Cisco Web Security Appliance can integrate with Active Directory, enabling us to manage all the end-users within AD. It's helpful for setting rules based on individual users and groups. For example, you can configure policies for inbound and outbound traffic.
Deputy General Manager Pre-Sales at Beximcocomputers
Real User
Top 5
2023-01-03T14:51:39Z
Jan 3, 2023
The most valuable feature of Cisco Web Security Appliance is the provided anti-malware functionality and URL categorization. I can block access to malicious websites. 99 percent of the cases are related to a malicious website. If I cannot browse those malicious websites, then we are 99 percent protected.
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Network Security Engineer & Systems Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2019-11-28T06:06:00Z
Nov 28, 2019
This solution offers categorization for YouTube and other specific applications from Facebook to WhatsApp, which can be controlled whether it's on mobile or PC.
If you were talking to someone whose organization is considering Cisco Web Security Appliance, what would you say? How would you rate it and why? Any other tips or advice?
Cisco regularly upgrades features for the customer's security requirements.
Since working with the tool, we have not found any threats in our organization.
The tool has good Umbrella DNS security.
Cisco Web Security Appliance can integrate with Active Directory, enabling us to manage all the end-users within AD. It's helpful for setting rules based on individual users and groups. For example, you can configure policies for inbound and outbound traffic.
The most valuable feature of Cisco Web Security Appliance is the provided anti-malware functionality and URL categorization. I can block access to malicious websites. 99 percent of the cases are related to a malicious website. If I cannot browse those malicious websites, then we are 99 percent protected.
The solution provides good web reputation and anti-malware protection.
Great for assisting with connections to networks or apps.
What we liked best about it was the ability to apply policy to either a user ID or an IP-based network.
The product is stable.
It's a scalable product.
The initial setup is straightforward.
The deployment process is very simple.
I would recommend this solution to others.
It integrates well with Cisco Email Security Appliance.
The most valuable feature is security.
Cisco is the best in giving technical support. There is no doubt about that.
It also has high availability.
This appliance gives me good visibility in the userbase and their activities.
The most valuable feature is that we can use it as a proxy.
This solution offers categorization for YouTube and other specific applications from Facebook to WhatsApp, which can be controlled whether it's on mobile or PC.
The technical support is good. It is reactive and the documentation is very specific and very useful.
The setup was very easy and straightforward.