Cisco Duo - Essentials Edition
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Enterprise-Grade Security Made Simple
Strong integration with enterprise tools and apps.
Device health checks for added security.
Centralized admin controls for policy enforcement.
Push notifications require internet access.
Can feel overkill for small teams or personal use
Effortless Account Setup and User-Friendly Experience
Has strengthened remote access by enforcing secure multifactor login across various applications
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
I find the MFA, multifactor authentication, and Universal Prompt most useful in Cisco Duo. This is a SAML connection. The trusted endpoint and Windows Logon, MFA with Windows Logon, and RDP connection are valuable features. Cisco Duo can be integrated with many third-party vendors and third-party applications.
The main reason my customers started using Cisco Duo is because they need to have a multifactor authentication application to secure their application.
The biggest benefit of Cisco Duo for my customers is the license because they count licenses for the user. One user can use any application. If we buy a 100 or 200 user license, one user can use many applications integrated with Cisco Duo.
Passwordless is a good feature for customers to use Cisco Duo without prompting for the password. They can type the email address, and they can access their application continually and faster than before.
The return on investment my customers see with Cisco Duo includes having the inventory of their mobile and computer. They have Cisco Duo to do the inventory for them, and the MFA helps protect their application.
What needs improvement?
There are no major issues to improve in Cisco Duo because it improves continuously. Cisco Duo has many features separated by license tiers: Essential, Advantage, and Premium. They could consider moving some features from the next license tier to the Essential license tier, such as the health check of endpoint feature.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working in my field for about six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Cisco Duo is stable, but occasionally there are emails about incidents that affect some services temporarily. The downtime and issues typically occur during maintenance windows at night. When incidents occur, they are not critical issues and do not affect users' ability to use the system.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Cisco Duo scales easily with the growing needs of the organization. It integrates with their Active Directory, so when they have a new employee, Cisco Duo will automatically synchronize the user. The customer simply needs to buy more licenses to expand to 1,000 or 2,000 users.
How are customer service and support?
The support for Cisco Duo is excellent. I have opened one case, and they provide good support. I would rate their support 10 out of 10.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price for Cisco Duo is reasonable. Their website lists $3 per month per user for the Essential license. For company or enterprise usage, the cost decreases below the website price.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
They tested Cisco Duo with SafeNet for comparison.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Cisco Duo 10 out of 10. Using Cisco Duo's strong security authentication system is straightforward to configure and use.
Advanced Identity is in the next license tier. I am testing it in my company environment but not using it with any customers.
I am currently testing Cisco Identity Intelligence capability to detect and respond to identity-based risks.
Deploying Cisco Duo is not challenging. For the administrator, the deployment takes approximately one to two days. For customer employees to install the Duo desktop application on their computers, the time varies depending on the number of users. For 500 users, it takes approximately one month.
I recommend Cisco Duo because the MFA can integrate with many applications. When customers purchase it, they can integrate it with many of their applications, making it valuable.
Cisco Duo Authentication Services
Enforce MFA for privileged users (admins, developers, IT staff).Protect against phishing, credential theft, and ransomware attacks.
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Effortless MFA with enterprise-grade securit
Best authenticator for sure
Organization just need to send a setup link associated with company url, then just put username and password configuration is done.
One click approve and denied request.
It provide token and one click approval.
new mobile also easy configure.
I am using daily to approve my VM login.
Customer support also good.
Security Enhance
2: Access Security
2: set security on server for Accessibility