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For growing business like yours, the productivity gains from having a more open, accessible and mobile network often mean that you inevitably compromise on security. The general perception is that this is a risk you have to bear, given that the cost of equipping your network with a range of dedicated security devices can be prohibitively high.
The answer lies with the Cisco ASA 5500 Series. By putting all the security services you need into a single, affordable, all-in-one appliance, it provides a powerful combination of market-proven technologies that give your network the protection it needs, in breadth and depth.
As a key component of the Cisco Self-Defending Network, it proactively stops attacks before they spread, intelligently controls network traffic, and allows secure access for remote users through its VPN capabilities. All of which means, you can keep every corner of your network secure from today's broad range of threats, while also protecting your bottom line.
- The integration of security throughout all aspects of the network.
- Collaborative processes occurring between the various security network elements.
- The ability of the network to adapt to new threats as they arise.
An Adaptive Defense is not a new technology, but a new approach to combining and applying technologies to provide your network with more comprehensive and proactive security. These technologies include:
- Anti-virus / Firewall - to protect the network perimeter from known viruses
- Virtual private networks (VPN) - for secure remote connectivity
- Intrusion prevention system (IPS) - to accurately detect and stop malicious traffic
- Application security - to combat attacks targeted at applications
An Adaptive Defense allows you to run and manage all of these using a single, easy-to-administer platform. The unified approach means that, instead of operating in isolation, each of these components work together more intelligently and proactively.
Depending on your specific business or security needs, Adaptive Defense lets you apply security where you need it most. When your business needs change, it also lets you adapt the architecture or extend its features quickly, painlessly and cost-effectively.
- Your network needs to be secure to be productive
- Your defense system needs to be effective not only now, but in the future
- Without an Adaptive Defense, security costs will continue to mount as you fix problem after problem
- Converging technologies on a single platform make security far more manageable and effective
Cisco ASA delivers a powerful combination of market-proven technologies on a single platform. The following table summarises how each of these technologies plays a pivotal role in protecting your network. Used together, they provide comprehensive, proactive and adaptive defense against the broadest range of threats today - and tomorrow.
- Cisco Pix Firewall Technologies: Provide advanced application and protocol inspection services that examine network flows at Layers 2-7. It allows for more flexible access control and user, network and URL access control, and also includes a virtual firewall and L2 transparent firewall.
- Cisco VPN 3000 Technologies: These include site-to-site and remote-access VPN services to enable secure connectivity across public networks for mobile users remote sites and business partners.
- Cisco IPS Technologies: Through Cisco's Risk Rating and Meta Event Generator (MEG) technologies, this enables a far higher level of accuracy in identifying and stopping real threats, while minimising false alarms and allowing legitimate network traffic to flow smoothly.
- Anti-X Defenses: These protect against network- and application-layer attacks, denial of service (DoS) attacks, as well as every form of malware, including worms, network viruses, Trojan horses, spyware, and adware.
- Network containment and control: These offer a far higher level of control over application access and network traffic flows by allowing you to enforce corporate security policies, track the state of all network communications, and prevent unauthorized network access.
- Cisco Networking Services: For seamless integration into your existing network environment, the Cisco ASA 5500 Series offers a host of network integration capabilities including IPv4 and IPv6 support, 802.1 q-based VLAN support, Open Shortest Path First (OSFP) routing services, Quality-of-Service (QoS), and more.
This simple comparison shows what the Cisco ASA 5500 Series can do for your business. To combat the multitude of existing and future threats, you would previously have needed to purchase, run and maintain a variety of dedicated IPS, VPN, anti-virus and firewall devices. Or, like many growing businesses, you may have decided that the associated costs were simply too high, and decided to take the chance by leaving your network vulnerable to attacks.
With Cisco ASA 5500 Series, there is no need to compromise on security - no matter what the size of your business. The market-proven technologies you need to secure all corners of your network are now packed into a single, affordable box. This all-in-one solution greatly reduces both your initial investment while simplifying configuration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and security staff training. |
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