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CCSP SNPA Study Guide: Cisco Security Appliance Family of Firewalls
This sample chapter from CCSP SNPA Official Exam Certification Guide, 3rd Edition, draws on proven test preparation techniques to help exam-takers improve their understanding of firewall and Adaptive Security Appliance security. An opening quiz evaluates the exam taker's current level of preparation, followed by a concise description of the basic...
Tags: knowledge, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Security, Cisco Security Appliance Family, firewall, internal network, network, Internet, security, Cisco Security Appliance, technique
Download resources 2006-05-08
Install Cisco Security Agent (CSA)
The Cisco Security Agent CSA enforces enterprise security policies by controlling individual workstations. This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' Cisco Security Agent, provides a general overviews of CSA Agent software components, briefly covers Agent protocol communication, and walks you though various installation methods.Tables 6-1, 6-2, and 6-3 are a...
Tags: agent, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Security, Cisco Security Agent, Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris, screenshot, Linux, Linux system, software, workstation, enterprise security
Download resources 2005-06-01
Cisco Security Agent can offer potent protection to vulnerable systems
A few months ago I was contacted by several different people,all asking me to evaluate Cisco Security Agent CSA. In my conversations withthem, I became interested enough in CSA to put down "evaluate CSA" on my to-dolist.Disaster strikesSoon thereafter my company was attacked by an Internet worm.This worm came in...
Tags: agent, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Security, Cisco Security Agent, David Davis CCIE, MCSE+I, SCSA, worm, virus
Technical articles 2004-05-21
Talking Shop: Cisco adds security certification with CSS1
Explains the components of, and the preparation for, the Cisco Security Specialist 1 certificationCisco Systems has added a new security certification, dubbed Cisco Security Specialist 1 (CSS1), to its ever-popular certification lineup. CSS1 is an excellent option since it shows that you have technical knowledge over both security foundation subjects...
Tags: David Davis CCIE, MCSE+I, SCSA, security, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Security Specialist 1, Cisco Security
Technical articles 2002-09-19

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PC Virus Attacks Plummet After Cisco Deploys Security Solution
Enterprises of all sizes are scrambling to guard against the catastrophic threat posed by viruses, worms, and similar security intrusions. Cisco implemented the Cisco Security Agent on the majority of the company's individual computer assets. Cisco went virtually unscathed with the help of an internal deployment of the Cisco Security...
Tags: Security, PC, Cisco Systems Inc.
Case studies
Integrating Cisco Security Agent With Cisco Intrusion Prevention System
Cisco Security Agent and Cisco Intrusion Prevention System IPS are two key components of Cisco's Threat Control and Containment strategy, a fundamental piece of the Cisco Self-Defending Network solution. This paper is a technical overview of the integration between Cisco Security Agent and Cisco IPS. It describes how the collaborative...
Tags: Intrusion Prevention System, Agent, Cisco Systems Inc.
White papers 2007-01-01
Configure, deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot Cisco ASA security contexts
This sample chapter, taken from Cisco ASA: All-in-One Firewall, IPS, and VPN Adaptive Security Appliance, discusses configuration steps and deployment scenarios for security contexts in Cisco ASA. Learn about security context, which is a robust feature available in Cisco ASA. Find out how to isolatethe issues related...
Tags: Chapter, Monitor, Cisco Systems Inc., Security
Book chapters 2005-12-16
Cisco Unified CallManager Express Security Best Practices
Cisco Unified CallManager Express Cisco Unified CME provides integrated IP communications on Cisco IOS routers. Therefore, the same security best practices recommended for all Cisco IOS voice-enabled routers also apply to Cisco Unified CME. In addition, one should implement Cisco Unified CME system-specific security practices to provide additional security protection....
Tags: Security, Cisco Systems Inc.
White papers 2006-09-14
Scale and Personalize Broadband Security Services
Threats to network security are growing and varied. Service providers must provide effective security to protect against viruses, worms, botnet attacks, Distributed-Denial-of-Service DDoS attacks, SPAM, and phishing. Cisco network-based security solutions provide far more protection than PC software, which is often inconsistently deployed and updated by consumers. This paper describes...
Tags: Broadband, Cisco Systems Inc., Security
White papers 2007-05-01
Cisco IT@Work Case Study: Cisco PIX Security Appliance
The challenge was to protect Cisco's data and network from unauthorized users. Cisco needed to eliminate the need for a second set of Access Control Lists ACLs and improve application availability for stateful failover. Cisco deployed Cisco PIX 535 Security Appliance at six small POPs worldwide. If primary device fails,...
