Simplify Your Multicloud Security Setup with Cloud Deployment

The new Cloud Deployment feature streamlines the configuration of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (FTDv) and Multicloud Defense across Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Additionally, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is supported in this release by Multicloud Defense gateway only. This guided configuration tool helps you select and launch the optimal enforcement point for your specific use case, ensuring high performance and scalable network security in complex multicloud environments. With its simplified, step-by-step setup, Cloud Deployment lets you define account settings, traffic flows, and architectural requirements with ease.

For more information, see Cloud Deployment.

Updates to Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center

Security Cloud Control released an update to the Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center. Read the Release Notes for Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center for more information.

Firewall MSP Portal Now Integrated into Security Cloud Control

Key capabilities include:

• Centralized management: Seamlessly manage multiple customer organizations within one portal.

• Comprehensive monitoring: Monitor device health, configurations, and connectivity status across all managed environments.

• Bulk upgrades: Perform upgrades on Secure Firewall Threat Defense devices managed by the Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center (cdFMC) across all tenants.

• Enhanced visibility: Access detailed, consolidated information for all managed firewall organizations.

What this means for you:

• Access: Use the new portal directly from security.cisco.com.

• Legacy Portal Retirement: The previous MSP portal will be retired soon.

• Support: Going forward, support will be provided exclusively for the integrated Security Cloud Control platform.

For more information, see Overview of Security Cloud Control Firewall Management for Managed Service Providers.

Updates to Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center

Security Cloud Control released an update to the Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center. Read the Release Notes for Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center for more information.

New Smart Licensing Dashboard

Smart Licensing Dashboard has been introduced in Cisco Secure Firewall. This dashboard offers a unified view of license usage, license types, and compliance status, helping you ensure that your devices are licensed and remain compliant. This feature is currently available in limited release. To request access to this limited release feature, please contact your account team or Cisco representative.

For more information, see Overview of Smart Licensing Dashboard.

New Smart Licensing Dashboard for MSSP Portal

Smart Licensing Dashboard has been introduced in the MSSP Portal for Cisco Secure Firewall. This dashboard offers a unified view of license usage, license types, and compliance status, helping you ensure that your devices are licensed and remain compliant. This feature is currently available in limited release. To request access to this limited release feature, please contact your account team or Cisco representative.

For more information, see Overview of Smart Licensing Dashboard.

New Smart Licensing Dashboard

Smart Licensing Dashboard has been introduced in Cisco Secure Firewall. This dashboard offers a unified view of license usage, license types, and compliance status, helping you ensure that your devices are licensed and remain compliant. This feature is currently available in limited release. To request access to this limited release feature, please contact your account team or Cisco representative.

For more information, see Overview of Smart Licensing Dashboard.

Introducing Application Insights

AIOps now features Application Insights, which uses ThousandEyes Internet Insights to proactively detect cloud application outages. It shows affected applications, impacted domains, outage duration, and affected regions for the monitored applications.

For more information, see Detect Application Outages.

Multitenant Device Upgrades in MSSP Portal

With the new upgrades view in the MSSP portal, you can now bulk upgrade Secure Firewall Threat Defense devices managed by Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center (cdFMC) across multiple tenants.

For more information, see About Multitenant Device Upgrades in MSSP Portal.