Cisco
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Cisco AnyConnect
The Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is a endpoint software product that is not only a VPN client that provides access through Transport Layer Security and IPSec IKEv2, but also provides an enhanced security check through built in modules. The modules are VPN Posture (HostScan) and ISE Posture module. These modules can allow the AnyConnect…
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Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)
Cisco Advanced Malware Protection, previously known as FireAMP, is a malware analysis and protection solution. By using targeted, context-aware malware. Attacks have the advance on resources, persistent, time and expertise to compromise a network that relies totally on point-in-time detection. Cisco AMP provides a full protection barrier for organisations across the attack spectrum Before the…
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Cisco Threat Grid
Cisco Threat Grid was acquired by Cisco in 2014. Cisco Threat Grid can perform static file analysis as well as dynamic file analysis. Static file analysis checks the files name, MD5, file types and more. Dynamic file analysis checks how the software behaves when it is ran in a controlled sandbox enviroment. It uses the…
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Cisco Talos
Cisco Talos is the threat intelligence organisation. A team of security experts who are supported by sophisticated security systems to c reate threat intelligence. Cisco Talos threat intelligence detects, analyses and protects against known and emerging threats for Cisco products. Cisco Talos is made up of three security research teams: IronPort Security Applications The Sourcefire…
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Next Generation Endpoint Security
Endpoints are easy targets for threats. Endpoints are ubiquitous and come in many forms: mobile devices, laptops, tablets, IP phones, pcs and more BYOD policies in companies can mean that any of the devices can end up connected to the corporate network. Traditionally an antivirus product has been used that was installed on each device…
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Network Security Design for Defence
Cisco created Cisco SAFE as an answer to increasing threats in the cyber world. Cisco SAFE is an architectural framework that helps with designing secure solutions in the following places in the network (PINs): Places in Network The Branch Branches are less secure than the campus and data centre places in network (PINs) as the…
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Cisco DNA Centre Assurance
Cisco DNA Centre Assurance provides a tool for handling relevant customer requirements with the following capabilities: Cisco SD-Access Fabric Configuration Software Image Management (SWIM) Simplified Provisioning for Devices Wireless Network Management Simplified Security Policies Configuration Templates Network Assurance Plug and Play Cisco DNA Centre Assurance provides a feature called Network Time Travel in Network Assurance.…
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IP SLA
IP SLA is a tool built into Cisco routers. It allows for the continuous monitoring on parts of the network. There are number of different types of probes that can be set up with IP SLA to monitor different things, such as: Delay Jitter Packet Loss Packet Sequencing Path Connectivity Server or Website Download Time…
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Encapsulated Remote SPAN (ERSPAN)
Like RSPAN, ERSPAN has the ability to take source SPAN traffic from one remote switch and deliver it to a host that can analyse traffic. ERSPAN differs from RSPAN in that ERSPAN uses Layer 3, RSPAN uses Layer 2. The start of a ERSPAN is configured with the command: monitor session 10 type erspan-source This…
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Remote SPAN (RSPAN)
In a larger environment, there may be a need to forward mirrored traffic across multiple switches to reach the traffic analyser. From the source port, the mirrored traffic placed on a special VLAN called a RSPAN VLAN. The RSPAN VLAN acts differently from a regular VLAN. Any ports that are associated with the RSPAN VLAN…