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Cisco Firepower 9300 Series

Score8 out of 10

9 Reviews and Ratings

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What is Cisco Firepower 9300 Series?

The Cisco Firepower 9300 series is presented by the vendor as a carrier-grade next-generation firewall (NGFW) ideal for data centers and high-performance settings that require low latency and high throughput. With it, the vendor providdes, users can deliver scalable, consistent security to workloads and data flows across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.

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Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features Cisco Firepower 9300 Series has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
Based on 9 ratings of Cisco Firepower 9300 Series's features
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Top Performing Features

  • Policy-based Controls

    Firewall policy controls enable administrators to create firewall policies controlling what data is allowed to traverse the firewall

    Category average: 8.9

  • Firewall Management Console

    Either command-line or web-based interface for centralized control and management

    Category average: 8.1

  • Reporting and Logging

    Custom and summary reports, and log files enabling analysis of security incidents, application usage and traffic patterns

    Category average: 8.2

Areas for Improvement

  • VPN

    VPN's implement encryption and anonymize IP addresses

    Category average: 9.1

  • High Availability

    Built-in capacity to prevent exposure if primary firewall stops working

    Category average: 9.2

  • Proxy Server

    A proxy server changes your IP address and masks the origin of your network traffic

    Category average: 8.5

Reviews

What users are saying about Cisco Firepower 9300 Series.
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Meeting compliance requirements with Cisco Firepower 9300 Series

Incentivized
Isabelle Carnel
Director at Chic Home & Deco (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As we were scaling our business and going global, we had to strengthen our IT infrastructure both on-site and in the cloud. While it was easy to get a Firewall solution for our website via Cloudflare, we had a difficult time finding the right hardware, for that was not within the expertise of our company, we successfully got the assistance and required support from Cisco and opted for the Firepower 9300 Series to optimize our threat defense capabilities (we had none in fact) and have a state of the art Firewall to protect against any digital risks.

Pros

  • Tracking and containing of malwares and potential threats
  • Monitoring over network, users, and appliances
  • All-in-one centralized security dashboard
  • Threat control

Cons

  • Frequent video tutorials about Firepower 9300 Series
  • Flexible subscription licenses

Return on Investment

  • Met yearly compliance requirements
  • Boosted trust in investors
  • Secured IT environment

Alternatives Considered

Cloudflare and Cisco Webex Board Series

Other Software Used

Cloudflare, Cisco Webex Board Series