Network Security & Firewalls

A key component of the Cisco SecureX Framework, the Cisco ASA 5500 Series integrates the world's most proven firewall with a robust suite of highly integrated, market-leading security services for networks of all sizes - small and midsize business with one or a few locations, large enterprises, service providers, and mission-critical data centers. The Cisco ASA 5500 Series delivers MultiScale performance and functionality with unprecedented services flexibility, modular scalability, feature extensibility, and lower deployment and operations costs.

A key component of the Cisco SecureX Framework, the Cisco ASA 5500 Series integrates the world's most proven firewall with a robust suite of highly integrated, market-leading security services for networks of all sizes - small and midsize business with one or a few locations, large enterprises, service providers, and mission-critical data centers. The Cisco ASA 5500 Series delivers MultiScale performance and functionality with unprecedented services flexibility, modular scalability, feature extensibility, and lower deployment and operations costs.

You need a firewall that meets small-office performance and cost needs yet delivers enterprise-strength security. The Cisco ASA 5500 Series was designed with this in mind. Available in a wide range of sizes and performance levels to fit your network and budget, all models deliver the same proven level of security that protects the networks of some of the largest and most security-conscious companies in the world.

Features and Benefits

The Cisco ASA 5500 Series includes several models that provide the performance and cost that fit the needs of a small office, yet deliver enterprise-strength security without compromise. Like their enterprise counterparts, ASA appliances for small offices and branch locations protect critical assets through:

• Broad and deep network security through an array of cloud- and software-based integrated security services backed by Cisco Security Intelligence Operations (SIO)
• Comprehensive antimalware capabilities, including antivirus, botnet traffic filter, and antispyware
• Highly effective intrusion prevention system (IPS) with Cisco Global Correlation
• High-performance VPN and always-on remote access
• The ability to enable additional security services quickly and easily, in response to changing needs

Cisco® ASA 5500 and ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls integrate the world's most proven stateful inspection firewall with a comprehensive suite of highly integrated next-generation firewall services for networks of all sizes-small and midsize businesses with one or a few locations, large enterprises, service providers, and mission-critical data centers. Cisco ASA 5500 and ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls deliver MultiScale™ performance with unprecedented services flexibility, including next-generation firewall capabilities, modular scalability, feature extensibility, and lower deployment and operations costs.