Cisco Cisco ASA Advanced Inspection and Prevention Security Services Module Data Sheet
Data Sheet
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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Content Security and
Control Security Services Module (CSC-SSM)
Control Security Services Module (CSC-SSM)
The Cisco ASA 5500 Series Content Security and Control Security Services Module
(CSC-SSM) combines comprehensive malware protection with advanced traffic and
message compliance for Cisco ASA Family of multifunction security appliances. The
result is a powerful solution that provides strong protection and control for business
network communications, stops network threats including viruses, worms, spyware,
spam and phishing, controls unwanted visitors and web content while reducing the
operational costs and complexity of deploying and managing multiple point solutions.
Product Overview
The Cisco ASA 5500 Series Content Security and Control Security Services Module (CSC-SSM)
delivers industry-leading threat protection and content control at the Internet edge providing
comprehensive antivirus, anti-spyware, file blocking, anti-spam, anti-phishing, URL blocking and
filtering, and content filtering, all available in a comprehensive easy-to-manage solution delivered
by industry leaders. The CSC-SSM bolsters the Cisco ASA 5500 Series’ strong security
capabilities providing customers with additional protection and control over the content of their
business communications. The service module provides additional flexibility and choice over the
functionality and deployment of Cisco’s award-winning Cisco ASA 5500 Series Family of
appliances.
The Cisco ASA 5500 Series CSC-SSM helps businesses more effectively protect their networks,
increase network availability, and increase employee productivity through the following elements:
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Comprehensive malware protection: Incorporates Trend Micro’s award-winning antivirus
and anti-spyware technologies. The CSC-SSM can prevent virtually all known malicious
code from entering and propagating across the network. This helps prevent disruption of
business critical applications and services, prevent valuable key systems and employee
downtime and reduce the costly process of cleaning up after an infection.
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Advanced content filtering: Integrates URL filtering, content filtering and anti-phishing
technology that helps protect the business and individual employees from the theft of
confidential information as well as reduce potential legal liabilities associated with content
in violation of network use policies. It can also aid businesses comply with network content
regulations such as Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Sarbanes-
Oxley (SOX) and the Data Protection Act.
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Integrated message security: Integrates anti-spam technology that removes the vast
majority of unsolicited e-mail before it gets to the mail server, increasing employee
productivity and preventing wastage of valuable network bandwidth and storage resources.