Cisco Security Manager

Introduction

Cisco Security Manager is a powerful but very easy-to-use solution to centrally provision all aspects of device configuration and security policies for Cisco firewalls, virtual private networks (VPNs), and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS). The solution effectively manages even small networks consisting of fewer than ten devices, but also scales to efficiently manage large-scale networks composed of thousands of devices. Scalability is achieved through intelligent policy-based management techniques that can simplify administration.Product Highlights
Supports provisioning for Cisco router platforms running a Cisco IOS security software image, Cisco ASA 5500 Series adaptive security appliances, Cisco PIX security appliances, Cisco IPS 4200 Series sensors, and Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series security services modules
Respond faster to threats: define and assign new security policies to thousands of devices in a few simple steps
Rich graphical user interface provides superior ease-of-use
Multiple views that provide flexible methods to manage devices and policies, including the ability to manage the security network visually on a topology map
Extensive animated help for the new user to reduce the learning time
Centrally specify which policies are shared and automatically inherited by new devices to ensure corporate policies are implemented consistently, while providing optional flexibility to customize policies at the local device level
Ability to create a single firewall rule table for all Cisco platforms with intelligent analysis of firewall policies to determine anomalies in the rule base
Easily configure site-to-site, hub-spoke full mesh or extranet VPN connections with a few mouse clicks
Integration with Cisco ACS for granular role based access control to devices and management functions
Integration with Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System (Cisco Security MARS) to correlate events with the associated firewall rules to help with quicker decision making and increased network up time
Ability to assign specific tasks to each administrator during the deployment of a policy, with formal change control and tracking; allows the security and network operations staff to work together as a single team with effective coordination

The Cisco Security Manager is part of the Cisco Security Management Suite which delivers comprehensive policy administration and enforcement for the Cisco Self-Defending Network The suite also includes the world-class Cisco Security MARS for monitoring and mitigation which can be purchased separately.