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| Product | Cisco Wireless Security by Cisco View product | Suricata by Suricata View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | What does Cisco Wireless Security do? It covers client isolation. See typical use cases, cloud or on-premises deployment and how it compares to rivals. | Evaluating Suricata? See how this Network Security tool handles active inline IPS mode and native protocol decoding, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Enterprise Wireless Intrusion Prevention & Security Suite | High-Performance Network Threat Detection & IPS/IDS Engine |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Enterprise Campuses, Higher Education, Healthcare, Retail, Hospitality, Manufacturing | Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Defense, Education, Telecommunications, Finance |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud-managed hardware; On-premises appliance; Integrated into Cisco Catalyst 9800 WLCs, Catalyst 9100 APs, and Meraki MR cloud access points | Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual Sensor |
| Data residency | On-premises controller deployment or regional Meraki cloud instances | 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: yes | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Cisco Catalyst and Meraki Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 access points and wireless LAN controllers | Enterprise NetworksGateway FirewallsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps |
| Compliance | Wi-Fi Alliance WPA3 Certified, FIPS 140-2, Common Criteria, PCI DSS | GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.4NIST SP 800-94Common Criteria |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)Cisco Catalyst CenterCisco Meraki DashboardCisco DNA SpacesSplunkGoogle SecOps | ElasticsearchSplunkLogstashZeekSnort rulesCisco TalosEmerging Threats |
| Industries | Cross-industryEnterprise CampusesHigher EducationHealthcareRetailHospitality+1 more | Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomDefenseEducationTelecommunications+1 more |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Suricata |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Global / Open Source |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 1-10 |
| Founded | 1984 | 2009 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco Wireless Security
What does Cisco Wireless Security do? It covers client isolation. See typical use cases, cloud or on-premises deployment and how it compares to rivals.Suricata
Evaluating Suricata? See how this Network Security tool handles active inline IPS mode and native protocol decoding, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
Cisco Wireless Security
Enterprise Wireless Intrusion Prevention & Security SuiteSuricata
High-Performance Network Threat Detection & IPS/IDS EngineBest for
Cisco Wireless Security
Cross-industry, Enterprise Campuses, Higher Education, Healthcare, Retail, Hospitality, ManufacturingSuricata
Enterprise IT, Cybersecurity, Telecom, Defense, Education, Telecommunications, FinancePricing
Pricing model
Cisco Wireless Security
Contact VendorSuricata
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Wireless Security
Free trial: noSuricata
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Wireless Security
CloudOn-Premise
Suricata
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Cisco Wireless Security
Cloud-managed hardware; On-premises appliance; Integrated into Cisco Catalyst 9800 WLCs, Catalyst 9100 APs, and Meraki MR cloud access pointsSuricata
Open Source; Self-hosted Software; Self-hosted Software Engine; Hardened Appliance; Cloud Virtual SensorData residency
Cisco Wireless Security
On-premises controller deployment or regional Meraki cloud instancesSuricata
Customer Infrastructure Dependent (Completely Self-Contained)Key features
What it offers
Cisco Wireless Security
- Adaptive wireless intrusion prevention (aWIPS)
- Rogue access point detection and containment
- 802.1X enterprise authentication
- WPA3-Enterprise encryption
- RF spectrum analysis
- Client isolation
- Guest portal security
- Enterprise Wi-Fi security
Suricata
- Multi-threaded high-throughput engine
- Native protocol decoding (HTTP/TLS/DNS/SMB)
- Automated file extraction
- Structured Eve JSON logging
- Active inline IPS mode
- Network intrusion prevention (IPS)
- Protocol traffic logging
- Malware network beacon detection
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Wireless Security
API access: yesSuricata
API access: noSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Wireless Security
SSO: yesSuricata
SSO: noRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Wireless Security
RBAC: yesSuricata
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Wireless Security
Multi-tenant: yesSuricata
Multi-tenant: noMobile app
Cisco Wireless Security
Mobile app: yesSuricata
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Wireless Security
Cisco Catalyst and Meraki Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 access points and wireless LAN controllers
Suricata
Enterprise NetworksGateway FirewallsMulti-Cloud VPCsMonitoring Taps
Compliance
Cisco Wireless Security
Wi-Fi Alliance WPA3 Certified, FIPS 140-2, Common Criteria, PCI DSS
Suricata
GPLv2 LicensePCI-DSS Requirement 11.4NIST SP 800-94Common Criteria
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Wireless Security
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)Cisco Catalyst CenterCisco Meraki DashboardCisco DNA SpacesSplunkGoogle SecOps
Suricata
ElasticsearchSplunkLogstashZeekSnort rulesCisco TalosEmerging Threats
Industries
Cisco Wireless Security
Cross-industryEnterprise CampusesHigher EducationHealthcareRetailHospitality+1 more
Suricata
Enterprise ITCybersecurityTelecomDefenseEducationTelecommunications+1 more
Regions
Cisco Wireless Security
Global
Suricata
Global
Vendor
Company
Cisco Wireless Security
CiscoSuricata
SuricataHeadquarters
Cisco Wireless Security
San Jose, California, USASuricata
Global / Open SourceCompany size
Cisco Wireless Security
80,000+Suricata
1-10Founded
Cisco Wireless Security
1984Suricata
2009