Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection Subscription for NCS 55/57
This 5-year subscription for Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection enhances your network's resilience against denial-of-service attacks.
- Extended Protection: Enjoy 5 years of continuous security against sophisticated DDoS threats.
- Network Edge Security: Safeguard your core network infrastructure from volumetric and application-layer attacks.
- Platform Integration: Seamlessly integrates with Cisco NCS 55/57 platforms for unified management.
- Subscription Value: Benefit from predictable costs and continuous access to updated threat intelligence.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection is a subscription service designed to defend your network perimeter against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. This license enables advanced threat detection and mitigation capabilities directly at the network edge, ensuring business continuity and service availability.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market organizations seeking to protect their critical network infrastructure. It fits within environments utilizing Cisco NCS 55/57 routing platforms, providing a vital layer of security for their internal operations and customer-facing services.
- DDoS Mitigation: Actively detects and mitigates a wide range of DDoS attack vectors.
- Edge Deployment: Provides security at the network perimeter, preventing attacks from reaching internal resources.
- Subscription Term: Offers a 5-year license term for long-term security planning and budget predictability.
- Platform Specific: Tailored for deployment on Cisco NCS 55/57 series routers.
- Threat Intelligence: Benefits from ongoing updates to threat intelligence to counter emerging attack methods.
Protect your business operations from disruptive DDoS attacks with this essential 5-year subscription for your Cisco network edge.
What This Enables
Edge Network Defense Against Volumetric Attacks
Enable teams to defend their network perimeter against large-scale volumetric DDoS attacks that aim to saturate bandwidth. This protection ensures that legitimate traffic can always reach its intended destination, maintaining service availability.
on-premises data centers, core network infrastructure, internet edge deployments
Mitigation of Application-Layer DDoS Threats
Streamline the identification and blocking of sophisticated application-layer DDoS attacks targeting specific services or applications. This capability prevents attackers from exploiting vulnerabilities to disrupt business operations.
business-critical application hosting, customer-facing portals, internal service networks
Ensuring Continuous Service Availability
Automate the protection of essential business services from denial-of-service disruptions. This ensures that your organization can maintain operations, meet customer demands, and avoid revenue loss due to security incidents.
high-availability environments, service provider networks, critical infrastructure operations
Key Features
DDoS Attack Detection and Mitigation
Automatically identifies and neutralizes various DDoS attack vectors, preventing network saturation and service disruption.
Edge Security Deployment
Protects the network perimeter, stopping attacks before they impact internal resources or critical applications.
Cisco NCS 55/57 Platform Integration
Seamlessly integrates with your existing Cisco routing hardware for unified management and operational efficiency.
5-Year Subscription Term
Provides long-term security coverage and predictable budgeting for sustained protection against evolving threats.
Continuous Threat Intelligence Updates
Benefits from ongoing updates to threat intelligence, ensuring defense against the latest and emerging DDoS attack methods.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require high availability for trading platforms and customer services, making them prime targets for DDoS attacks that could lead to significant financial losses and regulatory scrutiny.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must ensure continuous access to patient data and critical medical systems, where any downtime caused by a DDoS attack can directly impact patient care and safety.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses rely on online ordering, booking systems, and point-of-sale operations, all of which are vulnerable to DDoS attacks that can disrupt sales and customer experience.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial operators depend on secure and uninterrupted network connectivity for operational technology (OT) and supply chain management, where DDoS attacks can halt production lines and disrupt logistics.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection?
It is a subscription service that provides advanced defense against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks directly at the network edge. It is designed to protect your network infrastructure from being overwhelmed by malicious traffic.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This specific license is for Cisco NCS 55/57 series network routers. It enables DDoS protection features on these platforms.
What is the benefit of a subscription model for security?
A subscription model ensures you always have access to the latest security features and threat intelligence updates. It also provides predictable operational expenses for your security investments.
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.