Cisco Secure IPS (NGIPS) Reviews

We use this solution for integration, installing, and supporting.

Cisco NGIPS dropped network Troyans and web application attac almost every day. That helps up to feel more secure.

I find the IPS feature the most valuable.

The main problem with Firepower is the time between deployment and configuration. Now, it's approximately six minutes, so If I configure something during deployment, I understand that maybe if I write up a small mistake, I need to wait twelve minutes before I can fix the configuration. So I think the main problem is the time of deployment.

The solution could add DLT, but it's already full enough of features.

The interface could be simpler and more user-friendly. More flexibility with the dashboards is needed because some of them are not fully developed. We could use more flexible base boards.

For the years we've been using Firepower we have only one or two cases of instability. There were only one or two unpredictable things.

One case was fasten with Active/standby switchover. After switchover some networks has been lost. After rebooting the standby FP next switchover was without problem.

Another case was associated with setting up of NAT. It was a FirePower nuance. Only the second TAC engineer helped us with it.

I find the solution really scalable.

I'd give technical support a five out of five. When things need to get solved, they get solved.

We used to have ASA 5520. But in time we needed more security features to secure our services and users.

The initial setup wasn't complex or complicated. Everything was clear. The initial configuration took a day, but the company that we support has a very complicated topology. During the deployment, they had a different idea about how the configuration should be. Because the customer didn't know what they wanted, the files and the deployment took approximately three or four months. 

For deployment, it depends on the company. It depends on the company's complicated topology. If it's too complicated, then maybe you need two engineers to support Firepower. For employees, you need only one, with a second as a standby in case something goes wrong with the primary engineer, so I'd say you need two engineers to maintain the solution.

I handled the implementation myself.

The company is Cisco oriented and Cisco is a leader in security Gartner Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls.

My advice for anybody implementing this solution is to follow the instructions carefully.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

I cannot state which version we are currently using. 

The interface and documentation are fine. 

The solution should contain the sandbox features which we find in Check Point. 

We have been using Cisco NGIPS for five years.

The solution is stable. 

I suppose the scalability is fine. 

The technical support is impressive.

The initial setup is fine. 

The solution is pricey, but worth it.

I rate Cisco NGIPS as an eight out of ten.