Cisco NGIPS Other Advice

YoussefBoukari - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Director - CTO at Huawei

The solution is a good product so I rate it a six out of ten. 

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Andrzej Jachim - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Sevice Engineer at Emerson

In my company, we operate the solution we use in our internal environment owing to cybersecurity reasons. In general, my company uses simple solutions and routers for protection that are not complicated, which means we don't use anything considered high-tech. For my company, the most important part when it comes to a solution is in terms of OT.

I am satisfied with Cisco NGIPS as a product. I rate the overall product an eight out of ten.

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Matthew DeGrandis - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees

I rate Cisco NGIPS nine out of 10. We always find stuff that could be done better or that we want more of. For example, we've had some issues creating specific rules, and it's challenging to create exceptions or tweak the rules as your business evolves. It's tricky to order the rules to follow the business policies you want. You have to balance security with getting work done. You need to watch how many rules you make because you can get overwhelmed.

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AdamBrenner - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at NTT Global Networks Incorporated

I would rate this solution 4 out of 10.

Take into account how long it's going to take you to perfect the configuration and how long it's going to take you to find a problem before you buy this product.

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MA
Cyber Security at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

I would rate the product a six out of ten. The solution is easy to maintain. We are looking for a solution that is powered by AI which gives enhanced protection and detection. 

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Karthik Venkataraman - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at Velocis Systems

I rate this solution a ten out of ten. I would recommend this solution. When you compare Cisco NGIPS to other solutions, it is salable and technically sound. Other solutions have very limited services and threat intelligence.

Regarding additional features, they should speed up their technology to the market because, compared with other security vendors, Cisco is a little behind on the Gartner and technical front. In addition, the integration can be more secure.

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it_user1367703 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager IT Security at UnitedHealth Group

Sourcefire wasn't originally Cisco and it was already a world leader and if I'm not mistaken or quoting wrongly, I think it's from the Snort project. I know the open-source community is still contributing to what Cisco is presenting with FirePower or FireSIGHT IPS. It's an open-source project. You can trust it because of the originality score and with what we've used so far too, I see the difference in the old version and this new one. You get better security compared to these other next-generation IPS out there.

In the next release, I would like to see AI machine learning capabilities built into it.

I would rate it a nine out of ten.

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GT
Networking and Security Engineer at IE Network Solutions PLC (Ethiopia)

I have decided not to update our use of Cisco NGIPS unless they can solve their issues related to software stability, and thus I cannot fully recommend Cisco NGIPS to other customers at this time.

I would rate Cisco NGIPS a seven out of ten.

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Vinay-Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager IT & Security at mCarbon Tech Innovations Pvt., Ltd.

I would advise others to use the support from Cisco, they are helpful.

I rate Cisco NGIPS an eight out of ten.

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AA
Student at a educational organization with 201-500 employees

I give the solution a seven out of ten.

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ChrisWanyoike - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Infrastructure Specialist at Central-Bank-Kenya

I rate Cisco NGIPS a ten out of ten. 

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JA
Senior Network Security Engineer at a wellness & fitness company with 10,001+ employees

My advice for anybody who is implementing Cisco NGIPS is to read and understand all of the documentation before you start. Whatever it is that you might need help with, reach out to Cisco support and let them help you. The documentation is available and it is very understandable so you may not need their help. I would say that if you take your time to read it then you shouldn't have any problems in deploying.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

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Carlos Bracamonte - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Support Engineer at Amadeus

I would rate Cisco NGIPS an eight out of ten.

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Diego Munoz - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Manager at AGRI-CORP

With the increase in work from home, companies may need more than just a firewall. I recommend anyone considering Cisco NGIPS evaluate all the demands from their in-home offices and determine if their solution needs to be bigger, or wider, for security and performance.

I would rate this product a 9 out of 10, particularly if you work in a LAN environment.

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JM
IT Manager at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

For those wanting to implement this solution, I was advice before deploying the solution, understand exactly what you want it to do for you. The product has a couple of different capabilities, do you want to expand, or you may not want to expand. These are scenarios that you have to take into account. I would not recommend the solution for small organizations, it would be too time-consuming for that.

I rate Cisco NGIPS an eight out of ten.

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PauloRio - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at Axians

I think we have to have a good knowledge of the product. It is not easy to set up from the beginning. And I am also using the comparison with the other manufacturer. You need to have very good training before managing the product. I would rate Cisco NGIPS a seven on a scale of one to ten.

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AANKITGUPTAA - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at Pi DATACENTERS

I rate this solution an eight out of ten. From a recommendation perspective, before deploying the NGIPS solution, you need to work with your internal environment. It can minimize the load on the NGIPS, so you should do your IPS signature before moving to production.

It should have a network and content processor and a security process for additional features. Other OEMs have these capabilities to enhance the throughput and performance.

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SP
Assistant Director (IT) at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would give Cisco NGIPS an overall rating of eight out of 10, 10 being the best.

We have a department of almost 50 people in our company using Cisco NGIPS. 

