Cisco Secure FTD Virtual Carrier License 1 Year Subscription
This 1-year subscription license for Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Virtual enables advanced threat prevention capabilities for your business network.
- Access to: Advanced threat detection and prevention features for virtualized environments.
- Coverage for: A 1-year term, ensuring continuous security updates and support.
- Protection against: Evolving cyber threats targeting your organization's digital assets.
- Entitlement to: Essential security services for maintaining compliance and operational integrity.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco Secure FTD Virtual Carrier License provides a 1-year subscription to unlock the full security capabilities of Cisco's virtual firewall platform. This license is crucial for enabling advanced threat defense features, intrusion prevention, and application visibility within your virtualized infrastructure.
This subscription is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations who manage their own IT environments. It integrates into existing virtualized data centers or cloud deployments, ensuring that critical business applications and data are protected by enterprise-grade security.
- Enhanced Security Posture: Activates advanced threat intelligence and defense mechanisms.
- Virtualized Deployment: Specifically designed for Cisco FTD running in virtualized environments.
- Subscription Term: Provides 1 year of access to features and updates.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps meet regulatory requirements through consistent security.
- Operational Continuity: Minimizes risk of downtime due to security breaches.
This Cisco license is the ideal solution for businesses seeking to bolster their virtual security without the overhead of physical appliances.
What This Enables
Enable Advanced Threat Prevention
Enable teams to deploy and manage sophisticated threat prevention capabilities within their virtualized network infrastructure. Streamline the process of identifying and mitigating advanced malware, intrusions, and application-layer attacks.
virtualized data centers, cloud-based workloads, network segmentation, secure remote access
Ensure Continuous Security Updates
Streamline the maintenance of up-to-date security policies and threat intelligence feeds for virtual firewalls. Automate the renewal process to prevent lapses in security coverage and maintain compliance with evolving regulations.
ongoing security operations, regulatory compliance, risk management, IT infrastructure management
Optimize Virtual Security Performance
Automate the activation of performance-enhancing security features tailored for virtual environments. Enable teams to maximize the efficiency of their virtual security deployments while maintaining robust protection.
virtual appliance deployments, cloud security posture, network performance optimization, IT resource allocation
Key Features
1-Year Subscription Term
Provides predictable security coverage and access to updates for a defined period, simplifying budget management.
Cisco Secure FTD Virtual Platform
Enables enterprise-grade threat defense capabilities specifically designed for virtualized environments.
Advanced Threat Prevention Features
Unlocks intrusion prevention, malware defense, and application visibility to protect against sophisticated attacks.
Continuous Updates and Support
Ensures your security defenses remain effective against the latest threats through regular updates.
Simplified Licensing Management
Offers a straightforward way to license and manage security software for virtual deployments.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security to protect sensitive customer data and comply with strict regulations like PCI DSS and GLBA, making advanced threat defense essential for their virtualized infrastructure.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must safeguard protected health information (PHI) under HIPAA, necessitating strong security controls and continuous threat monitoring within their IT environments.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle highly confidential client information, demanding advanced security measures to prevent data breaches and maintain client trust, often within virtualized systems.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers increasingly rely on connected systems and virtual environments, requiring strong cybersecurity to protect intellectual property, operational technology (OT), and supply chain integrity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a virtual carrier license?
A virtual carrier license, like this Cisco Secure FTD license, enables specific features and capacity for a virtualized version of a security appliance. It's a subscription that grants access to the software's advanced capabilities for a set term.
What does this license enable for Cisco FTD Virtual?
This license unlocks the full suite of advanced security features for Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) running in a virtualized environment. This includes intrusion prevention, advanced malware protection, and application control.
How long is the subscription term?
The subscription term for this license is one year, providing continuous access to security features and updates for that duration.
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.