FirewallSecure Firewall 1000 Series
Threat-focused next-generation firewalls for small offices and branches.
Cisco Secure Firewall 1000 Series (formerly Firepower 1000) brings enterprise-grade next-generation firewall and IPS to small offices and branches in compact desktop and 1RU appliances. Running Firewall Threat Defense or ASA software with Snort 3 IPS, application control, URL filtering, and encrypted-traffic insight, it delivers strong threat defence without a large footprint. Faltrox deploys, tunes, and manages it as part of a secure network.
Overview
What Secure Firewall 1000 Series is
The Secure Firewall 1000 Series addresses use cases from the small office to the midsize branch with a family of compact firewall platforms that keep full threat defence enabled without collapsing performance. It runs Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) or ASA software, so an organisation standardises on one firewall operating model from the smallest site upward.
It combines next-generation firewall, next-generation IPS (Snort 3), application visibility and control, URL filtering, and malware defence, backed by Cisco Talos threat intelligence and integration with Cisco XDR. Management runs through the on-premises Firewall Management Center or cloud-delivered Security Cloud Control, so a branch firewall enforces the same policy as the enterprise. Faltrox deploys it, builds and tunes the policy, and operates it as part of the managed network defence.
Coverage
What it protects
The platforms, threats, and surfaces this product is built to defend.
Small Office & Branch
Compact desktop and 1RU appliances for small offices through midsize branches.
Next-Gen Firewall
Stateful firewalling with application visibility and control at the branch edge.
Next-Gen IPS
Snort 3 intrusion prevention detects and blocks exploits and known attacks.
Encrypted Traffic
Encrypted Visibility Engine surfaces threats in encrypted traffic without full decryption.
Malware
Integrated malware defence blocks malicious files at the perimeter.
Web & App Control
URL filtering and application control enforce acceptable-use and reduce attack surface.
How it works
The mechanism
How the product moves from signal to protected state, step by step.
- 01
Deploy
A compact FTD or ASA appliance is placed at the branch edge and onboarded to Firewall Management Center or cloud Security Cloud Control.
- 02
Inspect
Traffic passes through stateful firewalling, application control, URL filtering, and Snort 3 IPS.
- 03
See Encrypted
The Encrypted Visibility Engine identifies threats in encrypted traffic without the overhead of full decryption.
- 04
Enrich
Cisco Talos threat intelligence and Cisco XDR integration enrich detections and connect them across the environment.
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Operate
Faltrox builds and tunes the policy, maintains software, and monitors the firewall as part of managed defence.
Capabilities
Key capabilities
FTD or ASA Software
Run Firewall Threat Defense or ASA software for one consistent firewall operating model.
Snort 3 IPS
Next-generation intrusion prevention detects and blocks exploits and known attacks.
Application Visibility & Control
Identifies and controls thousands of applications regardless of port or protocol.
URL Filtering
Category- and reputation-based URL filtering enforces acceptable-use policy.
Encrypted Visibility Engine
Surfaces threats in encrypted traffic without the cost of full decryption.
Malware Defense
Blocks malicious files at the perimeter, backed by Cisco Talos intelligence.
Talos Threat Intelligence
Detections are informed by one of the world’s largest commercial threat intelligence teams.
Flexible Management
Manage via on-premises Firewall Management Center or cloud-delivered Security Cloud Control.
Works with
Part of the platform
Cisco products this pairs with, and the Faltrox services that operate it.
Delivery
You buy the outcome, not the console
Managed by Faltrox
Faltrox licenses, deploys, and tunes Cisco Secure Firewall 1000 Series for your environment, then runs it as part of a managed service, so you get the protection without staffing another security console.
FAQ
Common questions
01Where does the 1000 Series fit in the range?
It is the small-office-to-branch tier — compact desktop and 1RU appliances. For mid-range Internet-edge to data-centre use the 3100 Series steps up; the 4200 and 6100 serve large enterprise and data centre. Faltrox sizes the firewall to each site.
02FTD or ASA — which software?
Both are supported. Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) is the modern threat-focused image with Snort 3 IPS and unified management; ASA is the classic firewall image. Most new deployments use FTD, and Faltrox recommends based on your environment and existing estate.
03Can it see into encrypted traffic without decrypting everything?
Yes — the Encrypted Visibility Engine identifies threats in encrypted traffic without the performance cost of full decryption, which matters on a compact branch appliance where decryption overhead would otherwise limit throughput.
04How is a branch firewall managed consistently with the rest?
Through Firewall Management Center (on-premises) or Security Cloud Control (cloud-delivered), which manage the whole Secure Firewall estate from one place — so a branch enforces the same policy as the enterprise. Faltrox operates that management for you.
05How does Faltrox deliver it?
We deploy the appliance, build and tune the firewall, IPS, and URL policy, maintain software, and monitor it — integrating its detections into the SOC services we run so the branch firewall is part of managed defence.
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Secure what’s next.
Speak with the engineering team to define scope, walk through the methodology, and decide whether Faltrox is the right team to test and run your environment.
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