Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) Pros and Cons

Extremely powerful. Doesn't skimp on functionality for ease of use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Could be more user friendly but I appreciated they didn't dumb down. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy understandable user interface. Tons of documentations on-line and over the internet society Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometime hard for analyse the results of the rules Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ASA firewalls are easy to administer from CLI or GUI and the syntax used to manage them has not changed much in the last 8 years. That makes for easy administration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ASA appliances are flexible but dated and most exploits are not stopped by blocking ports. The ASA is the equivalent of a deadbolt lock. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ability to customize as needed to best fit what your company needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Someone difficult to use, usually have to call our IT. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Simple and easy to use

Password protected

Secure system and easy to see if you are connected Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes slow to connect or limited service Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Works very well, is fast, and easy to connect Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes it disconnects with no warning Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best thing is it will not allow any third party a[pplication to intrude in to my system Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the product very well. sometimes it will not allow for sharing my screen Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The confidence I have that my systems are fully secure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing. Cisco is a company that I trust fully. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I've used Cisco Firewalls for years and they are still a basic firewall. Not much has changed compared to other products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CIsco firewalls are stuck in the market as an as-is appliance. seams other customers have gone modular. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The stability and native redundancy built into these devices. These are absolutely fantastic devices, that once you learn the CLI you will not use the interface at all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The price of these devices are very costly, and add-ons are also extremely costly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.