Security and throughput at 5x price-performance
Cisco Secure Firewall 6100 Series overview
Deploy ultra-high-end firewalls to achieve efficient, robust protection from encrypted threats across high-performance AI data center and telecom mobility infrastructure.
Maximize performance density to transform economics
Achieve up to 5x better price-performance*, highest throughput per rack unit, and up to 8 Tbps threat inspection, while utilizing 80% less space, 60% less power, and one-third the cost.
Leverage AI to protect against encrypted zero-day threats
Combine Encrypted Visibility Engine with hardware crypto offload to inspect encrypted flows at scale. Employ SnortML to detect zero-day threats, without new signatures or decryption.
Integrate into Cisco’s Hybrid Mesh Firewall fabric
Unify security administration for data center, campus, and branch with cohesive policy, comprehensive visibility, and seamless operational workflow through Cisco Security Cloud Control.
Deliver carrier-grade security at terabit scale
Efficiently terminate large volumes of IP Security (IPSec) connections as a high-performance security gateway, optimized for 5G telecom infrastructure, and ultra-fast encrypted traffic.
*Performance gain is based on the throughput of competitive firewalls for similar use cases.
Cisco Secure Firewall sets new standard
Cisco recognized as a Visionary in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ 2025 for Hybrid Mesh Firewall
IDC assesses Cisco as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Enterprise Hybrid Firewall 2025 Assessment
Cisco named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Firewall Solutions, Q4 2024 report
NetSecOPEN finds Cisco Secure Firewall outperforms competition, 30% faster than others
Meet the 6100 Series family
Cisco Secure Firewall
6160
Throughput:
- Next-gen firewall: 520 Gbps
- IPS: 520 Gbps
- IPSec VPN: 400 Gbps
- Decryption: 100 Gbps
Cisco Secure Firewall
6170
Throughput:
- Next-gen firewall: 650 Gbps
- IPS: 600 Gbps
- IPSec VPN: 500 Gbps
- Decryption: 150 Gbps
Secure Firewall Management Center
Simplify firewall management with a versatile solution, available on-prem and on private and public clouds.
Cisco Hybrid Mesh Firewall
Protect investment and scale security fabric without having to rip and replace existing infrastructure.
Firewall video tutorials
Stay current on the latest firewall features and learn how to enable them using YouTube videos.
Migration to Cisco firewall
Find out how easy it is to migrate configurations and policies from any firewall to a new Cisco firewall.