Automated Mitigation distributed throughout the network

Because the network has become such an important strategic asset, the protection of its business-critical applications has become the top priority. Cisco's Adaptive Threat Defense helps to minimise risks by dynamically addressing threats at multiple layers. As well as giving you tighter control of network traffic, endpoints, users and applications, the approach also simplifies architectural designs and lowers operational costs.

There are three areas where Adaptive Threat Defense specifically addresses:

Anti-X Defenses

These highly accurate and intelligent in-line defense systems prevent and respond to threats through a combination of innovative traffic and content-oriented security services. Technologies include anomaly detection, DDoS mitigation, plus anti-virus, anti-spyware and URL filtering.

Application Security

This protects business-critical applications through the use of application-level access control, application inspection, and by enforcing appropriate application use policies. Solutions include SSL VPN services within the Cisco VPN 3000, PIX Security Appliance Software 7.0, and IPS version 5.0.

Network Control and Containment

This allows you to layer sophisticated auditing and correlation capabilities to control and protect any network element, such as Voice-over IP (VoIP) with active management and mitigation capabilities.

How are the benefits to your business?

• Deploying these solutions provides ubiquitous, layered protection for business processes and applications.
• Highly accurate intrusion detection minimises intervention and allows you to determine the criteria for automated responses far more confidently.
• Cisco's new line of products deliver investment protection by enabling you to significantly enhance the capabilities of your existing systems through simple software upgrades