Cloud deployment

A cloud deployment is a deployment approach that

  • streamlines the configuration of Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual and Multicloud Defense across multiple cloud platforms,

  • enables selection and launch of optimal enforcement points for scalable network security, and

  • ensures high performance within complex multicloud environments.

Cloud deployment capabilities and enforcement points

Cloud deployment helps you deploy cloud-based enforcement points based on your intended outcomes and use cases. This provides the most cost-effective, scalable, and fully featured security for your multicloud needs.

With cloud deployment, you can:

  • deploy faster with a guided, intuitive interface,

  • select and launch the right enforcement point for your use case, and

  • scale automatically to match demand and sustain performance.

Available enforcement points:

  • Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual (FTDv): recommended for TLS Decrypt, IDS/IPS, Antivirus, Geo IP, or Malicious IP.

  • Multicloud Defense: recommended for Proxy, WAF – L7 DOS, DLP, or Two-Core Enforcement.

Supported cloud service providers are:

  • AWS

  • Azure

  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI): Supported in this release by Multicloud Defense gateway only