Cisco Cisco Firepower Management Center 4000
Glossary
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FireSIGHT System User Guide
appliance statistics
Information you can obtain about an
, including uptime, system memory usage, load average,
disk usage, a summary of system processes, and, on the
, information about
processes.
application
A detected network asset, communications method, or HTTP content against which you can write
, and
application business relevance
The likelihood that an
is used within the context of your organization’s business operations,
as opposed to recreationally. An application’s business relevance can range from very low to very high.
application category
A general classification for an
that describes its most essential function. Each application
belongs to at least one category.
application control
A feature that, as part of
, allows you to specify which
traffic can traverse your
network.
application detector
A tool that the system uses to identify
s on your network. Application detectors identify
applications using ASCII or hexadecimal patterns in the packet headers, the port that the traffic uses, or
both. Cisco may deliver additional detectors via system update,
both. Cisco may deliver additional detectors via system update,
update, or the
feature. You can also create your own
detectors.
application filter
One or more
s grouped according to criteria associated with the application
,
, type, categories, and tags. You can use these filters to constrain
s, searches,
s, and reports. You create application filters in the
or on the fly
in the access control rule editor.
application protocol
A type of
that represents application protocol traffic detected during communications
between server and
applications on hosts; for example, SSH or HTTP.
application risk
The likelihood that an
’s use may violate your organization’s
. An application’s
risk can range from very low to very high.
application tag
Information about an
that is not covered by its
. For example, video
streaming
s often are tagged “high bandwidth” and “displays ads.” An application may
have any number of tags, including none.