Cisco Firepower 1000

The Cisco Firepower 1000 Series is a family of next-generation firewall appliances designed for small offices, branch locations, and midsize organisations. The platforms combine advanced threat protection, simplified deployment, and reliable performance in compact desktop or rack-mount form factors. Systems run Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) or Cisco ASA software, providing integrated firewall, intrusion prevention, VPN, and application control capabilities.

Models and Performance

Firepower 1010 / 1010E – Desktop firewall for small offices with integrated switch. NGFW: 890 Mbps | IPS: 900 Mbps | IPSec VPN: 400 Mbps | TLS: 195 Mbps Sessions: 100,000 | New connections/sec: 6,000 | Interfaces: 8×RJ45
Firepower 1120 – Rack-mount appliance for small businesses. NGFW: 2.3 Gbps | IPS: 2.6 Gbps | IPSec VPN: 1.2 Gbps | TLS: 850 Mbps Sessions: 200,000 | New connections/sec: 15,000 | Interfaces: 8×RJ45, 4×SFP
Firepower 1140 – Designed for growing or midsize organisations. NGFW: 3.3 Gbps | IPS: 3.5 Gbps | IPSec VPN: 1.4 Gbps | TLS: 1.2 Gbps Sessions: 400,000 | New connections/sec: 22,000 | Interfaces: 8×RJ45, 4×SFP
Firepower 1150 – High-performance firewall for busy branch offices. NGFW: 5.3 Gbps | IPS: 6.1 Gbps | IPSec VPN: 2.4 Gbps | TLS: 1.4 Gbps Sessions: 600,000 | New connections/sec: 28,000 | Interfaces: 8×RJ45, 2×SFP, 2×10G SFP+

Key Capabilities

Application Visibility and Control supporting 4,000+ applications.
Integrated threat intelligence feeds and automated security updates.
Advanced IPS and malware protection powered by Cisco threat research.
URL filtering with 80+ categories and hundreds of millions of classified URLs.
High availability with active/standby deployment.
Secure boot and hardware integrity through Cisco Trust Anchor technologies.
Centralised management via Cisco Device Manager, Firewall Management Center, or cloud orchestration.
Open APIs for third-party integrations and automation.

The Firepower 1000 Series delivers enterprise-grade security for distributed networks, combining strong performance, flexible deployment options, and simplified management suitable for small to midsize organisations.