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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Security Cloud Control

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/ACisco Security Cloud Control helps the user consistently manage policies across Cisco security products. It is a cloud-based application that cuts through complexity to save time and keep your organization protected against the latest threats.N/A

    FireMon

    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    FireMon is a real-time security policy management solution built for today’s complex multi-vendor, enterprise environments. Supporting the latest firewall and policy enforcement technologies spanning on-premises networks to the cloud, FireMon delivers visibility and control across the entire IT landscape to automate policy changes, meet compliance standards, to minimize policy-related risk. Since creating their policy management solution in 2004, FireMon states they've helped…N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco Security Cloud ControlFireMon
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    Cisco Security Cloud ControlFireMon
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Cisco Security Cloud ControlFireMon
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
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    FireMon
    Chose FireMon
    To be blunt, at the time of purchase most of these products appeared to do the same things in the same ways. What really brought us to the table with FireMon six years ago was their willingness to earn our business, and to this day they remain just as committed to keeping our …
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    94%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    15 Answers
    Features
    Cisco Security Cloud ControlFireMon
    Firewall Security Management
    Comparison of Firewall Security Management features of Cisco Security Cloud Control and FireMon
    Feature
    Cisco Security Cloud Control
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    12% below category average
    FireMon
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    Ratings
    Policy planning and rule management9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated Policy Orchestration7.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device Discovery7.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Policy Compliance Auditing7.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Attack Path Simulation Testing4.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Anomalous Event or Behavior Deviation6.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vulnerability Scans9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Firewall Rule Cleanup7.33 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Security Cloud ControlFireMon
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    7.9
    (69 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.8
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
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    7.3
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    Availability
    9.0
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    7.3
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    Performance
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    9.1
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    Support Rating
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    7.7
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    Implementation Rating
    9.0
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    9.1
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    Ease of integration
    9.0
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    Product Scalability
    -
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    7.9
    (48 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Security Cloud ControlFireMon
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    Cisco Defense Orchestrator is an ideal software to easily manage firewalls at the enterprise level, as well as to implement security policies that allow the corporate infrastructure to remain free of threats that can put at risk all the devices that are handled on a daily basis. For example, it is ideal for preventing network intrusions, since it has the ability to block malware and any suspicious activity. In addition, the fact that it is based on a single console provides the benefit of keeping all devices under view and thus preventing any threat in the simplest way.
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    FireMon
    FireMon is best used in a large environment (for example, I have >100
    firewalls in my environment). It's best used when trying to improve
    security posture and showing changes in firewall security over time. It
    might not be the best choice for smaller environments or those that aren't concerned about security management.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Upgrade OS
    • Manage changes at scale
    • Group like configurations
    • Clone configs for other firewalls
    • Migrate from on prem to cloud
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    FireMon
    • Give good real time reporting for anyone making a change to any of our firewalls
    • Provides good reporting tools that are out of box
    • Provide good customization tools that is specific to our needs
    • Upgrades are a simple process and support does relatively well with assisting us.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Better templates like pushing config. when a particular firewall checks in with CDO.
    • Compliance checking for configurations would be great. For example: make sure http is shut and https is open.
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    FireMon
    • Some features could be added to the existing functionality which include NAT rules usage
    • Rule expiration normalization from firewalls rather than entering them in rule documentation
    • .csv exports of the files from the firewall pane only gives usage for 30 days by default and that should be increased
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    I give this score because I believe that Cisco Defense Orchestrator helps our company to be resilient, this is because this software is also focused on offering security resilience at the enterprise level, that is, through its features such as high visibility, acceleration of threat detection and response, simple management, and end-to-end protection. By having it, it is more feasible to avoid disasters or risks in the devices that are handled daily and of course avoid data loss and, given this, be able to recover quickly if something happens.
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    FireMon
    The shell is locked out and we can't run any general centos commands. The implementation and maintainence of the arch is very complex. Even with the right identifiers on log messages the log collection keeps failing. The warning messages on the device are ambiguous. The log messages on firemon are a bit confusing and don't show the exact issue.
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    Usability
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    FireMon
    It save me time and I'm able to have the review - review the rule independently with using my time.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    I believe that Cisco Defense Orchestrator is available when needed, this solution has allowed the security team to have better productivity thanks to the fact that their workflow is less intense because they can carry out their tasks with the help of this software, in addition to the presence If there is an error, they can be overcome quickly because their support team is efficient.
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    FireMon
    FireMon has been relatively stable overall. However, there have been a handful of times where we had issues with the console. For example, we couldn't update which devices to include in a security assessment. The initial suggestion from support was to just reboot it. It seems like there weren't many other options available such as to restart services before going to the extreme of a complete reboot.
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    Performance
    Cisco
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    FireMon
    I'm not sure we have the largest implementation of FireMon out there but we do have a few 1000 devices being probed by FireMon. Overall, the system's performance has been rock solid. The console refreshes quickly and reports are generated within an expected timeframe.
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
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    FireMon
    FireMon technical support is awesome! They respond quickly to our requests and they are well trained and very knowledgeable about the tool. Some issues have to be referred to the development team, but technical support largely provides solutions for any issues that we may have.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    Cisco Defense Orchestrator is a software that is easy to implement, although knowledge is required for it, but if you do not have it, going to its valuable support team is very helpful. If done knowingly, this process can take less than two hours. Having a simple implementation is a valuable feature because it saves time and expense.
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    FireMon
    Implementation is fairly simple. Most issues can be resolved by referencing manuals.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    We used the on box management platform. This required API usage for automating things. It was not scalable and a lot of features are not there. There are platforms like manage engine, but they are not Cisco FP native and had limitations as well.
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    FireMon
    I has worked with AlgoSec and while they are very similar product, I find the FireMon is easier to understand and get rolling with. While both require some learning, FireMon is by far the easier one. Once you have an understanding of how things are arranged and labeled you can easily import firewalls and begin to work on them to improve them
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    Scalability
    Cisco
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    FireMon
    Firemon Is easily scalable and maintainable with any size team. Although it requires some tech debt, it is well worth the time to invest to ensure compliance is visible and reports are accurate. Although our environment is very large we do not fully utilize the scalability of the Firemon product.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Much faster management.
    • Can access firewall without having to go on site if the VPN tunnel is down.
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    FireMon
    • FireMon's Compliance Reporting provided an immediate and tangible benefit
    • FireMon helps identify egregious or erroneous rules quickly across multiple platforms
    • FireMon took our audit process from an Excel spreadsheet into a far more advanced process with readily available context for reviewers
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