Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection 5-Year Term
Secure your organization's network edge against devastating Distributed Denial of Service attacks with Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection, a 5-year subscription service designed for uninterrupted business operations.
- Continuous Protection: Coverage against evolving DDoS threats to maintain network availability.
- Subscription Term: A 5-year commitment ensures consistent security posture and predictable budgeting.
- Edge Security: Focuses on protecting the perimeter of your network from malicious traffic floods.
- Operational Resilience: Minimizes downtime risk, safeguarding revenue and user access.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection is a platform licensing subscription that provides advanced defense against Distributed Denial of Service attacks at the network edge. This 5-year term license unlocks capabilities to detect and mitigate a wide range of volumetric, protocol, and application-layer DDoS threats, ensuring your critical business services remain accessible.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who are responsible for maintaining network uptime and security. It integrates with existing network infrastructure to provide a vital layer of defense against disruptive cyberattacks, preventing costly service interruptions and reputational damage.
- DDoS Mitigation: Actively detects and neutralizes various types of DDoS attacks.
- Network Edge Defense: Secures the perimeter against malicious traffic.
- Subscription Licensing: Provides access to threat intelligence and software updates for the 5-year term.
- High Availability: Ensures business-critical applications and services remain online.
- Simplified Management: Integrates with existing Cisco security frameworks for streamlined operations.
Ensure your business operations remain uninterrupted by sophisticated cyber threats with this essential DDoS protection subscription.
What This Enables
Enable Continuous Network Availability
Enable teams to maintain uninterrupted access to critical business applications and services. This ensures that customer-facing portals, internal operations, and revenue-generating platforms remain accessible even during attack attempts.
cloud-hosted applications, on-premises servers, hybrid cloud environments, remote workforce enablement
Streamline DDoS Threat Response
Streamline the detection and mitigation of Distributed Denial of Service attacks with automated defenses. This reduces the burden on IT staff, allowing them to focus on strategic initiatives rather than constant incident response.
managed IT services, business continuity planning, disaster recovery strategy, proactive security posture
Automate Security Perimeter Defense
Automate the defense of your network perimeter against a wide spectrum of DDoS threats. This provides a consistent and reliable security posture, protecting against volumetric, protocol, and application-layer attacks.
network infrastructure security, edge computing deployments, multi-site operations, data center protection
Key Features
Volumetric Attack Mitigation
Protects against overwhelming network traffic floods that can bring down services.
Protocol Attack Mitigation
Defends against attacks that exploit network protocol vulnerabilities to exhaust resources.
Application Layer Attack Mitigation
Secures web applications and services from targeted attacks designed to disrupt specific functions.
Real-time Threat Intelligence
Leverages up-to-date threat data to identify and block emerging attack vectors.
5-Year Subscription Term
Provides long-term security assurance and predictable operational expenses for your DDoS defense.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require constant uptime for trading, transactions, and customer access, making DDoS protection critical to prevent significant financial losses and maintain regulatory compliance.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must ensure continuous access to patient records, scheduling systems, and critical medical applications to deliver uninterrupted patient care and comply with HIPAA regulations.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses depend on online sales, booking systems, and point-of-sale operations being available to customers, making DDoS attacks a direct threat to revenue and customer experience.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies need to provide essential services to citizens without interruption, and protecting public-facing portals and internal systems from DDoS attacks is vital for operational continuity and public trust.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Secure DDoS Edge Protection?
It is a subscription service from Cisco that provides advanced defense capabilities against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks at the network perimeter. This 5-year term license ensures your business remains protected against a wide range of threats.
What types of DDoS attacks does this service protect against?
This service is designed to protect against volumetric attacks, protocol attacks, and application-layer attacks. It aims to maintain the availability of your critical business services.
Who is the target audience for this product?
This product is intended for businesses, including SMB and mid-market companies, that rely on continuous network availability for their operations. It is for organizations that use IT for their own business functions, not for IT service providers.
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.