We have 10 people to maintain the product.

We want to cover all the systems and networks of our organization. 

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NA
Solutions Architect at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

When speaking about the features of Cisco NGIPS, what makes the feature good is dependent on what the customer likes and the skillset that they have. I cannot say what is the best feature because it depends on the use case.

There are times I see customers spend a lot of money on something which they really don't use. Whether this solution is good or not depends on what exactly the customer wants to implement and protect. They should pick the right solution with the skillset that they have.

I rate Cisco NGIPS nine out of ten.

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GlennCamilien - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

I rate Cisco NGIPS eight out of 10. 

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EP
Cyber Engineer at a aerospace/defense firm with 10,001+ employees

The product is a ten because it is the only product in the market like this.

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GO
Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

My advice to others is they should look into other vendors and cloud-based solutions. Solutions that don't require you to refresh and get hardware, because nowadays there are new problems for hardware. It's getting more difficult, try to get a more software-based, cloud-centric model solution.

I rate Cisco NGIPS a six out of ten.

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HM
Director, Security and Compliance at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

With Cisco NGIPS, the rate of false positives is very low.

I would tell those who plan to use Cisco NGIPS that it is a good solution, but if they have budget constraints, they should explore the other brands in the market.

I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

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TT
Senior Network / ITOps Engineer at a leisure / travel company with 201-500 employees

I'm not sure which version of the solution we're using. It might be 6.4. It's likely whatever that latest version is.

I would recommend Cisco, however, I do find Palo Alto to be a good product as well, and in some ways more solid. 

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

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RK
Systems & Network Manager at Rocky View Schools

I would advise others to make sure that the rest of their equipment is completely compatible with the newest Firepowers.

I would rate Cisco NGIPS an eight out of ten. It gives us all the information that we need. We've got to dig for it sometimes, but it is a good product.

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SM
Tecnical manager at Watronix Information Technology Ltd

It is an efficient cyber security solution. I highly recommend it to others and rate it a nine out of ten.

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JM
CASO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

If they're looking for a platform that can protect from attack, from external or insiders who want to attack the network, I think Firepower is a good solution. With  Security Intelligence, other security features make that platform an awesome platform. I would give Cisco NGIPS a rating of nine on a scale of ten. I think no one platform is perfect. I wouldn't give a 10 to a solution ever because 10 is 100%, and I think no one solution can 100% secure. Not because the platform is not working correctly. Because I think no one platform can be 10 by 10.

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AH
Network Infrastructure Program Manager at a non-profit with 1,001-5,000 employees

The solution is extensively used. We have a policy, from a permission security perspective, that you need to have diversity in the vendors and diversity in the products. We have some areas which are using these products and other areas which is using different products.

It's a really good product, but you need to give it some time to form a sort of baseline, before enabling all the features. You need to study the product well because the product will decrease to around 35-40% of the actual product when you start to enable features. Like the application and inspection, the SSL decryption, the URL filtering, and the ITSM inspection. If you enable more features, you will decrease a little bit of the property. Whoever selects the device initially needs to plan which features they are going to use and they might have to shift the sizing of the product. They might need a high-end appliance or a smaller low-end appliance based on the features they are going to use.

I would give the solution 9 out of 10. 

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KK
Vendor Business Manager EMEA at Westcon-Comstor

This is a product that I can recommend anytime. I have sold millions of dollars of it, every year. 

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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HS
Networking & Security Consultant at LayerZoom

Compared with other solutions, this is very good. 

I rate this product a nine out of 10. 

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TA
Chief Technology Officer at a tech services company

This is a solution that I recommend for IPS.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

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Timur Assembayev - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Specialist at Wattum

The solution only requires one person for maintenance.

I would recommend this solution to others but it depends on their budget. It is expensive.

I rate Cisco NGIPS a seven out of ten.

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Marcio-Santos - PeerSpot reviewer
Ceo & Creative Director at Redstout

I would rate Cisco NGIPS a nine out of ten.

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ME
IT Administrator at a retailer with 51-200 employees

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

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WM
Infrastructure and Security Officer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

I rate Cisco NGIPS eight out of 10 overall.

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KA
Commercial Manager at Natco Information technology

It is a good product, and I would recommend it. I would rate it at eight on a scale from one to ten.

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AZ
Networking Security Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

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Youssef Lakhlaifi - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

This is a great product. My advice for anybody who is considering this solution is that I would recommend it to anyone who can afford the price of the license.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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PO
Senior Manager, Network Infrastructure at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

We're using it continuously. We plan to increase usage.

During setup, I would advise that you must spend more time on planning. If you do, the transition is easier.

I would rate this solution 6 out of 10. The time it takes for the product to mature, the maturity journey, the product maturity cycle, takes too long.

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RM
Senior Network Security Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

I would recommend NGIPS to other users, but only as a second choice behind Palo Alto. I would give NGIPS a rating of eight out of ten.

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MA
Senior Network Engineer at Dejpaad

I would rate Cisco NGIPS a ten on a scale of one to ten.

