Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection Subscription
Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection provides essential defense against denial-of-service attacks for your network edge over a 3-year term.
- Continuous Protection: Safeguard your network infrastructure against evolving DDoS threats 24/7.
- Enhanced Availability: Maintain uninterrupted service delivery and minimize business disruption.
- Subscription Term: Secure 3 years of advanced DDoS mitigation capabilities.
- Edge Security: Focus protection at the network perimeter for maximum impact.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 3-year subscription license for Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection, designed to defend your network edge against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. It provides advanced threat intelligence and mitigation capabilities to ensure the availability and integrity of your network services.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market organizations who need to protect critical business operations from disruptive cyberattacks. It integrates with Cisco's Network Convergence System (NCS) family to provide robust, perimeter-based security without requiring extensive on-premises hardware investments.
- Advanced Threat Detection: Identifies and analyzes sophisticated DDoS attack patterns in real-time.
- Automated Mitigation: Deploys countermeasures automatically to neutralize threats before they impact services.
- Edge Deployment: Concentrates security enforcement at the network perimeter for efficient protection.
- Subscription-Based: Offers predictable costs and continuous access to the latest security features.
- NCS Family Integration: Seamlessly works with Cisco NCS platforms for unified network management.
Protect your business operations from costly downtime with Cisco's specialized DDoS edge protection, offering enterprise-grade security for mid-market needs.
What This Enables
Enable continuous network availability
Enable teams to maintain uninterrupted access to critical business applications and services. Streamline defense against volumetric, protocol, and application-layer DDoS attacks.
businesses with high-availability requirements, organizations with critical customer-facing services, networks supporting real-time operations, companies with significant online transaction volumes
Automate DDoS threat response
Automate the detection and mitigation of distributed denial-of-service attacks at the network edge. Streamline security operations by reducing manual intervention and response times.
organizations with limited IT security staff, businesses seeking to reduce alert fatigue, networks requiring rapid threat containment, companies prioritizing operational efficiency
Protect network perimeter integrity
Protect the network perimeter from sophisticated and evolving DDoS threats. Ensure the integrity and performance of network infrastructure against malicious traffic floods.
businesses with a defined network edge, organizations deploying hybrid cloud strategies, companies managing distributed network locations, networks with significant internet-facing services
Key Features
Advanced DDoS Mitigation Techniques
Neutralizes a wide range of DDoS attack vectors, including volumetric, protocol, and application-layer threats, to keep services online.
Real-time Threat Intelligence
Leverages up-to-date threat data to identify and block emerging attack patterns before they impact your network.
Edge-Based Protection
Secures the network perimeter, preventing malicious traffic from reaching internal resources and consuming bandwidth.
Subscription Licensing
Provides predictable costs and ensures continuous access to the latest security features and updates for 3 years.
Integration with Cisco NCS
Works seamlessly with Cisco Network Convergence System platforms for unified management and deployment.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require continuous uptime and data integrity to prevent significant financial losses and maintain customer trust, making robust DDoS protection essential.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must ensure uninterrupted access to patient data and critical systems, as downtime can directly impact patient care and safety, necessitating strong network security.
Retail & Hospitality
Businesses in retail and hospitality rely heavily on online sales, booking systems, and customer-facing applications, all of which are vulnerable to DDoS attacks that can halt revenue streams.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies provide essential services to citizens and must maintain operational continuity, protecting critical infrastructure and sensitive data from cyber threats like DDoS attacks.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection?
It is a subscription service that provides advanced protection against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks specifically at the network edge. It helps ensure your network services remain available and performant.
What hardware does this license apply to?
This license is designed for Cisco's Network Convergence System (NCS) family of platforms, such as the NCS 5500 and NCS 5700 series.
What is the term of this subscription?
This specific offering is for a 3-year term, providing continuous protection and access to features throughout that period.
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.