure your virtual network infrastructure with Cisco's proven threat protection, delivering enterprise-grade security without the enterprise overhead.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Threat Protection in Virtual Environments
Enable teams to deploy next-generation firewall capabilities, including intrusion prevention and malware defense, within their virtualized infrastructure. Streamline security operations by consolidating threat management onto a single virtual platform.
virtualized data centers, cloud-integrated networks, software-defined networking, hybrid cloud deployments
Secure Network Traffic with High Throughput
Streamline the protection of network traffic by ensuring up to 3 Gbps of threat protection throughput is available for your virtual security appliance. Automate the enforcement of security policies across all virtual traffic flows, reducing manual intervention.
high-traffic virtual segments, virtualized application delivery, network segmentation, virtual security gateways
Maintain Compliance and Visibility
Enable teams to meet regulatory compliance mandates by providing granular visibility into application usage and robust threat logging. Automate the detection and blocking of policy violations, ensuring adherence to internal and external security standards.
regulated environments, audit-ready networks, data privacy initiatives, secure remote access
Key Features
Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Capabilities
Provides advanced threat prevention, including intrusion prevention and malware defense, to protect against sophisticated cyberattacks.
Application Visibility and Control (AVC)
Identifies and controls thousands of applications, regardless of port or protocol, enabling granular policy enforcement.
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Detects and blocks known and unknown threats in real-time, preventing network compromise.
Subscription-Based Threat Intelligence
Ensures continuous protection against emerging threats through regular updates to malware, intrusion, and URL filtering databases.
Virtual Appliance Deployment
Offers flexibility and scalability for securing virtualized environments, reducing the need for physical hardware.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security controls and compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX to protect sensitive customer data and transaction integrity.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must comply with HIPAA and HITECH regulations, necessitating robust security to safeguard patient health information (PHI) and maintain operational continuity.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses handle significant volumes of customer payment data, requiring PCI DSS compliance and protection against point-of-sale malware and data breaches.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage vast amounts of student and research data, requiring strong security to prevent unauthorized access and protect intellectual property.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual?
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual (FTDv) is a virtual appliance that provides integrated security capabilities, including next-generation firewall, intrusion prevention, and advanced malware protection, for virtualized environments.
What does the 3 Gbps throughput mean for this license?
The 3 Gbps designation indicates the maximum rate at which the virtual appliance, with threat protection features enabled, can process network traffic. This ensures sufficient capacity for many SMB and mid-market virtual deployments.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This is a subscription-based license. It provides access to the software features and ongoing threat intelligence updates for the duration of 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.