Cisco offers security solutions for cloud data centre

SAN JOSE, USA: Cisco introduced a set of security solutions for data centres that are moving towards more consolidated, and virtualized environments and cloud-based models.

The offerings include software for its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) line; virtualized ASA for multitenant environments; a data-centre-grade intrusion prevention system (IPS); and new improvements to AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.

Cisco ASA 9.0 Platform

Can scale to 320 Gbps of firewall and 60 Gbps IPS throughput, and 1 million connections per second and 50 million concurrent connections.

Delivers pay-as-you-grow scale as application and VM traffic increases.

Scaling is achieved through clustering technology, which allows IT to manage a stack of ASAs as a single logical device.

Supports TrustSec security group tags and identity-based firewall capabilities.

Integrates with Cisco Cloud Web security (formerly ScanSafe).

Supports IPv6 connections and Next Generation Encryption capabilities, including NSA "Suite B" set of cryptographic algorithms.

Built on Nexus 1000V Series switch and complements Cisco Virtual Security Gateway (VSG).

Cisco IPS 4500 Series

An intrusion prevention system (IPS)

Delivers 10 gigabits per second (Gbps) per rack unit, comes in a 2RU form factor.

Cisco Security Manager 4.3

Manages a diverse Cisco security environment, including Cisco ASA 5500 and 5500-X Series Adaptive Security Appliances; Cisco IPS 4200, 4300 and 4500 Series Sensor Appliances; the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client; and Cisco Secure Routers.

Cisco AnyConnect 3.1

Offers differentiated device access to help enable BYOD deployments, IPv6 capability and and has NSA's Suite B Cryptography.

Christopher Young, senior vice president and general manager, Security and Government Group, Cisco, said: "For enterprises to confidently seize the business benefits offered by data centre virtualization and the cloud, security must be seen as the art of the possible, not as a hindrance. As with the rest of your network, we make consistent security a deployment decision that enables policies to work throughout hybrid environments–physical, virtual and cloud–and enables data center professionals to deliver IT as a service with a high degree of security without impeding network performance."