Organizations can expect several benefits from Cisco Secure Firewall, including a reduction in firewall-related network professional work by up to 95% and a decrease in security professional work by up to 83%. Additionally, it can lower the risk of material breaches by up to 80% while enhancing employee productivity by minimizing disruptions in network and VPN services.

Cisco Secure Firewall improves security workflows by reducing the time required for security investigation and response by up to 83%. It enables organizations to save up to 77% of the time spent on threat investigation and response, and it reduces the time to investigate potential threats by 49%, leading to a more efficient and effective security posture.

Organizations should consider several costs when implementing Cisco Secure Firewall, including licensing costs, which are the highest, as well as costs related to implementation, policy creation, and training. The estimated time for firewall deployment is about 6 hours per site, and policy creation takes around 30 hours, along with ongoing management and training costs for network and security professionals.