Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Reviews

The Integrated Configuration Environment (ICE) is good along with the security packs.

The logs are very helpful when investigating problems.

The GUI needs to be improved, and I'd like to see better performance particularly with VMware installation. There are slowness issues. 

Cisco firewalls use old ESR or a Linux system, and there are problems with encryption. When we switch on encryption, the throughput goes down.

It would be good to have information on the correlation of logs for a botnet attack, for example.

I've been using it for five years.

I would give stability a seven out of ten because sometimes things will be missing after deployment. The use of HA causes problems.

Scalability is not an issue as long as you are able to buy additional licenses. Ten percent of our customers use Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, and we have large accounts with 50% of their end users behind this firewall.

Cisco's technical support is not reliable. Some engineers know the issue you're dealing with and are able to help, and others are not.

Depending on the environment, the initial setup can be complex.

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center has the best price on the market.

We looked at Panorama Firewall Management by Palo Alto and FortiManager by Fortinet. All of the secure firewall products seem to be the same, but Panorama and FortiManager are more reliable and have a few more features.

Overall, I would rate Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center at seven out of ten. 

We use Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center to exclude traffic between some zones in the network.

The solution is very useful for enterprise companies.

The solution is useful and powerful.

The solution should improve the user interface. It could be more user-friendly.

I have been using Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center in my company. We are using the latest version, FMC 3000.

The stability of the solution is very good.

The solution is scalable. It is very good. 

We have around 10 or 12 enterprise companies working with this solution.

Because of the sanctions in Iran, I don't have access to Cisco's technical support.

The initial setup of the solution is easy and takes about a week to deploy. Since we are a consultant, I have done the deployment by myself.

There are many ways to deploy the solution. We can either do it remotely here, or I can do it myself.

We have around three to four people for deployment and solution maintenance. 

The solution is not so expensive, it is somewhere in middle. 

I will suggest considering your use case. All companies need this solution, but it is very useful for enterprise companies.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is used as a part of our layer for security.

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center could improve by being less expensive.

I have been using Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center for approximately four years.

We have not had any complaints about the stability of the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center.

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center is scalable.

We have under five IT employees using this solution in my company.

The deployment of the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center took approximately two days.

We did the implementation of the solution with assistance. However, it depends on the location of the deployment.

When you are using a Cisco solution you know it will be expensive. Cisco makes you pay for everything individually. We pay for the licenses that we need.

My advice for others when implementing this solution is they should find someone who understands the licenses.

 rate Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center a seven out of ten.

The solution is quite scalable.

The stability is great.

The user management and protection in-network access should be improved upon.

The initial setup is a bit complex.

There is no technical support available. We're based in Iran and cannot directly work with them due to sanctions.

The solution is stable. It's reliable and easy to control. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze.

I have found the solution to be scalable. If you would like to expand it, you can do so.

We have more than 500 people using the solution right now.

We've never dealt with Cisco technical support. I cannot speak from direct experience about how helpful or responsive they are. 

We are in Iran. We are unable to take advantage of technical support due to sanctions.

We used Fortigate solutions in the past as well. It's pretty reasonably priced and economical, which is why we used it. 

I found that the initial setup process was a bit complex. It wasn't exactly simple or straightforward. 

The deployment has been ongoing. The initial setup was about two months ago and we're continuing to develop and deploy this solution.

We have four people that are capable of handling deployment and maintenance tasks. 

We used a consultant that assisted us with the implementation process.

I'm not sure if we've really seen any ROI at this time. 

We have a permanent license. there aren't set times in which we have to re-subscribe to the solution in order to keep using it. There aren't any other additional costs either.

We compared so many options and we decided, due to the features, that we could take advantage of this product and therefore selected this one.

We're just a customer and an end-user. We don't have a business relationship with Cisco.

I'd rate the solution at a seven out of ten.

We use the solution for network security and firewall management. 

The tool helps with internet access protection. 

The first version had a lot of bugs, but the recent versions have sorted them out.                                                           

I used Fortinet FortiManager before Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center.

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center's deployment takes a day to complete. The installation can be completed in one to two hours. 

With DevOps, migration from old to new applications is easier. I rate the overall product a nine out of ten. The appliance can perform its main functions as expected, and the performance management features in the next version make it easier to monitor multiple windows and identify issues.

The policy management capabilities streamline security tasks by facilitating policy configuration. This ensures the impactful implementation of security policies during product installation, enhancing overall security measures.

The interface should be more user friendly.

I have been using Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center for two years.

The product is stable.

I rate the solution’s stability a seven out of ten.

I rate the solution’s scalability a ten out of ten.

Support is good. When the client requires anything regarding the solution, we provide support through our communication team.

Positive

The initial setup is straightforward and takes few hours.

The solution handles routing depending on whether you're using the new version or the older one for managing up to five hundred devices. However, ensuring that the appliances are updated is essential, though it can be challenging in our environment. It's crucial to read the appropriate documentation regarding virus protection, and it's worth noting that Cisco's support is reliable. License support is also crucial for ensuring positive outcomes.

Five engineers are enough for the solution's maintenance.

I recommend the solution.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

The solution is easy to use. 

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center needs to reduce its price. 

I have been using the product for more than ten years. 

I rate the tool's stability an eight out of ten. 

I rate the product's scalability an eight out of ten. 

I rate the tool's deployment a nine out of ten. It is easy and was completed in minutes. 

I rate the tool's pricing a four out of ten. The licensing costs are yearly. 

Our clients for Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center are medium to large businesses. It is a very scalable and reliable solution. I rate it a ten out of ten. 

I use Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center to manage my perimeter firewalls and my data center firewalls.

The most valuable feature of this solution is the intrusion prevention system.

The initial setup could be simplified.

The interface is an area that could be improved.

Monitoring live events or event logging needs improvement as well.

We are using version 664.

It's a pretty stable product.

We have 20 people using this solution in our organization.

The support is good. They are always good.

I would rate technical support an eight out of ten.

We also use Fortinet products.

The initial setup is midway complex and straightforward.

The deployment in a large environment took a week approximately.

We have a team of two staff members to maintain and deploy this solution.

We completed the installation in-house. We did not use an integrator or reseller.

I would rate Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center an eight out of ten.