Cisco IOS Security Reviews

We use the solution to secure data centres for clients.

The solution has the best features for routers embedded with firewall capabilities. It helps us protect the network.

The solution’s setup process could be better. It is complex regarding troubleshooting, and only highly skilled engineers can resolve it.

We have been using the solution for 15 years.

The solution is stable.

It is a scalable solution. We have more than 100 clients using the solution.

The solution's technical support is excellent. The team includes certified engineers.

The solution's initial setup process is easy if you are highly skilled in handling the troubleshooting part. The deployment takes around two to three weeks, depending on the requirements.

We can purchase the solution's licenses as per specific business requirements.

The solution provides a robust system. I advise others to understand the technology to use the system with ease.

I rate it a ten out of ten.

We use the product for firewalls. 

We cannot directly upgrade the system. The tool's deployment is also very difficult in legacy environments. The tool needs to have bigger ports as well. 

I have been working with the product for four years. 

The product is stable. 

The tool is scalable. 

The tool's deployment takes around thirty minutes to complete. 

The tool could be priced lower. If you want advanced services, then you need to purchase them. 

Most of our customers are from the banking and financial domain. I have chosen the product after a thorough comparison and reading through whitepapers. 

We use Cisco IOS Security for security functions like firewalls and IPS in specific remote branches.

Cisco IOS Security enables communication between our network nodes. The solution provides authentication like policy enforcement, QOS, and intelligent routing. We use Cisco IOS Security for administration purposes.

Cisco IOS Security increases the overall security of our network, performs authentication, and provides level 15 access and privileges.

Cisco IOS Security should improve its functionalities.

I have been using Cisco IOS Security for more than four years.

I rate Cisco IOS Security a nine out of ten for scalability.

The solution's technical support is good. I rate the solution's technical support eight and a half out of ten.

Positive

The solution's initial setup is straightforward.

We have seen a return on investment with Cisco IOS Security.

The solution's pricing is very good.

Overall, I rate Cisco IOS Security a nine out of ten.

Cisco IOS Security helps us with splitting the DNS between a specific perimeter.

The product has valuable features for business intelligence. It enables intrusion detection for the network.

The product's technical support services need improvement.

We have been using Cisco IOS Security for more than ten years.

Cisco releases new patches and updates, whenever required. I rate its stability a nine out of ten.

I rate the product’s scalability a ten out of ten. We have three users for it in our organization. We might increase the usage depending on the business requirements.

Cisco has a lot of support partners. However, it takes a long time to replace some equipment.

Positive

I have used Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) before.

The initial setup requires specific training. I rate the process an eight out of ten. The deployment involves setting up a bot for Buffalo with the management IP address. After that, I deploy the data center and access it remotely to complete the process.

I rate Cisco IOS Security's pricing a ten out of ten.

We evaluated a few products. Later, we opted for Cisco as we already have experience working with it.

It is a good product. It is valuable in terms of availability. Once configured and installed, the equipment runs for years. I rate it a seven out of ten as its support cost is high.

Our primary use case for this solution is internet security at the edge.

Cisco IOS Security gives us a level of trust at the edge as far as being the first line of defense for anything that's trying to get into our network.

The feature I find most valuable is that the solution doesn't really change from year to year. The basics are there and I have so much experience with it that it's easy to use. I also like the security this solution offers.

External threats are changing every day, so there are new features coming in. We're more into the command line interface rather.

The stability of this solution is excellent. 

We are very satisfied with the scalability of this solution.

The technical support is excellent. We've contacted the tech team a few times and the turnaround time was always almost immediately.

We've always been using this solution and we haven't seen a need to change from it so we haven't looked at other vendors in quite a while because we are totally satisfied with what we have.

The initial setup was straightforward and we did the deployment ourselves. We could go on the internet for any reference that we needed.

We have to renew our license every three years.

My rating for this solution is a ten out of ten because it does everything I need and it is easy enough to use. My advice to others is to definitely have it on their list of vendors to take a look at. I really recommend this solution.

We're using it for internet traffic security. It's for protection. 

We don't have a problem with the user interface and it is pretty user-friendly.

