Cisco announces new Cisco Security Management Suite
February 27, 2006
The suite is made up of the Cisco Security Manager (CSM) and a new version of the Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System (CS-MARS) version 4.2. The suite has integrated monitoring, configuration, and management, for identifying and enforcing data monitoring policies.
Cisco believes that these applications will simplify support for Cisco's Self-Defending Network security strategy which is focused on identifying, preventing, and adapting to an ever changing security and threat landscape.
The CSM includes:
-- Different views at the device, policy, and topology levels. While the device and policy levels focus on their respective components, the topology view offers a virtual representation of the network that scales through linked network maps and includes firewalls, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), and Intrusion Prevention Services (IPS).
-- Capabilities that allow policy abstraction and sharing: separation of the policy from devices enforcing it so it can be shared and applied to other devices.
-- Ability to provide distributed deployment of policies with workflow capabilities for change management and compliance processes.
The new version of CS-MARS includes:
-- Improved dynamic and real-time event viewing and categorization capabilities and expanded device support.
-- Along with CSM, the ability for administrators to quickly identify exactly which device and policy is responsible for allowing or denying traffic.
Cisco also announced a new Content Security and Control security services module (CSC-SSM) for the Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 5500 Series which provides "Anti-X" services, and which was developed in alliance with Trend Micro.
Anti-X services delivered on the CSC-SSM include anti-virus technology for inspecting and cleaning e-mail and Internet Web traffic at the perimeter. Customers can also block spyware from entering the network through Internet Web and e-mail traffic and block spam with extremely low false positives thus maintaining uninterrupted e-mail communications. The availability of anti-phishing protection helps prevent employees from inadvertently disclosing company or personal information. Real-time protections for Web access, mail and file transfers are also available reducing threats associated with employees accessing Web-based email applications and downloading contaminated files and programs.
In addition, CSC-SSM offers a rich set of URL filtering capabilities that help block access to inappropriate or non-work-related websites. The ability to conduct e-mail filtering improves employee productivity, minimizes legal liability due to exposure to offensive material, and helps enforce regulatory compliance. These Anti-x services are managed through an easy "set-and-forget" remotely accessible Web-console with automated updates reducing deployment time and effort.
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