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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
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
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.
Table 1.
Features and Benefits of the Cisco SMA and SMAV
Feature
Benefits
Centralized management and
reporting
reporting
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.
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.
Message tracking
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.
subject, and other parameters. Scanning results, such as spam and virus verdicts, are also displayed, as
are policy violations.
Web tracking
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.
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 reporting
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.
format. Reporting features help administrators determine the websites, URL categories, and applications
that employees can access on company devices.