Tags: Security, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco PIX Firewall
Case studies
Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Security Overview
Perhaps the only thing more important to your business than the data exchanged on your network is the ability to maintain the security of that data. Security fears have caused some network managers to avoid installing wireless LANs WLANs, regardless of the numerous benefits that they provide. Now the landscape...
Tags: Security, WLAN, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Aironet, Wireless LANs, LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking
White papers
How Cisco IT Upgraded Intrusion Prevention Software to Improve Endpoint Security
Even with the successful deployment of Cisco Security Agent Version 4.0 in February 2004, threats to the network continued to grow. Each new worm, virus, or attack made it more important to secure the network from malicious behavior. New features and capabilities were needed beyond those found in Cisco Security...
Tags: Security, Intrusion Prevention, Information Technology, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Security Agent Version 4.5
Case studies 2007-12-17
IBM and Cisco: New Model for Enterprise Security
This webcast focuses on automated, self-protecting systems security to help customers adhere to corporate compliance policies and remediate systems for better security. Together, IBM and Cisco have seen the challenges their customers are facing regarding security, and they believe that historical approaches to securing IT environments are no longer meeting...
Tags: Enterprise Security, Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Security
Webcasts
How Cisco IT Uses Firewalls to Protect Cisco Internet Access Locations
This case study describes how Cisco Systems uses Cisco PIX security appliances to protect its network assets from unauthorized access. The Cisco global network is a leading-edge enterprise environment that is one of the largest and most complex in the world. Cisco customers can draw on Cisco IT's real-world experience...
Tags: Internet Access, Firewall, Information Technology, Cisco Systems Inc.
Case studies 2007-11-20
Cisco Helps Pep Boys Improve Point-of-Sale Applications, Security Posture, and Future Flexibility
The leading automotive aftermarket and service chain in the United States, Pep Boys operates stores in 36 states and Puerto Rico. Pep Boys wanted to ensure maximum application availability at retail stores and implement advanced security features. The challenge was to help ensure outstanding customer service while creating a network...
Tags: Security, Point-of-sale, Cisco Systems Inc.
Case studies 2006-06-01
Cisco Migrates Global Wireless LAN to Cisco IOS Software for Enhanced Functionality, Manageability, and Security
This case study describes the migration to Cisco IOS Software of Cisco IT's internal wireless LANs within the Cisco network, a leading-edge enterprise environment that is one of the largest and most complex in the world. Cisco customers can draw on Cisco IT's real-world experience in this area to help...
Tags: Software, Security, Cisco IOS, LAN, Cisco IOS Software, WLAN, Cisco Systems Inc., Wireless
Case studies
Blue Cross Blue Shield Vermont Advances Security With Cisco Partner Blue Spruce Technologies
In order to comply with the federal government's HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act), Blue Cross Blue Shield BCBS of Vermont conducts regular reviews of its security infrastructure and hardware. As a result of its most recent review, the company planned to replace its security firewalls, but decided to...
Tags: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Partnership, Cisco Systems Inc., Security
Case studies
How Cisco IT Deployed Firewall Protection for a Small Business Acquisition
Linksys, a division of Cisco, needed to replace a PC-based firewall with a solution that would provide greater security and reliability. In a project to improve overall network availability, Cisco IT helped the Linksys network staff implement a pair of redundant Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches with Cisco Firewall Services...
Tags: Firewall, Information Technology, Small Business, Cisco Systems Inc.
Case studies 2007-12-17
Enterprise Access Control
At Cisco Systems, the corporate Security, Technology & Systems STS team manages physical security for more than 271 Cisco facilities in 50 countries worldwide. Their job is to make sure that only people authorized to have access to these Cisco facilities gain entry, and to detect and respond to all...
Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Access Control
Case studies
Configuring Cisco IOS IPS Using Cisco SDM and CLI
In Cisco Router and Security Device Manager SDM 2.2, the Cisco IOS IPS configuration is integrated within the SDM application. The user does not need to launch a separate window to configure Cisco IOS IPS. In Cisco SDM 2.2, a new IPS configuration wizard is added to guide users through...
Tags: Cisco IOS, Cisco Systems Inc.
White papers 2006-03-01
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