Cisco Secure Web Appliance (WSA) Subscription
This Cisco Secure Web Appliance subscription provides essential web security and threat defense for your organization's network traffic over a 5-year term.
- Access to Advanced Threat Protection: Gain entitlement to Cisco's latest security intelligence for proactive defense against web-based threats.
- Coverage for Web Security Features: Includes Web Reputation, Web URL Filtering, and Advanced Malware Protection for comprehensive content control.
- Protection Against Evolving Threats: Ensures your network is protected from new and emerging malware, phishing, and malicious websites.
- Entitlement to Software Updates: Guarantees access to the latest software versions and security updates for continuous protection.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco Secure Web Appliance (WSA) subscription, encompassing Web Reputation, Web URL Filtering, and Advanced Malware Protection (AMP), provides a robust platform for securing your organization's internet access.
This licensing is designed for businesses that require advanced threat defense and granular control over web content, fitting seamlessly into existing network infrastructures to protect users and data from online risks.
- Enhanced Web Security: Delivers multi-layered protection against advanced threats, including zero-day malware and sophisticated phishing attacks.
- Content Filtering and Control: Enables granular policy enforcement for web usage, ensuring compliance and productivity.
- Visibility and Reporting: Provides insights into web traffic patterns and security events for informed decision-making.
- Scalable Capacity: Designed to handle significant daily traffic volumes, supporting over 1 million users.
- Long-Term Protection: A 5-year subscription term ensures continuous security coverage and predictable budgeting.
Secure your business's web presence with a predictable, long-term solution that integrates advanced threat defense and content control.
What This Enables
Enable advanced threat protection for web traffic
Enable teams to defend against sophisticated malware, phishing, and zero-day threats targeting web users. Streamline the process of identifying and blocking malicious websites before they impact the network.
organizations with remote workers, businesses with BYOD policies, companies handling sensitive data, networks with high internet usage
Enforce granular web usage policies
Streamline the creation and enforcement of acceptable use policies for internet access across the organization. Automate the blocking or allowing of specific website categories and URLs to improve productivity and compliance.
companies with regulatory compliance needs, educational institutions, businesses with employee monitoring requirements, organizations with content restrictions
Gain visibility into web activity
Enable IT teams to monitor and report on web traffic patterns, identifying potential security risks or policy violations. Automate the generation of security and usage reports for auditing and management review.
businesses requiring network traffic analysis, organizations with security audit requirements, IT departments managing user activity, companies focused on data loss prevention
Key Features
Web Reputation Filtering
Proactively blocks access to known malicious websites, reducing the risk of malware infection and phishing attacks.
Web URL Filtering
Allows granular control over access to specific website categories or individual URLs, enforcing acceptable use policies and improving productivity.
Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)
Detects and blocks advanced malware, including zero-day threats, by analyzing file behavior and Cisco's threat intelligence.
5-Year Subscription Term
Provides long-term security assurance and predictable budgeting, ensuring continuous protection without frequent renewal cycles.
Support for 1M+ Users
Scales to protect large user bases, making it suitable for mid-market and enterprise environments.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security to protect sensitive customer data and comply with regulations like PCI DSS and GLBA, making advanced web threat protection essential.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to HIPAA regulations, necessitating strong security measures to prevent breaches of protected health information (PHI) accessed via web browsing.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle confidential client information, requiring stringent security to prevent data leaks and maintain client trust, often driven by ethical and contractual obligations.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers need to protect their operational technology (OT) and intellectual property from cyber threats that could disrupt production or compromise sensitive designs, often accessed through standard IT networks.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Secure Web Appliance (WSA)?
Cisco WSA is a security solution that protects organizations from web-based threats and controls internet usage. This subscription provides access to its core features like threat defense and content filtering.
What does the 'WREP+WUC+AMAL' in the product name refer to?
This refers to the included features: Web Reputation (WREP), Web URL Filtering (WUC), and Advanced Malware Protection (AMAL). These components work together to provide comprehensive web security.
Is this a hardware appliance or a software license?
This is a platform software license or subscription. It enables the features of the Cisco WSA, which can be deployed on Cisco hardware appliances or as a virtual solution.
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.