In short
Cisco's User Protection and Breach Protection suites are each ordered as one subscription code per customer plus an Essentials or Advantage tier, licensed per covered user on terms in multiples of 12 months, prepaid or billed annually or monthly. Forever Systems, a Cisco Partner, supplies them through Cisco's MSP programme, with terms confirmed at quote.
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What each Cisco security suite includes
Cisco's security suites bundle several Cisco security products into one subscription with one user count. Under Provider Pricing, the User Protection and Breach Protection suites each come in two tiers:
| Suite and tier | Products included |
|---|---|
| User Protection Essentials | Duo Advantage, Email Threat Defense, Secure Access Essentials (Secure Internet Access and Secure Private Access) |
| User Protection Advantage | Everything in Essentials, with Secure Access Advantage in place of Essentials, plus Secure Endpoint Advantage (two endpoints per user) |
| Breach Protection Essentials | Secure Endpoint Advantage (two endpoints per user), XDR Essentials across all Cisco telemetry, Email Threat Defense |
| Breach Protection Advantage | Everything in Essentials, plus XDR Advantage with third-party and public cloud telemetry, Secure Endpoint Premier (which includes Talos threat hunting), Secure Network Analytics and Cisco Telemetry Broker |
User Protection covers the attacks that target people: phishing, stolen credentials and risky web and app access. Breach Protection covers detection and response across email, endpoints, network and cloud. Each product also has its own page with its stand-alone codes: Duo, Secure Access, Secure Endpoint, Email Threat Defense and XDR.
For what each suite does and who it suits, see Cisco security suites (opens in a new tab), the User Protection Suite (opens in a new tab) and the Breach Protection Suite (opens in a new tab) on our Cisco security site.
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How Cisco security suite licensing works
Each suite is ordered with two kinds of code. The subscription code, PRP-USRPRT-SUITE for User Protection or PRP-BRCHPRT-SUITE for Breach Protection, sets the term and start date for that customer. The tier code (Essentials or Advantage) carries the quantity: the number of covered users. The term and user count on the subscription apply to every product in the suite.
- One subscription per customer: each order carries one subscription line and each customer has one active suite subscription. Changes to tiers or user numbers are made with a change order on the same subscription.
- Licence unit: per covered user. User Protection has a minimum of 100 users.
- Term: multiples of 12 months, such as 12 or 36. User Protection defaults to 36 months.
- Billing: prepaid for the whole term, or billed annually or monthly at the start of each service period.
- No user bands: Cisco states that Provider Pricing for the suites removed user bands, so the same per-user basis applies whatever the size of the deployment.
- Provisioning: suites are activated in Cisco Security Cloud Control, using a claim code that Cisco emails to the provisioning contact named on the order.
These Provider Pricing codes are Cisco's published codes for providers. The suites are also available as standard Cisco subscriptions; we confirm those codes, terms and billing at quote. Premier tiers are quoted on request.
Vendor documentation: Cisco Security Ordering Guide for Providers (Provider Pricing for Secure Access, XDR and Security Suites), updated 13 Mar 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Cisco security suite part numbers
Provider Pricing codes for the User Protection and Breach Protection suites: one subscription line per customer, then the tier with the number of covered users.
| Part number | Description | Unit | Term | Route | Basket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRP-USRPRT-SUITE | User Protection Suite subscription (top line) | Subscription line | Multiples of 12 months | Monthly MSP | |
| PRP-USRPRT-SEC-ESS | User Protection Essentials tier | Per covered user (minimum 100) | Multiples of 12 months | Monthly MSP | |
| PRP-USRPRT-SEC-ADV | User Protection Advantage tier | Per covered user (minimum 100) | Multiples of 12 months | Monthly MSP | |
| PRP-BRCHPRT-SUITE | Breach Protection Suite subscription (top line) | Subscription line | Multiples of 12 months | Monthly MSP | |
| PRP-BPT-SEC-ESS | Breach Protection Essentials tier | Per covered user | Multiples of 12 months | Monthly MSP | |
| PRP-BPT-SEC-ADV | Breach Protection Advantage tier | Per covered user | Multiples of 12 months | Monthly MSP | |
| PRP-USRBRCH-SUITE | User Protection and Breach Protection suites bought together | Per covered user | Multiples of 12 months | Monthly MSP |
Part numbers from Cisco Security Ordering Guide for Providers (Provider Pricing for Secure Access, XDR and Security Suites), updated 13 Mar 2026 (opens in a new tab), checked 2026-11-08. Add the licences you need to your basket and request a quote: we confirm the right part numbers, quantities and terms when we quote.
