Cisco ASA 5500 Series Business Edition

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1 Solution Overview Cisco ASA 5500 Series Business Edition CISCO ASA 5500 SERIES BUSINESS EDITION PROVIDES AN ALL-IN-ONE SECURITY SOLUTION The Cisco ASA 5500 Series Business Edition provides an easy-to-use, yet enterprise-strength comprehensive security solution that combines firewall, anti-x, and VPN capabilities, so you can feel confident your business is protected. Employee productivity is increased by stopping spam, spyware, and other Internet threats. IT resources are freed from virus and spyware eradication and system clean up activities. You can focus on growing your business, without worrying about the latest viruses and threats. CHALLENGE The Internet has become critical to businesses of all sizes. It enables new opportunities for growth of the business. It provides connectivity with partners and remote workers via VPN connections. But it is also a conduit for threats to enter a company s network. And these threats can have a significant impact on the business: Viruses which can infect systems bringing them down resulting in outages and lost revenue Spyware and hackers which can lead to loss of company data and related liability concerns Spam and phishing which creates a nuisance and contributes to loss of employee productivity Browsing of non-work-related websites which lead to loss of employee productivity and possible company liability issues Infected VPN traffic which creates a vector for threats to enter the network and disrupt the business All contents are Copyright All rights reserved. Important Notices and Privacy Statement. Page 1 of 4

2 SOLUTION The Cisco ASA 5500 Series Business Edition provides small and medium-sized companies with comprehensive gateway security and VPN connectivity. With its combined firewall and anti-x capabilities, the Cisco ASA 5500 Series is able to stop threats at the gateway before they enter the network and impact business operations. These same services are extended to remote access users providing a threat protected VPN connection. Most trusted and deployed firewall technology Building on the Cisco PIX Family of security appliances, the Cisco ASA 5500 Series allows valid business traffic to flow, while keeping out unwelcome visitors. And with its application control capabilities, the solution can limit peer-topeer, instant messaging, and malicious traffic. This prevents security leaks, and the introduction of threats to the network. Market-leading anti-x capabilities With robust anti-x capabilities delivered via the Content Security and Control Security Services Module (CSC-SSM), the Cisco ASA 5500 Series provides the critical perimeter security needed for comprehensive protection. Anti-spyware Blocks spyware from entering your network through Internet traffic (HTTP and FTP) and traffic. Free up IT support resources from costly spyware removal procedures and improve employee productivity by blocking spyware at the gateway. Anti-spam Effective blocking of spam with very low false positives helps to restore the effectiveness of , so communication with customers, vendors, and partners continues uninterrupted. Anti-virus Award-winning anti-virus technology shields your internal network resources from both known and unknown virus attacks, at the most effective point in your infrastructure the Internet gateway. Cleaning your and web traffic at the perimeter eliminates the need for resource-intensive malware infection cleanup and helps ensure business continuity. Anti-phishing Identity theft protection guards against phishing attacks, thereby preventing employees from inadvertently disclosing company or personal details that could lead to financial loss. Real-time protection for web access, (SMTP and POP3), and FTP. Many employees will access their own private webmail from their company PCs or laptops, introducing another entry point for Internet-borne threats even if an organization s is already protected. Similarly, employees may directly download programs or files that may be contaminated. Real-time protection of all Web traffic at the Internet gateway greatly reduces this often-overlooked point of vulnerability All rights reserved. Important notices, privacy statements, and trademarks of can be found on cisco.com. Page 2 of 5

