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The next-generation Cisco Security Agent network security software provides threat

protection for server and desktop computing systems, also known as “endpoints”. The Cisco

Security Agent goes beyond conventional endpoint security solutions by identifying and

preventing malicious behavior before it can occur, thereby removing potential known and

unknown security risks that threaten enterprise networks and applications. Because the Cisco

Security Agent analyzes behavior rather than relying on signature matching, its solution

provides robust protection with reduced operational costs.

• Aggregates and extends multiple endpoint security functions by providing host intrusion

prevention, distributed firewall, malicious mobile code protection, operating system

integrity assurance, and audit log consolidation all within a single agent.

• Provides preventive protection against entire classes of attacks including port scans, buffer

overflows, Trojan Horses, malformed packets, and e-mail worms.

• Offers “Zero Update” prevention for known and unknown attacks

• Provides industry-leading protection for Unix and Windows servers and Windows

desktops allowing customers to patch systems on their own schedule.

• Open and extensible architecture offers the capability to define and enforce security

according to corporate policy.

• Scalable to thousands of agents per manager to support large enterprise deployments.

As recent high-visibility attacks like Code Red and the SQL Slammer worm have shown,

traditional technologies are limited in their abilities to combat the effects of new and evolving

attacks. Customers require host security that protects throughout all stages of an attack and

provides important protection against new and unknown threats.

Assaults on network systems typically go through stages. Cisco recognizes that only a layered

approach is effective against security breaches that can occur at any stage, from beyond the

perimeter, to the server, or at the file level. The Cisco Security Agent proactively defends

against damage to a host, throughout all stages of the attack, whereas other technologies

provide early-stage protection and only then when a signature is known. The Cisco Security

Agent (Figure 1) is specifically designed to protect against new attacks where there is no

known signature.