Network Security & Firewalls

Cisco ASA 5500 and ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls for the Internet Edge

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. The 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.

Midsize businesses protecting the Internet edge require the same level of protection as large enterprise networks. You require enterprise-strength security, but purchasing a firewall that was built to handle the performance needs and budget of a large enterprise would be unnecessary and a waste of company resources. You need a firewall that provides the performance you need at a price you can afford, along with the visibility and control you need to take advantage of new applications and devices without compromising security.

Features and Benefits

Cisco ASA 5500 and ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls are available in a wide range of sizes and performance levels to fit your network and budget while offering the same proven level of security that protects some of the largest networks at some of the most security-conscious companies in the world. The ASA 5500 and ASA 5500-X Next-Generation Series Firewalls scale to meet the performance and security requirements of a wide range of network applications, to correspond with your changing needs.

Like their enterprise counterparts, Cisco ASA 5500 and ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls for the Internet edge protect critical assets through:

• Exceptional next-generation firewall services that provide the visibility and control your enterprise needs to safely take advantage of new applications and devices
• Application Visibility and Control (AVC) to control specific behaviors within allowed micro-applications
• Web Security Essentials (WSE) to restrict web and web application usage based on reputation of the site
• Broad and deep network security through an array of integrated cloud- and software-based next-generation firewall services backed by Cisco Security Intelligence Operations (SIO)
• 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

Corporate networks are encountering the highest levels of change in history. Users require anywhere, anytime access to the network from a variety of company- and personally-owned mobile devices. In addition, applications have evolved to be highly dynamic and multifaceted, blurring the line between legitimate business applications and those that waste time and increase the company's exposure to internet-based threats. As a result, organizations must take a new approach to security - without abandoning time-tested methods - to unify the network's security framework, accelerate business innovation, and proactively protect against new and emerging threats.

Corporate networks are encountering the highest levels of change in history. Users require anywhere, anytime access to the network from a variety of company- and personally-owned mobile devices. In addition, applications have evolved to be highly dynamic and multifaceted, blurring the line between legitimate business applications and those that waste time and increase the company's exposure to internet-based threats. As a result, organizations must take a new approach to security - without abandoning time-tested methods - to unify the network's security framework, accelerate business innovation, and proactively protect against new and emerging threats.

Cisco ASA 5585-X Adaptive Security Appliances are tailored to meet the high performance needs of mission-critical data centers and provide peace of mind with Cisco guaranteed coverage. Supporting the highest VPN session counts and twice as many connections per second as competitive firewalls in its class, Cisco ASA 5585-X appliances meet the growing needs of today's most dynamic organizations. The appliances combine the world's most proven firewall with the industry's most comprehensive, effective IPS, offering the most effective security solution in the industry to significantly decrease business risk and address regulatory compliance - all in a compact 2-rack-unit footprint.