Cisco
Today's borderless organizations are changing, and facing unprecedented challenges. Ever-increasing consumer IT offerings and growing numbers of workers using mobile technology (both in and out of the office) bring new capabilities, along with new security threats. Network guests, contractors, employees, and partners all need differing levels of access. At the same time hackers, botnets, spam, phishing and trojan viruses present their own issues.
ASA 5500
Challenge
To remain competitive, businesses require anytime, anywhere, any-device connectivity to critical applications and information. Unfortunately, these business factors broaden the attack surface and potential for abuse. This confluence poses significant challenges for IT professionals responsible for security for the network and its applications.
Business Benefits
Cisco® Secure Borderless Networks enable businesses to maximize efficiency while maintaining security, visibility, and regulatory compliance; reach customers, partners, and markets that have previously been too architecturally challenging to address (Figure 1); and increase employee productivity and operational efficiency by securely connecting mobile users - while information is secured, audit trails are kept, and hackers are kept out of the network.
Solution
The Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances and Cisco Security Manager are fundamental components of the Cisco Secure Borderless Network architecture, creating a tightly integrated solution that delivers the full suite of high-performance security appliances, sophisticated policy management, and comprehensive analysis and reporting.
Catalyst 6500 Series Firewall Services Module
The Cisco Catalyst® 6500 Series Firewall Services Module (FWSM) enables businesses to segment campus networks and secure data center environments by integrating firewall security directly into the network infrastructure. The FWSM allows any Ethernet port of a Cisco Catalyst 6000 Series Switch to operate as a fully featured firewall. It facilitates departmental or multitenant deployments with optional security context licenses that deliver up to 250 virtual firewalls.