Cisco Firepower Virtual IPS, Apps, and URL Protection Subscription
Enhance your virtual network security with Cisco Firepower Virtual IPS, Apps, and URL protection, providing essential threat intelligence and policy enforcement for your business operations.
- Advanced Threat Prevention: Coverage for intrusion prevention, application visibility, and URL filtering to block known and emerging threats.
- Virtual Environment Optimization: Entitlement to deploy robust security controls within your virtualized infrastructure.
- Continuous Updates: Protection against evolving threats through regular signature and intelligence updates.
- Compliance Assurance: Support for regulatory requirements by maintaining a secure and monitored network perimeter.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Firepower Virtual IPS, Apps, and URL Adjustable Operations subscription provides essential security capabilities for virtualized environments. It unlocks advanced threat prevention features, including intrusion prevention, application control, and URL filtering, ensuring your business is protected against a wide range of cyber threats.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies, this subscription integrates seamlessly into existing virtual infrastructure. It allows businesses to maintain a strong security posture without the overhead of dedicated physical appliances, fitting into server rooms, virtual data centers, or cloud-hosted environments.
- Intrusion Prevention System (IPS): Detects and blocks malicious network activity and exploits.
- Application Visibility and Control (AVC): Identifies and controls thousands of applications, regardless of port or protocol.
- URL Filtering: Enforces acceptable use policies and blocks access to malicious or inappropriate websites.
- Virtual Deployment: Optimized for deployment on leading virtualization platforms.
- Subscription-Based: Provides access to the latest security intelligence and software updates.
This subscription is the ideal choice for SMB and mid-market teams seeking to bolster their virtual network security with enterprise-grade threat intelligence and control.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Threat Prevention in Virtual Networks
Enable teams to deploy sophisticated intrusion prevention and application control within their virtualized environments. Streamline the process of identifying and blocking malicious traffic and unauthorized application use.
virtualized data centers, cloud-hosted applications, server consolidation projects, network segmentation initiatives
Enforce Acceptable Use and Web Security Policies
Streamline the enforcement of web security policies by controlling access to malicious or inappropriate URLs. Automate the blocking of risky websites to protect users and maintain a secure browsing environment.
remote workforce security, endpoint protection strategies, compliance-driven web access, user behavior monitoring
Gain Visibility and Control Over Network Applications
Automate the identification and management of thousands of applications running on the network, regardless of port or protocol. Enable teams to prioritize critical business applications and block non-essential or risky ones.
network performance optimization, shadow IT discovery, bandwidth management, application security posture
Key Features
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Detects and blocks network intrusions and exploits to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches.
Application Visibility and Control (AVC)
Provides granular control over application usage, allowing prioritization of business-critical apps and blocking of risky ones.
URL Filtering
Protects users from malicious websites and enforces acceptable use policies, reducing the risk of malware infection.
Virtual Appliance Deployment
Offers flexible deployment options within virtualized environments, reducing hardware costs and simplifying management.
Subscription-Based Updates
Ensures continuous protection against the latest threats through regular updates to security intelligence and software.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires stringent security to protect sensitive financial data and comply with regulations like PCI DSS and GLBA, which are supported by advanced threat prevention and URL filtering.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must protect patient data (PHI) under HIPAA, necessitating robust security controls like IPS and application visibility to prevent breaches and ensure data integrity.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial control systems and operational technology (OT) environments are increasingly targeted; this solution helps secure these virtualized components against cyber threats that could disrupt operations.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle confidential client information, requiring strong security measures to prevent data leakage and maintain client trust, supported by application and web access controls.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Firepower Virtual IPS, Apps, and URL?
It is a subscription license that enables advanced security features like intrusion prevention, application control, and URL filtering for virtual network environments. This helps businesses protect their data and operations from cyber threats.
What kind of threats does this subscription protect against?
This subscription protects against a wide range of threats including network intrusions, malware, exploits, and access to malicious websites. It also provides control over potentially risky applications.
Who is the ideal customer for this product?
The ideal customer is an SMB or mid-market company with a virtualized IT infrastructure that needs to enhance its network security. This includes businesses looking to protect their own operations and data.
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.