About software upgrade insights
The Software Upgrade Planner helps simplify firewall software upgrade planning and management. It analyzes your deployed Firewall Threat Defense devices and provides upgrade recommendations based on compatibility, stability, security vulnerabilities, and bug fixes. This helps you make informed upgrade decisions and maintain a consistent software version across the environment.
The feature provides a centralized view of the current software version running on each device along with the suggested version. It also highlights important details such as bug fixes, vulnerability fixes, and upgrade readiness insights. By identifying potential risks and compatibility concerns before the upgrade process begins, the planner helps reduce operational issues and minimizes downtime.
Need a visual guide? Explore the Software Upgrade Planner feature walkthrough to see it in action.
Guided remediation
Software Upgrade Planner also provides guided remediation insights for vulnerabilities and bugs affecting your devices.
When you view the details of a security vulnerability or bug, guided remediation provides AI-generated insights to help you understand the issue and determine an appropriate upgrade version. These insights can include:
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Root cause analysis: Summarizes the issue and its potential impact.
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Workaround: When available, helps mitigate the issue before upgrading.
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Remediation guidance: Identifies how many devices in your deployment are affected and recommends whether upgrading to a specific software version resolves the issue.
Threat campaign insights
Software Upgrade Planner identifies devices that are exposed to active threat campaigns. When applicable, you can view the active threat campaigns affecting a device and access Cisco Talos intelligence resources to learn more about each campaign, including its scope, impact, and recommended mitigations.