Cisco Firepower Virtual IPS, Apps, AMP & URL Security License
This Cisco Firepower Virtual license provides advanced threat protection, application visibility, and control for your virtualized network environments, ensuring continuous security.
- Advanced Threat Protection: Coverage for intrusion prevention, malware defense, and advanced malware protection against evolving cyber threats.
- Application Visibility and Control: Entitlement to manage and secure specific applications running on your network, enhancing security posture.
- Virtual Environment Security: Protection tailored for virtual machines and cloud-based deployments, ensuring consistent security across your infrastructure.
- Compliance and Reporting: Access to features that aid in meeting regulatory compliance requirements through detailed logging and reporting capabilities.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Security EA 3.0 license unlocks the full capabilities of Cisco Firepower Virtual, providing integrated threat defense including Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), application control, Advanced Malware Protection (AMP), and URL filtering for virtualized environments.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies, this license integrates into existing virtual infrastructure, offering enterprise-grade security without the need for dedicated physical appliances.
- Integrated Threat Defense: Combines multiple security functions into a single, manageable platform.
- Virtualization Optimized: Built to run efficiently within virtual machine environments.
- Application Awareness: Identifies and controls thousands of applications, regardless of port or protocol.
- Advanced Malware Protection: Detects, blocks, and remediates advanced malware threats.
- URL Filtering: Controls access to websites based on category and reputation.
This Cisco license empowers SMB and mid-market organizations to achieve robust, unified threat management for their virtual networks.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Threat Prevention
Enable teams to deploy sophisticated intrusion prevention and advanced malware detection capabilities. This protects the organization's critical data and ensures business continuity against emerging cyber threats.
virtualized servers, cloud-hosted applications, network security appliances, software-defined networking
Streamline Application Control
Streamline the management of network traffic by identifying and controlling specific applications. This allows organizations to enforce acceptable use policies and prioritize critical business applications.
business operations platforms, internal communication tools, cloud productivity suites, data access controls
Automate Malware Detection and Remediation
Automate the detection, blocking, and remediation of advanced malware threats across the network. This reduces the risk of infection and minimizes the impact of security incidents on business operations.
endpoint security integrations, threat intelligence feeds, security information and event management, incident response workflows
Key Features
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Detects and blocks network intrusions and exploits in real-time, preventing unauthorized access and data breaches.
Application Visibility and Control (AVC)
Provides granular control over thousands of applications, allowing prioritization of business-critical apps and blocking of unauthorized or risky ones.
Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)
Offers continuous analysis and protection against known and unknown malware, including ransomware and fileless threats.
URL Filtering
Enforces web usage policies by blocking access to malicious, inappropriate, or unproductive websites.
Virtual Deployment
Optimized for virtual environments, offering flexible deployment options and efficient resource utilization.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This vertical requires stringent data protection and compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and GLBA, which are supported by Firepower's advanced threat prevention and URL filtering capabilities.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must comply with HIPAA and HITECH, necessitating robust security measures to protect sensitive patient data, which Firepower's integrated security features help ensure.
Legal & Professional Services
These firms handle highly confidential client information and are targets for sophisticated cyberattacks, requiring advanced threat protection and application control to safeguard data integrity and client trust.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Securing operational technology (OT) and IT environments is critical. Firepower's capabilities can help protect industrial control systems and sensitive manufacturing data from cyber threats and unauthorized application use.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Security EA 3.0?
Cisco Security EA 3.0 is an Enterprise Agreement that bundles various Cisco security solutions, including Firepower, under a single contract. This specific license enables Firepower Virtual capabilities.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is for Cisco Firepower Virtual, meaning it applies to virtual machine deployments on hypervisors like VMware, not specific physical hardware models.
What is the license term?
This is a subscription-based license. The term duration is typically one to five years, as specified at the time of purchase.
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.