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Cisco Secure Web Appliance

Composite Score

7.7 /10

CX Score

7.8 /10

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What is Cisco Secure Web Appliance?

Get advanced threat defense, advanced malware protection, application visibility and control, insightful reporting, and secure mobility. The Cisco Secure Web Appliance combines all of these forms of protection and more in a single solution.

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Cisco Secure Web Appliance Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+88 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Cisco Secure Web Appliance?

0% Negative

5% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Caring
Respectful
Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 82

SSL Scanning

URL Filtering

Application Control

URL Categorization

Directory Integration

Rule Based Policy Engine

Bandwidth Utilization Management

Analytics and Reporting

DLP Functionality

Malware Detection

Unified Management Interface

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Cisco Secure Web Appliance Reviews

Sabrina T.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Food and Beverage
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2022

a good solution !

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Cisco Secure Web Appliance from other similar products?

Much easier user interface compared to other competitors I've seen.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The user interface as mentioned.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Can be cumbersome to set up.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Start early if you can!

Pros

Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Effective Service
Caring

Kishor N.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2022

Easy to implement, manage and user friendly!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Cisco Secure Web Appliance from other similar products?

A single appliance solution with best web site reputation filtering, sandboxing capabilities, malware defence, good protection and value for money with Lower TCO.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

BEST IP & Web reputation, Reporting and Integrated threat intelligence.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Custom block message. Limited reporting.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Single appliance with Best IP & Web Reputation analysis, malware defence with sandboxing, licnese transparency..and specially the Cisco Support.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Gitogo B.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2022

Review of Cisco Web Security Appliance

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Cisco Secure Web Appliance from other similar products?

Cisco Web Security Appliance offers advanced threat detection and protection. It offers features such as anti-malware, application control and visibility features, and secure reporting. In my career, this is the best tool I have used in it's category.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like that Cisco Web Security Appliance offers great features and prioritizes on threat prevention than protection. I also like that the reports are very helpful and thorough. It's quite affordable.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Zero problems using Cisco Web Security Appliance. It never disappoints.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend Cisco Web Security Appliance for web security. It offers some of the best features and comes at a bargain.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

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Cisco Secure Web Appliance Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Cisco Secure Web Appliance?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

SSL Scanning Scan and monitor websites with SSL security for malicious content.

URL Filtering Manages and controls websites that end users can visit. Filters unwanted websites based on URL and can support real-time reputation incl. certificate validation

Application Control The solution provides ICAP support, anti-circumvention support, and an auto-record function of all traffic session details.

URL Categorization The solution performs real-time unknown URL categorization supported by an out-of-the-box library of policies.

Directory Integration The solution integrates with AD or LDAP to manage web security policies in the organization.

Rule Based Policy Engine The solution comes out of the box with a library of customizable policies covering device type, user ID, user group, and multiple attributes.

Bandwidth Utilization Management The solution can limit bandwidth usage by controlling uplink and downlink traffic on certain websites and time-based policies.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

DLP Functionality Define policies to prevent loss of sensitive electronic data. Capabilities include content-aware DLP.

Malware Detection Detects malware based on signature-based and heuristic engines

Unified Management Interface The solution allows for multi-instance deployments (hybrid, cloud and on-premise) to be managed via a single administrative interface.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

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Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Cisco Secure Web Appliance Reviews

Sabrina T.

a good solution !

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Kishor N.

Easy to implement, manage and user friendly!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Gitogo B.

Review of Cisco Web Security Appliance

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Title

1
Since last award

1
Since last award

Feature Ratings

SSL Scanning

URL Filtering

Application Control

URL Categorization

Directory Integration

Rule Based Policy Engine

Bandwidth Utilization Management

Analytics and Reporting

DLP Functionality

Malware Detection

Unified Management Interface

Vendor Capability Ratings

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement