Cisco Cisco Firepower Management Center 4000 Release Notes

Version 5.2.0.6

Sourcefire 3D System Release Notes

Features Introduced in Previous Versions

knows the disposition for a file based on its SHA-256 hash value, the Defense

Center uses a cached disposition rather than querying the Sourcefire cloud.
If necessary, you can override dispositions from the cloud on a file-by-file basis

with the global malware whitelist. If a file has a disposition in the cloud that you

know to be incorrect, you can add the file’s SHA-256 value to the whitelist. When

the system detects a file from the whitelist, it does not perform a malware lookup

or block the file as malware. You can enable use of the global malware whitelist

on a per-file-policy basis.
Several analysis tools let you track AMP events, including the Context Explorer,

the dashboard, the event views, and the network file trajectory view. Connection,

file, and malware events all reflect when a file is blocked because of malware.
You can perform AMP, which requires Protection and Malware licenses, using any

Series 3 managed device or virtual device. You can manage an AMP deployment

using any Series 3 or Series 2 Defense Center, except a DC500.

Network File Trajectory

The network file trajectory feature provides a visual, interactive representation of

the path an infected file takes across your network, to help you understand the

broader impact, context, and spread of malware across the network and

endpoints. This view depicts point of entry, propagation, protocols used, and the

users or endpoints involved in the transfer. You can use the map to determine

which hosts may have transferred malware or are at risk and to observe file

transfer trends.
File trajectory information provides standard information about the file (the file

name, type, disposition, actions taken by the system, and so on) as well as when

it was first and last seen, the number of hosts associated with the file, and the

name of any associated threats. The trajectory of a file through your network is

illustrated in visual form on the File Trajectory page. You can access the File

Trajectory page directly (Analysis > Files > Network File Trajectory) or from the

Context Explorer, dashboard, or event views of connection, file, or malware

events.
You can view network file trajectories on any file where a malware cloud lookup

occurred using AMP or on any file detected or quarantined by FireAMP,

Sourcefire’s endpoint-based advanced malware analysis and protection solution.

Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)

Several new device management features were added in Version 5.2: high

availability state sharing, gateway VPN configuration, policy-based configuration

of network address translation (NAT), and clustered stacking.

Clustered State Sharing

The clustered state sharing feature, also referred to as high availability (HA) state

sharing, allows clustered devices or clustered stacks to synchronize their states

so that, if either device or stack in the cluster fails, the other peer can take over

with no interruption to traffic flow. This provides improved failover capability for

strict TCP enforcement, unidirectional access control rules, and blocking