We don't mind the cost.

The security is very good. 

Cisco is very good, very powerful. 

It's a reliable, stable product in general. It's better than the competition. 

The product is easy to set up. 

It is a stable product.

We find the product to be scalable. 

How to improve the solution depends on the usage. 

Sometimes I find it difficult to manage. Some configurations are difficult for new engineers, for example. 

It could be more flexible. 

I've been using the solution for the last ten years. 

This is a very stable, reliable product. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. 

It's a scalable product. 

We have 500 to 600 people using the solution.

Before, it was very easy to get in touch with support. However, it's become more difficult. It can take a long time to get an answer. We also have to deal with time differences, which can make it harder to get an answer. 

It is very easy for me to implement the solution. It's very good, it's very easy. There are command planning and equations. Cisco is very simple. We don't have issue with Cisco.

The deployment depends on the product you use and the network design. 

You can do it in small batches. It can take some time to refresh. It might take one or two days. 

The cost may be around $5,000 to $10,000 a year. If you want support you have to pay at least this price. 

We are a Cisco customer and end-user. 

We've been using the mid-range version since 2012.

I'd rate the solution around eight out of ten. 

Cisco is great. It's likely number one in the world. I'd recommend the solution as it is a very powerful product. However, it's best to have Cisco experts on staff or available to you to make things easier. 

We can use iOS security for a variety of security features. We can use it to run DPM. We run encrypted data and can use it for zone-based firewalls, to a zone-based firewall.

I use VPN solutions such as site-to-site or user-site VPN, and some do not require a firewall.

It is less expensive than alternative firewalls.

While Cisco IOS Security is stable and scalable, I would like to see it improved to be even better.

I have been working with Cisco IOS Security for three months.

I use version 12.4 and I use 15 and above for the router.

Cisco IOS Security is very stable.

Cisco IOS Security is a scalable solution.

We have approximately 50 users.

We have not contacted technical support.

I don't have any critical issues, and I haven't had any open technical tickets with support. Everything is fine, but I work in security with multi-media solutions. We haven't had any problems.

The installation is straightforward. It's easy, we didn't have any problems with the installation of Cisco IOS Security.

I have three or four technical teams to help me work on publishing.

Cisco IOS Security requires a license.

With Cisco, we have a variety of licenses. They have smart licenses that can be provided for one year, two years, three years, five years, and seven years. Alternatively, they have perpetual licenses available. I am working with a perpetual license, but not a smart license.

Before we can use any security feature on the Cisco router, we must first purchase an iOS security license.

Yes, I would recommend this solution. It is more stable and less expensive than other firewalls. In some cases, it saves money for the project or the companies that work with it.

I would rate Cisco IOS Security an eight out of ten.

Cisco IOS Security has many good features, but compared to other solutions, it has a more user-friendly interface with steps to apply and manage rules. Another good part of the solution is that it's more straightforward.

An area for improvement in Cisco IOS Security is the performance because it's not as stable sometimes. There's also some latency in the solution, which could be improved. Cisco IOS Security integrates with other solutions, but you'll encounter many errors after integration, so this is another area for improvement.

I'd like to see enhanced performance and a simplified setup in the next version of Cisco IOS Security.

I've been working with Cisco IOS Security for more than five years.

Cisco IOS Security isn't as stable.

Cisco IOS Security isn't as scalable, but it's okay. It's suitable for enterprise companies.

The technical support for Cisco IOS Security is very good. The support team responds every time.

Setting up Cisco IOS Security wasn't very easy because it's not a standalone solution. The setup requires merging rules and integration with other solutions, which could take some time.

The pricing for Cisco IOS Security is reasonable compared to other Cisco products.

I'm working with Cisco products such as firewalls, ISE, routers, data centers, FTD, and most of the Cisco technologies. I have experience with Cisco IOS Security as well.

My company is a partner and reseller of Cisco products.

My customers, particularly enterprise customers, use Cisco IOS Security.

My advice to others looking into implementing Cisco IOS Security is to do a POC first. It would help to be careful about performance, latency, and management issues with Cisco IOS Security.

I'd rate Cisco IOS Security as seven out of ten.