The Cisco Content Security Management appliance (M-Series appliance) is an external or “off box”
location that provides a single interface to certain services on multiple Cisco C-Series and X-Series
Email Security appliances.

The Security Management appliance includes the following features:

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External Cisco Spam Quarantine. Holds spam and suspected spam messages for end users, and allow
end users and administrators to review messages that are flagged as spam before making a final
determination.

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Centralized policy, virus, and outbreak quarantines. Provide a single location behind the firewall to
store and manage messages quarantined by anti-virus scanning, outbreak filters, and policies.

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Centralized reporting. Run reports on aggregated data from multiple Email Security appliances.

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Centralized tracking. Track email messages that traverse multiple Email Security appliances.

For complete information about configuring and using your Cisco Content Security Management
appliance, see the Cisco Content Security Management Appliance User Guide.