The following video will guide you on how to upgrade and what considerations to keep in mind before upgrading Cisco Secure Firewall.
Upgrading Cisco Secure Firewall offers several benefits that enhance performance, security, and manageability:
- Improved Security Features: Upgraded versions often include the latest security patches and enhancements to help protect against new vulnerabilities and threats.
- Reduced Operational Expenses: upgrades introduce features specifically aimed at reducing your team's operational costs. Fleet upgrades, dynamic attributes, and the encrypted visibility engine streamline your operations and minimize expenditure
- Extensive improvements: Includes fixes for issues within previous releases that guarantee a smoother, more dependable experience
- Compliance and Standards: Keeping your Cisco Secure Firewall software updated ensures that your network complies with the latest industry standards and regulations, which can be crucial for organizations handling sensitive data.
- Integration Capabilities: Upgraded devices integrate with more products and services, facilitating better platform migrations.
Pre-upgrade activities for Cisco Secure Firewall. Some of the activities prior to the Cisco Secure Firewall upgrade include:
- Verify your upgrade path
- Check warnings and guidelines
- Download software and launch readiness check
- Verify appliance communication and health
- Back up configurations and event data
- Schedule a maintenance windows
- Compatibility with other products
In the video, you will also find a short demo that provides a practical demonstration of the features discussed.
Explore more on:
- Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/security/defense-center/series.html
- Cisco Secure Firewall - Resources
https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/security/firewalls/firewall-management-center/resources.html
