Q&A
Q. What is CiscoWorks Monitoring Center for Security?
A. CiscoWorks Monitoring Center for Security can view events from:
• Cisco® network Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPSs)
• Cisco network Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs)
• Cisco switch IDSs
• Cisco IOS® routers with inline IPS functions
• Cisco IDS modules for routers
• Cisco PIX® security appliances
• Cisco Catalyst® 6500 Series firewall services modules (FWSMs)
• Cisco Management Center for Cisco security agents
CiscoWorks Monitoring Center for Security captures, stores, and provides viewing for these events; reporting templates are included. CiscoWorks Monitoring Center for Security 2.2 is a component of CiscoWorks VPN/Security Management Solution (VMS) 2.3. It is not sold separately.
Q. Will CiscoWorks Monitoring Center for Security work with network IDS sensors?
A. Yes. CiscoWorks Monitoring Center for Security will monitor sensors that use Cisco IDS Sensor Software 4.x, as well as sensors that use Cisco IPS Sensor Software 5.x.
Q. Must I transition to Cisco IPS Sensor Software 5.x in order to use the Cisco IPS Sensor Software 5.x-related features offered by CiscoWorks Monitoring Center for Security?
A. Yes.
Q. What operating systems are supported?
A. CiscoWorks Monitoring Center for Security 2.2 is available for Windows 2000 and Solaris 8.
Q. Does the software require HP OpenView as a prerequisite?
A. No. The software does not require HP OpenView.
Q. What is required to receive Cisco Security Agent 4.0 events?
A. CiscoWorks Management Center for Cisco Security Agents needs to be installed. This software forwards the events to CiscoWorks Monitoring Center for Security.
Q. How can other systems retrieve events from CiscoWorks Monitoring Center for Security?
A. Systems can retrieve events from an SDEE server, which CiscoWorks Monitoring Center for Security supports.
Q. Can the number of events be limited from specific devices?
A. Yes. Event rate limiting is now supported per device, for enhanced stability and robustness.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the CiscoWorks Monitoring Center for Security, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/vms, contact your local account representative, or send e-mail to ciscoworks@cisco.com.
