Cisco Secure Web Appliance

Superior defense against Internet-based threats

Advanced threats can hide even on legitimate websites. Users may inadvertently put your organization at risk by clicking where they shouldn't. Cisco Secure Web Appliance protects your organization by automatically blocking risky sites and testing unknown sites before allowing users to click on them. Using TLS 1.3 and high-performance capabilities, Cisco Secure Web Appliance keeps your users safe.

Cisco Secure Web Appliance and Umbrella

Find out how Cisco Secure Web Appliance and Cisco Umbrella provide comprehensive on-premises and cloud-based defense against web-based attacks. Together they protect users browsing the web in the office, on the road, and everywhere in between.

Features

Strong, effective protection

Cisco Secure Web Appliance provides multiple ways to automatically detect and block web-based threats. Powered by our Talos threat research organization, the Cisco Secure Web Appliance Premier license includes in-depth URL filtering and reputation analysis, multiple antivirus engines, Layer 4 traffic monitoring, Malware Defense for Secure Web Appliance, and Cognitive Threat Analytics (CTA).

Granular controls

Cisco Secure Web Appliance goes deeper than blocking or allowing certain websites. It enables admins to forbid or allow specific functionality within the sites. Admins can also make exceptions for certain users and set time and bandwidth restrictions for web usage. This enables organizations to block concerning behaviors without hindering end-user productivity.

Detailed reporting

With Cisco Secure Web Appliance, security teams can easily see who is accessing certain websites and at which times. Detailed reporting options enable admins to display data through:

Flexible deployment options

Various deployment options are available to allow Cisco Secure Web Appliance to scale and evolve as your organizational needs grow. Deploy it as a hardware appliance, virtual machine, or in the public cloud using Amazon Web Services. Protect what's now and what's next with Cisco.

Integrated security architecture

Cisco's integrated security portfolio allows you to use Cisco Secure Web Appliance with other technologies for more comprehensive protection. Integration into SecureX provides enhanced visibility and automation across Cisco Secure product suite providing the protections that ensure your business functions securely.

What's new

Learn what's in our latest release of Cisco Secure Web Appliance, including a next-generation user interface, new reporting options, additional threat categories, and enhanced performance and integrations. Also check out our recent hardware updates.

Cisco Secure Web Appliance models

Model S695

  • Ideal for large enterprises
  • 9.6 TB of disk space
  • 2 rack units (2RU)
  • 6-port 1GBASE-T NICs

Model S395

  • Ideal for midsize offices
  • 2.4 TB of disk space
  • 1 rack unit (1RU)
  • 6-port 1GBASE-T NICs

Model S195

  • Ideal for SMB and branch offices
  • 1.2 TB of disk space
  • 1 rack unit (1RU)
  • 6-port 1GBASE-T NICs

Secure Web Appliance Virtual and Cloud

Secure Web Appliance is also available in virtual form factors and in the public cloud via Amazon Web Services. The Cisco Secure Web Appliance Virtual is a software version of Cisco Secure Web Appliance that runs on top of a VMware ESXi, KVM hypervisor, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) servers.

Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager (formerly Security Management Appliance)

Cisco Secure Web is often used with the Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager. Centralize and simplify management and reporting across email and Secure Web.

Architectural firm builds on security

Sheppard Robson, a long-standing architectural firm based in London, shares its experience using Cisco Secure Email and Secure Web to defeat cyber threats and protect business assets.

Cisco Security buying programs

All-in enterprise agreement

Our all-in agreement, also known as the Enterprise License Agreement (ELA), makes it simpler and more cost-effective to buy the right security technology. For a single price, we give you access to our full portfolio of security products.

Security Choice enterprise agreement

Our Security Choice agreement lets you buy two or more security products with all of Cisco's great buying program benefits. Deploy what you need now and add more products at any time in the future.

Services for security

We offer advisory services, integration services, and managed services to help you build, staff, and maintain defense capabilities.

Related offerings

Cisco Umbrella and Cloudlock

Protect any device, no matter where it is, with cloud-delivered network security. Gain visibility into hidden apps within your organization.

Talos security intelligence

Get updates from the largest, non-governmental security intelligence organization in the world.

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

Obtain streamlined, scalable network access to strengthen your security posture.

The choice is simple

Cisco Secure products are simple to use, simple to choose. Now they've never been simpler to buy. With the Choice Enterprise Agreement buy only what you need and manage it in a single agreement. Your security works together against attacks.

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