
Cisco Firepower Virtual Threat Protection License, 5 Gbps, 3-Year
Enhance your virtual network security with Cisco Firepower Virtual Threat Protection, providing 5 Gbps of threat defense for a 3-year term.
- Advanced Threat Defense: Gain access to next-generation intrusion prevention and advanced malware protection capabilities.
- Virtual Network Security: Coverage for virtualized environments, ensuring consistent security policies across your infrastructure.
- Extended Protection: Benefit from a 3-year subscription, ensuring continuous security updates and threat intelligence.
- Performance Assurance: Licensed for 5 Gbps throughput, suitable for mid-sized virtual deployments requiring robust security.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 3-year subscription license for Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual (FTDv) software, enabling advanced threat protection capabilities for virtualized network environments with a throughput capacity of 5 Gbps.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize this license to secure their virtual infrastructure, including data centers and cloud deployments, ensuring compliance and protecting against evolving cyber threats.
- Unified Threat Management: Integrates intrusion prevention, advanced malware protection, and URL filtering.
- Virtual Appliance Deployment: Designed for deployment on virtual machines in private or public cloud environments.
- Continuous Security Updates: Subscription includes access to the latest threat intelligence and software updates.
- Scalable Throughput: Licensed for 5 Gbps, providing significant protection capacity for demanding virtual workloads.
- Centralized Management: Integrates with Cisco security management platforms for streamlined policy enforcement.
This Cisco license provides essential virtual threat protection, empowering SMB and mid-market teams to secure their digital assets without enterprise-level complexity.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Threat Prevention in Virtual Networks
Enable teams to deploy next-generation intrusion prevention and advanced malware protection within their virtualized environments. Streamline the enforcement of security policies across virtual machines and cloud instances.
virtualized data centers, private cloud deployments, public cloud workloads, hybrid cloud environments, network segmentation
Maintain Compliance with Virtual Security Posture
Streamline regulatory compliance by ensuring all virtual traffic is inspected and protected against known and emerging threats. Automate threat detection and reporting to meet audit requirements for virtual infrastructure.
PCI DSS compliant environments, HIPAA regulated organizations, data privacy regulations, internal security audits, virtualized server farms
Protect Against Evolving Malware and Exploits
Automate the defense against zero-day exploits and advanced persistent threats targeting virtualized systems. Enable teams to receive continuous threat intelligence updates to stay ahead of attackers.
dynamic threat landscape, ransomware protection, botnet detection, phishing prevention, exploit mitigation
Key Features
Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS)
Detects and blocks sophisticated threats, including exploits and malware, before they impact your business operations.
Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)
Identifies and stops known and unknown malware by analyzing file behaviors and utilizing cloud-based intelligence.
URL Filtering
Controls access to malicious or inappropriate websites, reducing the risk of web-based attacks and productivity loss.
Virtual Appliance Form Factor
Allows deployment flexibility in VMware, KVM, or public cloud environments, integrating security directly into your virtual infrastructure.
5 Gbps Throughput License
Provides substantial security processing capacity suitable for demanding virtual workloads and mid-sized deployments.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires stringent security to protect sensitive financial data and maintain customer trust, making advanced threat protection for virtualized trading platforms and core banking systems essential.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Protecting patient data (PHI) is critical under regulations like HIPAA, necessitating robust security for virtualized Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems and medical research environments.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Securing operational technology (OT) and IT systems in virtualized environments is crucial to prevent disruptions, protect intellectual property, and ensure production continuity.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly confidential client information, requiring advanced threat protection for virtualized document management systems and client communication platforms.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual (FTDv)?
FTDv is a virtual appliance version of Cisco's leading security platform, designed to provide advanced threat protection for virtualized environments. It offers features like intrusion prevention, malware defense, and application visibility.
What does a 5 Gbps license mean for my virtual network?
The 5 Gbps license indicates the maximum throughput of security processing the virtual appliance is licensed to handle. This capacity is suitable for mid-sized virtual deployments or specific network segments requiring robust threat inspection.
What is included in the 3-year subscription?
The 3-year subscription ensures you receive continuous access to Cisco's latest threat intelligence, software updates, and technical support for the duration of the term, keeping your defenses current.
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.