Cisco intros context=aware security architecture

BANGALORE, INDIA: Networking company Cisco introduced a security architecture, Cisco SecureX, at the RSA security conference in San Francisco.

The company says that the architecture will be able to manage firewalls, web proxies and intrusion-prevention sensors.

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And that these scanning elements are independent of the physical infrastructure and can be deployed as appliances, modules and cloud services.

The architecture features Cisco AnyConnect, which tethers any device, anytime, from anywhere, into the security enforcement fabric.

As part of the SecureX launch Cisco also announced new context-aware capabilities for its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA).

The company claims that the Cisco ASA will be the first to offer full context-aware firewalling and policy enforcement.

By combining local context using Cisco TrustSec, global context from Cisco Security Intelligence Operations, and mobile insight from Cisco AnyConnect, the Cisco ASA allows businesses to gain visibility into their network infrastructure.

Cisco is also introducing Cisco AnyConnect Client Telemetry for Cisco Security Intelligence Operations.

The company says that AnyConnect 3.0 adds real-time client-based threat telemetry to Cisco Security Intelligence Operations.

Other AnyConnect 3.0 Highlights: Cisco AnyConnect 3.0 now supports Web security services delivered via Cisco IronPort Web Security Appliances and Cisco ScanSafe, a cloud security service.