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ST
Technical Manager at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

We would recommend this solution to other organizations as it is very easy to use.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

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MA
Distribution officer at Wilshirelabs

I recommend this latest model of Cisco firewall. In terms of the wide logging, it gives us as much as we need. We have implemented 30 to 35 policies in which loggings are gathered. 

I would rate this solution an eight out of 10. 

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SC
DGM IT Infra & Facility at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

I am now trying to implement a more rigorous web application firewall because I don't want to manage the bugs or attacks that are going to come from the outside. I would prefer it is managed by somebody who is an expert in web application firewalls. I want to couple it with additional software for load-balancing to improve speed. Allowing somebody else to manage this will free up my time to run my business, which is better for generating revenue for the company.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

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MA
Associate Consultant at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

The advice we would give to other organizations is to look at the administrative overhead, and also to pay close attention to when the company is deploying it. We feel that there are certain feature functionalities that might not be mature depending on a company's use case. Everything depends on use cases. A company needs to evaluate its own unique use case, and look at the product feature functionality. A company also needs to look at some of the administrative overhead before they choose the product to make sure that it is suitable for their environment.

This solution overall I would rate at seven out of ten. I would say it's a good product if you look at the primary functionality, which is intrusion prevention. It's is one of the best out there, however, the issue is it's been wrapped around an administrative layer which is quite difficult compared to other products. They've got a really good engine as far as IPSs go, and that's the most important thing. 

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AS
Network Administrator at MP Tech

The advice I would give to others thinking about implementing the solution is to make sure you have a solid knowledge of the network. 

I would rate this solution eight out of ten.

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VG
Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I would recommend this solution to others for medium, large, and enterprise businesses only.

I rate Cisco NGIPS a ten out of ten.

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ZK
Lead Network Security Engineer at TECHNOCORE LTD

Before this version of the solution, it was like a normal IPS. The source for IPS was bought by Cisco, and now it is integrated into the Firepower Threat Defense. The Firepower Defense is a unified image of both the previous firewall which Cisco had, the ASA, and the source for IPS. Currently, the FTD is like a UTM device, a unified threat management device, because it has firewall capabilities and IPS capabilities.

I am going to continue using this solution even though I enjoyed using their main competitors product from Palo Alto. I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Cisco NGIPS a seven out of ten.

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IR
Network Security Consultant at Societe Generale Global Solution Centre

My advice for anybody who is implementing NGIPS is to get in touch with someone who can advise them because every network is different. Properly sizing the appliances is important. 

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

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KO
Network engineer at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees

I rate this product a nine out of ten, and would recommend this product to others who are considering using it. 

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YT
Information Security Manager at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of nine. 

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JP
System Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

We use the on-premises deployment model.

Ten years ago, when you sold Cisco to clients, customers complained about the price but they knew they were buying the best product in the market. It is totally different now. If they want to buy the best product in the market, they buy Palo Alto or Check Point. Cisco is trying to catch up to the competition.

When we talk about just the IPS manufacturers, I would rate the solution around six or seven out of ten. If we're talking about Cisco as a whole, I would rate them eight out of ten.  

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AB
Senior Consultant at Wevioo

If someone wants to use Cisco Firepower, the solution is easy. The complete solution is the best for having the full security of a Cisco infrastructure. If I could advise someone with the deployment, I would advise taking the complete solution, in order to have a really scalable and stable solution. Or, if you can't take the complete solution, I'd advise taking a cluster of Firepower to have the scalability and stability.

I would rate this solution a 7 or 8 out of 10. If they could add a few of the mentioned features or do something more with the application filter it would be a 9 or a 10 out of 10.

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EK
IT Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

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

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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TS
Security Team Lead at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

I would rate Cisco Firepower NGIPS nine out of 10. For any customers thinking about implementing this solution, I would suggest being aware of the security areas they want to cover. They need to consider the NIST cybersecurity framework and focus on each area of this framework to make sure that there are no security gaps in their environment. Firepower covers three main areas of this framework: detection, response, and identification. 

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JO
Network Support Engineer at a government with 201-500 employees

I would recommend this solution to others.

I would rate Cisco NGIPS an eight out of ten.

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MM
Manager - Automation, Electrical, IT and Networking at a mining and metals company with 1-10 employees

In general, I have nothing negative to say about this product.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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PH
Security at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

Get a good demo to test it out or do a proof of concept to see if it it's what you're looking for.

I rate it an eight out of ten. Eight because it's good at detecting and stopping threats. Those other two points that would make it a ten are better usability and reporting.

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FH
Cyber Security Engineer at a tech company

We are a customer and an end-user.

We always use two older versions than the latest in case the latest has bugs or issues.

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

I would recommend this product to other users and companies. 

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it_user833742 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Operations Officer at Kiran International

This is a good solution that I recommend, but there is room for more features to be included.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

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AS
System Administrator at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

I rate Cisco NGIPS as an eight out of ten. 

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Buyer's Guide
Cisco NGIPS
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about Cisco NGIPS. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
767,667 professionals have used our research since 2012.