Cisco Cisco Firepower Management Center 4000

Any

Logging connection data to the Defense Center database allows you to take advantage of many features 
in the FireSIGHT System, including:

viewing the Connection Summary dashboard, which provides you with an at-a-glance view of the 
connections logged by the system; see 

viewing detailed information on the connections logged by the system, which you can display in a 
graphical or tabular format; see 

creating reports based on the connections logged by the system; see 

using connection data to create and view a profile of your normal network traffic, called a traffic 
profile; see 

creating correlation rules that trigger and generate correlation events when the system detects 
certain connection data, or when a traffic profile changes; see 

adding connection trackers to correlation rules, so that after the rule’s initial criteria are met, the 
system begins tracking certain connections and only generates a correlation event if the tracked 
connections meet additional criteria; see 

feature dependent

Series 3, Virtual, X-Series, ASA FirePOWER

Any except DC500

To help you gain in-depth insight to connection data, the system can present connection data both 
graphically and in a tabular format. The page you see when you access connection data differs depending 
on the workflow you use. You can use one of the predefined workflows or create a custom workflow that 
displays only the information that matches your specific needs.

Security Intelligence events require a Protection license and appear in table form only. Security 
Intelligence data is not supported on Series 2 managed devices or on DC500 Defense Centers. You 
cannot create data graphs from Security Intelligence events, although their connection event 
counterparts are viewable in graph form. For interactive graphic views of Security Intelligence data, you 
can view the Security Intelligence section of the Context Explorer. See 

 for more information.

Connections

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Count

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