Cisco Firepower URL Filtering License
This Cisco Firepower platform license unlocks advanced URL filtering capabilities to protect your business network from web-based threats.
- URL Filtering: Gain granular control over web access, blocking malicious and inappropriate content.
- Threat Prevention: Enhance security posture by preventing access to known phishing, malware, and botnet sites.
- Compliance Support: Assist in meeting regulatory requirements by enforcing acceptable web usage policies.
- Subscription Term: Provides continuous access to updated threat intelligence and filtering policies.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Firepower AMP8050 URL Filtering license provides essential web security capabilities for businesses. It enables advanced URL filtering to block access to malicious websites, enforce acceptable use policies, and protect users from web-based threats.
Designed for businesses of all sizes, this subscription-based license integrates with Cisco's security platforms. It is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals seeking to enhance their network's security posture and ensure compliance with web usage policies.
- Advanced URL Categorization: Classify and control access to millions of websites across various categories.
- Malicious Website Blocking: Prevent users from accessing known phishing, malware, and command-and-control sites.
- Customizable Policies: Define granular access policies based on user, group, or application.
- Real-time Threat Intelligence: Benefit from continuous updates to threat intelligence feeds for up-to-date protection.
- Subscription-Based Access: Ensures ongoing access to the latest features, updates, and threat intelligence.
Empower your IT team with essential web security controls to safeguard your business operations and user activity.
What This Enables
Enable granular web access control
Enable teams to define and enforce policies for accessing specific website categories or individual URLs. This ensures users only access approved online resources, reducing exposure to threats.
network security infrastructure, endpoint protection, user policy enforcement, threat mitigation
Block access to malicious websites
Streamline the prevention of access to known phishing, malware, and botnet command-and-control sites. This proactive measure significantly reduces the risk of infection and data compromise.
web security gateway, threat intelligence integration, risk reduction, network perimeter defense
Automate compliance with web policies
Automate the enforcement of acceptable web usage policies across the organization. This helps meet regulatory requirements and internal governance standards for internet use.
policy management, regulatory compliance, security governance, user activity monitoring
Key Features
URL Filtering Engine
Provides real-time inspection and categorization of web traffic to block access to unwanted or malicious sites.
Subscription-based Threat Intelligence
Ensures continuous updates of malicious URL databases, protecting against the latest web threats.
Policy Management
Allows IT administrators to create and enforce granular web access policies tailored to business needs.
Integration with Cisco Firepower
Enhances the overall security posture by integrating web filtering with broader threat defense capabilities.
Reporting and Logging
Provides visibility into web traffic and security events, aiding in compliance and incident investigation.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security to protect sensitive customer data and comply with regulations like PCI DSS and GLBA, making URL filtering essential for blocking access to fraudulent sites.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to HIPAA and HITECH regulations, necessitating strong security controls to prevent data breaches and unauthorized access to sensitive patient information via web threats.
Education & Research
Educational institutions need to protect students and staff from inappropriate or malicious content online, and URL filtering helps enforce acceptable use policies and maintain a secure learning environment.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle confidential client data and must maintain strict security protocols to prevent breaches and comply with data privacy laws, making web threat prevention critical.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Firepower URL Filtering?
Cisco Firepower URL Filtering is a security feature that categorizes websites and allows administrators to control access based on those categories. It helps protect users from malicious sites and enforce acceptable use policies.
What does the AMP8050-URL-SMS-1K license enable?
This specific license enables the URL Filtering functionality for a Cisco Firepower platform, typically for a 1000-user count, on a subscription basis. It unlocks the ability to manage web access and block threats.
Is this a one-time purchase or a subscription?
This license is a subscription-based offering, indicated by 'SMS' in the SKU. This ensures you receive continuous updates to threat intelligence and filtering capabilities throughout the subscription term.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
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.