Cisco Cisco Content Security Management Appliance M690 Datenbogen

 

 

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Improved Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement 

Centralized reporting and tracking help determine which users are in violation of acceptable use policies, identify 

policy infractions across any department or site, and monitor the use of Web 2.0 applications such as Facebook 

and YouTube as well as visits to URLs in specific categories such 

as “gambling” or “sports.” 

By centralizing the management of multiple appliances, administrators can enforce consistent acceptable use 

policies across the organization. 

Enhanced Threat Protection 

The Cisco SMA delivers a comprehensive view of an organizat

ion’s security operations, providing better threat 

intelligence, defense, and remediation. Important features include the centralized management of email spam 

quarantine, comprehensive threat monitoring across multiple web security gateways, web reputation scoring, and 
botnet detection. The Cisco SMA’s reporting capabilities can also be used to help administrators identify and 

address activities involving data loss prevention (DLP). 

High Performance and Scalability 

The Cisco SMA has two proprietary databases optimized for reporting and tracking, rather than a single generic 

database. Appropriate computations are applied to each query for the rapid generation of real-time reports. 

Built on the high-performance Cisco AsyncOS

®

 operating system, the Cisco SMA provides industry-leading 

scalability to meet the demands of small, medium-sized, and large enterprises as well as service providers. 

Flexible Deployment with the Cisco Content Security Management Virtual Appliance 

The Cisco Content Security Management Virtual Appliance (SMAV) significantly lowers the cost of managing email 

and web security, especially in highly distributed networks. Your network manager can create instances where and 

when they are needed, using your existing network infrastructure. The Cisco SMAV is a software version of the 

Cisco SMA and runs on top of a VMware ESXi hypervisor and Cisco Unified Computing System

™

 (Cisco UCS

®

) 

servers. You will receive an unlimited number of Cisco SMAV instances with the purchase of a SMA software 

license for any of the Cisco Email or Web Security software bundles. 

With the Cisco SMAV, you can respond instantly to increasing traffic growth with simplified capacity planning. You 
don’t need to buy and ship appliances, so you can support new business opportunities without adding complexity 

to a data center or having to hire additional staff. 

Features and Benefits of the Cisco SMA and SMAV 

The Cisco SMA simplifies administration by publishing configurations from a single management console 
to multiple Cisco WSAs. Updates and settings are managed centrally on that console rather than on the 
individual appliances. Organizations can dedicate specific appliances to individual applications for high-
volume deployments. 

Fully integrated reporting allows traffic data from multiple Cisco ESAs and WSAs to be consolidated. 

Data is aggregated from multiple Cisco ESAs, including data categorized by sender, recipient, message 
subject, and other parameters. Scanning results, such as spam and virus verdicts, are also displayed, as 
are policy violations. 

A record of individual web transactions is maintained, with information such as IP address, username, 
domain name, time accessed, and other details. Visibility is provided into employee use of Web 2.0 
applications such as Facebook, YouTube, and instant messaging. 

Web tracking information is aggregated in real time and displayed in a high-level, easy-to-use graphical 
format. Reporting features help administrators determine the websites, URL categories, and applications 
that employees can access on company devices.