Cisco PIX Security Appliance provides stateful firewall protection at smaller Internet gateways.

Article Summary:

Cisco IT uses the Cisco PIX Security Appliance for stateful firewall protection at smaller Internet gateways. By carefully planning and managing a set of access control lists (ACLs) and port inspection rules, Cisco IT maintains a high level of security from this PIX appliance which stands only two to three rack units high.

This security case study contains:

• A description of where and how Cisco IT has deployed the PIX
• Cisco IT process for installing and configuring the PIX
• Lessons learned and business benefits from deploying PIX in a variety of environments