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Buying User Protection and Breach Protection together
To buy both suites at the same time under Provider Pricing, Cisco provides one combined code, PRP-USRBRCH-SUITE. You choose a tier for each suite (for example, User Protection Advantage with Breach Protection Essentials) on the one order.
If you already have one suite, Cisco offers the other as an add-on that brings in only the products you do not already have. Adding Breach Protection Essentials to User Protection adds XDR Essentials, and also Secure Endpoint Advantage if your User Protection tier does not already include it. Adding User Protection to Breach Protection adds Duo Advantage and Secure Access at the Essentials or Advantage level you choose, and the Advantage add-on also lists ISE Premier. We can check what you already own so the add-on covers only what you need.
Cloud Protection Suite and replaced suite codes
Cisco's Cloud Protection Suite comes as Segmentation and Gateway packages; see the Cloud Protection Suite (opens in a new tab) on our Cisco security site for what each package includes. Cisco ended sale of the original Cloud Protection Security Suite and its Essential tier: the last day to order, renew or add to those subscriptions was 17 February 2025. In that end-of-sale notice Cisco named CPS-SEC-SUITE and E3-SEC-SEG-GW-CPE as the codes to order instead, for suites that deliver segmentation capabilities. The current Cloud Protection codes, units and terms are confirmed at quote.
If an old quote or renewal notice shows one of the retired codes, this is what Cisco's notice points to:
| Old part number | What it was | Named in Cisco's January 2025 notice |
|---|---|---|
| CLDPRT-SEC-SUITE | Cisco Cloud Protection Security Suite | CPS-SEC-SUITE or E3-SEC-SEG-GW-CPE |
| CPT-SEC-ESS | Cisco Cloud Protection Security Suite - Essential | CPS-SEC-SUITE or E3-SEC-SEG-GW-CPE |
Source: Cisco end-of-sale notice for the Cloud Protection Security Suite - Essential (opens in a new tab). For public cloud firewalling on its own, see Cisco Multicloud Defense.
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Tell us how many people need protecting and which Cisco products you already have, such as Duo, Umbrella or Secure Endpoint. We can compare a suite against buying the products separately, check the add-on route if you already own one suite, and quote the Provider Pricing codes with monthly, annual or prepaid billing. You can add the codes below to your basket and send them with your enquiry, or simply contact us and we will build the quote with you.
How Forever Systems supplies your software licences
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- Help choosing the right edition: we check what you need before you buy, so you are not paying for features you will never use
- Monthly or annual terms where the vendor offers them, and help timing renewals and commitments
- Licence changes handled for you: add or remove users, upgrade editions and true-up without starting a new contract
- Deployment and support from our engineers, not just a reseller account
- Consolidated billing and renewal reminders to help stop subscriptions lapsing unexpectedly
We can supply businesses, schools, charities and public sector organisations of all sizes.
Frequently asked questions
What is in the Cisco User Protection Suite?
User Protection Essentials includes Duo Advantage, Email Threat Defense and Secure Access Essentials. User Protection Advantage moves up to Secure Access Advantage and adds Secure Endpoint Advantage for two endpoints per user.
What is the minimum order for User Protection?
Cisco's Provider Pricing for the User Protection Suite has a minimum of 100 covered users, on a term in multiples of 12 months.
Can I buy User Protection and Breach Protection together?
Yes. Cisco's PRP-USRBRCH-SUITE code buys both suites on one order, with a tier chosen for each. If you already have one suite, the other can be added as an add-on that covers only the products you do not already own.
Is a Cisco suite cheaper than buying the products separately?
It depends on which products you need and how many users you have. Ask us for a quote and we will price the suite and the separate products side by side so you can compare.
What replaced the Cloud Protection Security Suite Essential?
Cisco ended sale of CLDPRT-SEC-SUITE and CPT-SEC-ESS on 17 February 2025. Its end-of-sale notice named CPS-SEC-SUITE or E3-SEC-SEG-GW-CPE for suites that deliver segmentation capabilities; we confirm the current codes at quote.
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