Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection License
This Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection license provides essential defense against distributed denial of service attacks for your ASR9000 platform over a 5-year term.
- Access to: Advanced threat intelligence and mitigation techniques to block malicious traffic.
- Coverage for: Your critical network infrastructure, ensuring service availability during attacks.
- Protection against: Costly downtime and reputational damage caused by DDoS events.
- Entitlement to: Continued operation and compliance with network security standards.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 5-year subscription license for Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection, designed to safeguard your network edge against distributed denial of service attacks. It unlocks advanced threat detection and mitigation capabilities directly on your Cisco ASR9000 platform, ensuring your business-critical services remain accessible.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market companies who manage network infrastructure and are responsible for maintaining service uptime and security. It integrates directly with your existing ASR9000 routers, providing a robust layer of defense without requiring separate hardware.
- Enhanced Security: Actively detects and mitigates sophisticated DDoS attacks.
- Service Continuity: Minimizes downtime and ensures uninterrupted access to your applications and services.
- Platform Integration: Leverages your existing Cisco ASR9000 investment for efficient deployment.
- Subscription Term: Provides predictable costs and access to ongoing updates for 5 years.
- Compliance Support: Helps meet regulatory and industry requirements for network availability and security.
This Cisco license offers mid-market organizations enterprise-grade DDoS protection, ensuring network resilience and business continuity without the overhead of dedicated security appliances.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced DDoS Attack Mitigation
Enable teams to automatically detect and mitigate a wide range of distributed denial of service attacks. Streamline threat response with integrated security features directly on your network edge.
network edge security, service availability, threat detection, infrastructure protection
Ensure Continuous Service Availability
Streamline operations by minimizing service disruptions caused by DDoS attacks. Automate the protection of critical business applications and user access, maintaining productivity.
business continuity, network uptime, application access, operational resilience
Maintain Network Security Compliance
Automate compliance with security mandates by implementing robust DDoS defenses. Protect sensitive data and ensure adherence to industry regulations for network security and availability.
regulatory adherence, security posture, data protection, network governance
Key Features
Automated DDoS Attack Detection
Proactively identifies and alerts on malicious traffic patterns indicative of a DDoS attack, enabling swift response.
Real-time Traffic Scrubbing
Filters out malicious traffic in real-time, allowing legitimate user traffic to reach its destination and maintaining service availability.
Platform-Integrated Solution
Operates directly on the Cisco ASR9000, simplifying deployment and management compared to standalone solutions.
Subscription-Based Licensing
Provides predictable operational expenses and access to the latest threat intelligence and software updates for the 5-year term.
Scalable Protection
Offers protection that scales with your network needs, ensuring continued security as your traffic volume grows.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Ensures uninterrupted access to critical financial services and trading platforms, vital for maintaining market operations and customer trust.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Guarantees the availability of patient portals, telehealth services, and critical medical systems, essential for patient care and regulatory compliance.
Retail & Hospitality
Maintains continuous operation of e-commerce platforms, booking systems, and point-of-sale networks, preventing lost revenue and customer dissatisfaction.
Government & Public Sector
Protects essential public services, citizen portals, and critical infrastructure from disruption, ensuring continuity of government operations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection?
It is a software license that enables advanced denial of service attack mitigation capabilities on Cisco ASR9000 routers. This subscription provides 5 years of protection for your network edge.
What type of DDoS attacks does this protect against?
This solution is designed to protect against a wide range of volumetric, protocol, and application-layer DDoS attacks that could disrupt network services.
Does this require additional hardware?
No, this is a software license that activates features on your existing Cisco ASR9000 platform, integrating protection directly into your network infrastructure.
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.