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| Product | Cisco Secure IPS by Cisco View product | Snort by Snort View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cisco Secure IPS delivers snort 3 inspection engine for network intrusion prevention. Explore its Network Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors. | See what Snort offers: active inline blocking. It is built for zero-day exploit detection, supports on-premises deployment and competes with other Network Security tools. |
| Product type | Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS) | Open-Source Network Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS) |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Enterprise, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector, Defense | Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Education, Public Sector, Telecommunications |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud; Physical appliance module; Virtual NGIPSv on ESXi/KVM; Public cloud virtual instances | Open Source; On-premises Software; Open Source Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud VM |
| Data residency | On-premises / Cloud region dependent | Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained) |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: no |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: no |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: no |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Hardware chassisVMware ESXiKVMAWSAzure | Enterprise NetworksGateway RoutersCloud VPCsIndustrial Networks |
| Compliance | Common Criteria, FIPS 140-2, PCI DSS compliance support | GPLv2 LicenseCommon CriteriaNIST SP 800-94PCI-DSS Requirement 11.4 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Secure Firewall Management CenterCisco Security Cloud ControlCisco ISECisco XDRSplunkQRadar | Cisco TalosWiresharkSuricataSplunkElasticsearchPulledPorkZeek |
| Industries | Cross-industryEnterpriseFinancial ServicesHealthcarePublic SectorDefense | Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomEducationPublic SectorTelecommunications |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Snort |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Open Source Project |
| Company size | 80,000+ | N/A (open-source project) |
| Founded | 1984 | 1998 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco Secure IPS
Cisco Secure IPS delivers snort 3 inspection engine for network intrusion prevention. Explore its Network Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.Snort
See what Snort offers: active inline blocking. It is built for zero-day exploit detection, supports on-premises deployment and competes with other Network Security tools.Product type
Cisco Secure IPS
Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS)Snort
Open-Source Network Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS)Best for
Cisco Secure IPS
Cross-industry, Enterprise, Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector, DefenseSnort
Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Education, Public Sector, TelecommunicationsPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Secure IPS
Contact VendorSnort
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Secure IPS
Free trial: noSnort
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Secure IPS
CloudOn-Premise
Snort
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Cisco Secure IPS
Hardware appliance; Virtual appliance; Cloud; Physical appliance module; Virtual NGIPSv on ESXi/KVM; Public cloud virtual instancesSnort
Open Source; On-premises Software; Open Source Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud VMData residency
Cisco Secure IPS
On-premises / Cloud region dependentSnort
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Key features
What it offers
Cisco Secure IPS
- Snort 3 inspection engine
- Real-time exploit blocking
- Talos dynamic rule updates
- Automated virtual patching
- Protocol anomaly detection
- SSL/TLS decryption inspection
- Contextual risk scoring
- Network intrusion prevention
Snort
- Real-time packet sniffing and logging
- Protocol analysis and content searching
- Cisco Talos rule updates
- Snort 3 multi-threaded engine
- Active inline blocking
- Network intrusion prevention (IPS)
- Perimeter packet inspection
- Zero-day exploit detection
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Secure IPS
API access: yesSnort
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Secure IPS
SSO: yesSnort
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Secure IPS
RBAC: yesSnort
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Secure IPS
Multi-tenant: yesSnort
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Cisco Secure IPS
Mobile app: noSnort
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Secure IPS
Hardware chassisVMware ESXiKVMAWSAzure
Snort
Enterprise NetworksGateway RoutersCloud VPCsIndustrial Networks
Compliance
Cisco Secure IPS
Common Criteria, FIPS 140-2, PCI DSS compliance support
Snort
GPLv2 LicenseCommon CriteriaNIST SP 800-94PCI-DSS Requirement 11.4
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Secure IPS
Cisco Secure Firewall Management CenterCisco Security Cloud ControlCisco ISECisco XDRSplunkQRadar
Snort
Cisco TalosWiresharkSuricataSplunkElasticsearchPulledPorkZeek
Industries
Cisco Secure IPS
Cross-industryEnterpriseFinancial ServicesHealthcarePublic SectorDefense
Snort
Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomEducationPublic SectorTelecommunications
Regions
Cisco Secure IPS
Global
Snort
Global
Vendor
Company
Cisco Secure IPS
CiscoSnort
SnortHeadquarters
Cisco Secure IPS
San Jose, California, USASnort
Open Source ProjectCompany size
Cisco Secure IPS
80,000+Snort
N/A (open-source project)Founded
Cisco Secure IPS
1984Snort
1998