3 URL filtering Web and URL filtering can be used to control employee Internet usage by blocking access to inappropriate or non-workrelated Websites, improving employee productivity and limiting the risk of legal action being taken by employees exposed to offensive Web content. content filtering filtering minimizes the legal liability companies can face, due to exposure to offensive material transferred by . Filtering also enforces regulatory compliance, helping organizations meet the requirements of legislation such as the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act and the Data Protection Act. Threat protected VPN The Cisco ASA 5500 Series provides threat protected access for remote users. The solution provides both site-to-site and remote-user access to internal network systems and services. This solution combines Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and IP Security (IPSec) VPN capabilities for maximum flexibility. And since the solution combines firewall and anti-x services with VPN services, the VPN traffic does not introduce malware or other threats to the business. Easy deployment and management Included with the solution is the Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM), which provides a powerful, yet easy-to-use browser-based management and monitoring interface. This single solution provides comprehensive configuration of all the services in a single application. And to help with quick deployment, wizards guide the user through the configuration settings. BUSINESS BENEFITS The Cisco ASA 5500 Series Business Edition provides the security and connectivity that helps your business: Increase employee productivity Prevent the loss of employee s productivity by preventing spam, spyware and inappropriate Web browsing. Improve business resiliency Prevent disruption of business-critical applications and services due to security breaches by implementing the industry s most-deployed enterprise-grade firewall and anti-x security technology. Reduce cleanup costs Free up IT support resources and reduce the costly process of cleaning up spyware, viruses, and other malware by preventing the infection from occurring. Achieve operational efficiency Reduce costs associated with deployment and ongoing management and monitoring of the security solution by using a single, easy to install, easy to use solution. Decrease liability Reduce the company s exposure to liability related to compromised data or inadequate corporate controls by implementing comprehensive access control and threat protection services in a single device. These benefits make the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Business Edition the right choice to address your security needs and enable your network and employees to deliver maximum value to your business. RECOMMENDED BUSINESS EDITION BUNDLES Table 1. Recommended Business Edition Bundles Bundle Description All-in-one bundle: Cisco ASA 5510 Appliance with CSC-SSM provides firewall, VPN, and anti-x features to stop spyware, spam, viruses, phishing and inappropriate web browsing. Entry level bundle: Cisco ASA 5510 Appliance provides firewall and IPSec VPN to deliver affordable security with support for future deployment of additional security services. High availability bundle: Cisco ASA 5510 Appliance with Security Plus license provides firewall and IPSec VPN services with Active/Standby Failover, VLAN support, and additional Ethernet Interfaces. Part Number ASA5510-CSC10-K9 ASA5510-BUN-K9 ASA5510-SEC-BUN-K9 Additional Recommended Options Cisco ASA 5500 Series 10 user SSL VPN license Cisco ASA 5500 Series 25 user SSL VPN license Cisco ASA 5500 Series 50 user SSL VPN license Cisco ASA 5510 Security Plus license (provides high availability, VLAN support and additional Ethernet Interfaces) ASA5500-SSL-10 ASA5500-SSL-25 ASA5500-SSL-50 ASA5510-SEC-PL 2006 All rights reserved. Important notices, privacy statements, and trademarks of can be found on cisco.com. Page 3 of 5

4 FOR MORE INFORMATION For more information on how your company can benefit from the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Business Edition, visit: Corporate Headquarters 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA USA Tel: NETS (6387) Fax: European Headquarters Cisco Systems International BV Haarlerbergpark Haarlerbergweg CH Amsterdam The Netherlands www-europe.cisco.com Tel: Fax: Americas Headquarters 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA USA Tel: Fax: Asia Pacific Headquarters 168 Robinson Road #28-01 Capital Tower Singapore Tel: Fax: Cisco Systems has more than 200 offices in the following countries and regions. Addresses, phone numbers, and fax numbers are listed on the Cisco Website at /go/offices. Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile China PRC Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dubai, UAE Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong SAR Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Korea Luxembourg Malaysia Mexico The Netherlands New Zealand Norway Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Scotland Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States Venezuela Vietnam Zimbabwe Copyright 2006 All rights reserved. CCSP, CCVP, the Cisco Square Bridge logo, Follow Me Browsing, and StackWise are trademarks of ; Changing the Way We Work, Live, Play, and Learn, and iquick Study are service marks of ; and Access Registrar, Aironet, BPX, Catalyst, CCDA, CCDP, CCIE, CCIP, CCNA, CCNP, Cisco, the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert logo, Cisco IOS, Cisco Press, Cisco Systems, Cisco Systems Capital, the Cisco Systems logo, Cisco Unity, Enterprise/Solver, EtherChannel, EtherFast, EtherSwitch, Fast Step, FormShare, GigaDrive, GigaStack, HomeLink, Internet Quotient, IOS, IP/TV, iq Expertise, the iq logo, iq Net Readiness Scorecard, LightStream, Linksys, MeetingPlace, MGX, the Networkers logo, Networking Academy, Network Registrar, Packet, PIX, Post-Routing, Pre-Routing, ProConnect, RateMUX, ScriptShare, SlideCast, SMARTnet, The Fastest Way to Increase Your Internet Quotient, and TransPath are registered trademarks of and/or its affiliates in the United States and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document or Website are the 2006 property Cisco of Systems, their respective Inc. owners. All rights The use reserved. of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. Important (0601R) notices, privacy statements, and trademarks of can be found on cisco.com. Page 4 of 5 Printed in the USA C /06

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