TechStop » IPS http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/techstop Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:47:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 ASA-X Series – IPS http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/techstop/asa-x-series-ips/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/techstop/asa-x-series-ips/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:39:59 +0000 Joshua Wood http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/techstop/?p=221 Hi all, Cisco’s ASA X series of firewalls boast some impressive numbers for throughput but what about features. Well, the X series will incorporate the ASA IPS directly on the same hardware as the ASA itself. With the X series of ASAs there will no longer be a need to buy a separate hardware module that installs into the ASA-X line. The IPS will be software key that is added to the key store on the ASA.

This is great and frees up a slot on the ASA that has long been the de facto port for the IPS, since all companies should have one. The router line has had this ability to a greater or lesser degree for a while but the routers typically have many more functions that a firewall doesn’t typically perform. The stats on the built-in IPS module aren’t too bad either.

If we take a small snapshot of the comparison page that Cisco has created we can see the numbers for the ASA-X series ASA are far higher than even the separate module from the previous generation. And this free up a slot on the ASA-X’s for say … the CX perhaps?

Until next time,
TechStop (JW)

]]> http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/techstop/asa-x-series-ips/feed/ 0 Cisco IPS/IDS for the Router http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/techstop/cisco-ipsids-for-the-router/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/techstop/cisco-ipsids-for-the-router/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:16:29 +0000 Joshua Wood http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/techstop/cisco-ipsids-for-the-router/ Hi all, Cisco has several products. In fact most would agree that their product line is too complicated and filled out but that is a topic for another time. Let’s say you have a router and it sits at a point in your network where you want/need an IPS/IDS. You don’t want to put in another piece of hardware. Now wouldn’t it be nice if that router could also run IPS/IDS. Well it definitely can. In fact it is a full featured IPS/IDS with signature updates and the works and it can run on most ISR G2 routers.

The IPS/IDS solution from Cisco fits right inside the IOS and can be applied to any set of interfaces that you want. They provide this is an upgrade SKU or a bundle. The updates for the IPS/IDS will keep going as long as you have a SmartNet contract. Also, it is really REALLY easy to configure and get going. Have a look at the step-by-step guide listed below.

Getting Started with IOS IPS ― A Step-by-Step Guide: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/iosswrel/ps6537/ps6586/ps6634/prod_white_paper0900aecd805c4ea8.html

Until next time,
TechStop (JW)

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