
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Security Target
1.2.3.2 Cisco ASA 5500-X
The Cisco ASA 5500-X Series midrange security appliances include ASA 5512-X, ASA 5515-
X, ASA 5525-X, ASA 5545-X, and ASA 5555-X. The Cisco ASA 5500-X Series appliances
provide additional network security through optional integrated cloud- and software-based
security services that use identity for security policy selection, requiring no additional hardware
modules. The Cisco ASA 5500-X appliances scale from the Cisco Borderless Network
Architecture to data center architectures, with integrated form factors ranging from 1 Gbps to 4
Gbps.
1.2.3.3 Cisco IPS Manager Express (IME)
The IME is a powerful all-in-one IPS management application designed to meet the needs of
small and medium-sized businesses. IME is a network management application that provides
system health, events, and collaboration monitoring in addition to reporting and configuration for
up to ten sensors. IME monitors sensor health using customizable dashboards and provides
security alerts through RSS feed integration from Cisco Security Center. It monitors global
correlation data, which an authorized administrator can view in events and reports. It monitors
events and lets an authorized administrator sort views by filtering, grouping, and colorization.
IME can embed the IPS Device Manager (IDM) configuration component to allow for a
seamless integration between the monitoring and configuration of IPS devices.
1.2.3.4 Cisco Security Manager 4.x
Cisco Security Manager is an enterprise-class security management software application. It can
be used to manage security policies on a wide variety of devices, including adaptive security
appliances (ASA), intrusion prevention system (IPS) appliances and service modules, integrated
security routers (ISRs), and so forth. An authorized administrator can also use Security Manager
to view events generated from ASA and IPS devices.
Cisco Security Manager 4.x offers:
Flexible processes to provision new and updated signatures incrementally, create IPS
policies for those signatures, and then share the policies across devices
Integrated tuning and troubleshooting tools including IPS event-to-policy linkages and
cross-launching capabilities
Enhanced reporting and event management support for Cisco’s latest IPS features,
including Global Correlation
Role-based access control and workflow, which help ensure error-free deployments and
process compliance
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