Cisco Announces Integrated, Managed Virtualization for the
Catalyst 6500 Firewall Service Module and New DDoS Attack
Prevention Solutions
Extending Self-Defense Network Security Strategy with Increased
Scalability, Deployment Flexibility, and New Attack Prevention
Capabilities
SAN JOSE,
Calif.--(
BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 2004--
Laptop Battery Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO) today announced integrated,
managed virtualization and other new capabilities for the Cisco
Firewall Services Module along with the introduction of the Cisco
Traffic Anomaly Detector XT 5600 and the Cisco Guard XT 5650,
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) detection and mitigation
security appliances.
With ongoing innovations and growing adoption of integrated
firewall and IP Security (IPSec) VPN security services modules on
Cisco Catalyst(R) 6500 Series switches, Cisco share of high end
firewall and VPN
sales increased by 15 percent
from the fourth quarter of calendar year 2003 to the first
quarter of calendar year 2004, according to Infonetics Research,
increasing Cisco's leadership position in security.
A means of burdening or effectively shutting down a remote system by bombarding it with traffic from many other computers. DDoS attacks are often launched using the compromised systems of Internet users, often using botnets. An attacker will exploit a vulnerability in one computer system and make it the DDoS master using Remote Control Software. Later, the intruder will use the master system to identify and manage zombies that can perform the attack.
Thinkpad These new offerings also advance the Cisco Self-Defending
Network security strategy addressing customers' increasing
requirements to cost-effectively integrate security throughout the
network infrastructure to maximize network availability and
business continuance.
sized enterprises, server consolidation and disaster recovery. Bringing together several servers with virtualization technology allows a company to consolidate and create a virtual machine that can be managed more easily. Instead of 10 servers, for example, only two need to be managed, even though the same amount of hardware is used. Or the opposite can be done by taking a single server and using virtualization software to partition it into several parts.
Microsoft "The innovations on the Catalyst 6500 Firewall Services Module
highlight the first delivery on Cisco's strategy to enable
network-integrated, managed virtualization on a converged services
platform with industry leading manageability, usability, and
scalability," said Luca Cafiero, Senior Vice President of the Cisco
Switching, Voice, and Storage Technology Group. "Our service
provider and enterprise customers are integrating virtualized
firewall and other services, including IPSec VPN, Layer 4-7
switching, and wireless LAN, on the Catalyst 6500 to embed
intelligent services throughout their network infrastructures with
scalable architectures."
Managed virtualization products that can deal with the increasing complexity of software have proven to be beneficial to many companies, but Josowitz notes that the strategy certainly isn't a panacea for all of IT's woes. "A lot of people look at virtualization as a great approach that will solve all their problems, but nothing will do that, realistically, " he says. "Sometimes, with virtualization, you can take one server and turn it into 15 or 20. But that means you now have to manage 20 servers."
Laptop Computers Increased Flexibility and Operational Gains with New Innovations
on Cisco Firewall Service Module
A DDoS attack used to take days to combat, but today's advanced technology allows web masters to contain the attack in a matter or hours.
Laptop Computer The Firewall Services Module software Version 2.2 provides
enterprise and service provider customers with a more scalable and
operationally efficient way to deploy differentiated security
services with customized control throughout their networks without
having to deploy a dedicated physical device per service type which
lowers the total cost of ownership.
Cybercrime is increasing, and those behind DDoS attacks are developing better techniques to use when carrying out their attacks.
Desktop Computer "Managed virtualization" allows a single physical Firewall
Service Module in a Catalyst 6500 switch to act as many virtual
devices or "contexts." It enables the delivery of differentiated
firewall service by customer, user or application type providing
each its own network management for more granular control. Cisco
expands upon foundation virtualization services with a new feature
in its Firewall Service Module, called Resource Manager, which
helps enterprises and service providers to allocate firewall
performance and resource availability on a per virtual firewall
basis. This helps enable differentiated service level definitions
and guarantees to network segments or customers.
Notebooks The Firewall Services Module also includes new Layer 2
transparent firewall support which gives customers the flexibility
to segment the network into multiple Layer- 2 security "trust
zones," while preserving the network's existing IP addressing
scheme and simplifying security deployments.
Lenovo The Firewall Service Module v2.2 and additional capabilities,
announced today, including Resource Manager, are supported by Cisco
PIX(R) Device Manager (PDM) v4.0, CiscoWorks Management Center for
Firewalls (Firewall MC) v1.3, and CiscoView Device Manager (CVDM)
v1.0, for easy, Web-based deployment and management at the module,
multi-module, and system level.
Hard Drive Together these new offerings demonstrate the continued
innovation and
investment protection of the
Catalyst 6500 platform as a converged network and security
services platform. Catalyst 6500 integrated services modules are
also supported on the Cisco OSR 7600 Router.
Travelstar Enhanced Threat Defense Capabilities with new DDoS Prevention
Solutions
Gateway Cisco also announced the Cisco Guard XT 5650 and Cisco Traffic
Anomaly Detector XT 5600, two high-performance network security
appliances from the recent Riverhead Networks acquisition that
deliver automated protection against DDoS attacks in enterprise and
service provider networks.
Laptop Parts The Cisco Guard XT 5650 offers anomaly recognition, comparing
individual traffic flows to profiles of normal traffic patterns,
behavior, and protocol compliance, in addition to source
verification and anti-spoofing capabilities, to block individual
attack traffic flows while helping to ensure the delivery of
legitimate transactions. A "dynamic diversion" approach enables the
Cisco Guard XT 5650 to redirect traffic that is flowing toward a
targeted resource through this multilayer defense, maximizing
scalability and reliability.
Software The Cisco Traffic Anomaly Detector XT 5600 can quickly and
accurately identify a broad range of known and previously unseen
DDoS attacks, and automate activation of the Cisco Guard XT 5650.
This helps customers protect critical network resources from DDoS
attacks, maximizing network availability. Additionally, future
phases will integrate the DDoS detection and mitigation technology
onto the Catalyst 6500 platform.
Pricing and Availability Product Pricing Availability (USD) Cisco Firewall Services Module: 20 Virtual Firewalls License $12,500 Available now 50 Virtual Firewalls License $25,000 Available now 100 Virtual Firewalls License $45,000 Available now Cisco Guard XT 5650 $90,000 Sched. availability in July Cisco Traffic Anomaly Detector XT 5600 $45,000 Sched. availability in July
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