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CiscoWorks VPN / Security Management Solutions
 CiscoWorks VPN/Security Management Solution (VMS) is an integral element of
the SAFE Blueprint for Enterprise Network Security from Cisco, and contributes
to organizational productivity by combining Web-based tools for configuring,
monitoring, and troubleshooting VPNs, firewalls, network intrusion detection
systems (IDS), and host intrusion prevention systems. Integrated with other
CiscoWorks products, CiscoWorks VMS also includes network device inventory,
change audit, and software distribution features.
CiscoWorks VMS 2.2 provides the security management for your overall security
needs. It includes the following applications, organized by functional area:
- Firewall management - Enables the large-scale deployment of Cisco
firewalls. Smart Rules is an innovative feature that allows a security
policy to be consistently applied to all firewalls. Smart Rules allows a
user to define common rules once, reducing configuration time and resulting
in fewer administrative errors.
- Network IDS management - Offers efficient deployment of hundreds of
sensors using group profiles. Additionally, powerful signature management
helps to increase the accuracy and specificity of detection.
- Host intrusion prevention system management - Scalable to thousands
of endpoints per manager to support large enterprise deployments. The open
and extensible architecture offers the capability to define and enforce
security according to corporate policy. Offers "zero update"
prevention for known and unknown attacks.
- VPN router management - Provides functions for the setup and
maintenance of large deployments of VPN connections and Cisco IOS firewalls
on Cisco security routers and Cisco Catalyst 6000 VPN service modules.
- Security monitoring - Provides integrated monitoring to help
administrators have a comprehensive view of security across the network,
with event correlation to detect threats not apparent with individual
events.
- Performance monitoring - Provides functions for monitoring and
troubleshooting health and performance of security and VPN devices. See
CiscoWorks Monitoring Center for Performance.
- Operational management - Allows network managers to build a
complete network inventory, report on hardware and software changes, and
manage software updates to multiple devices.
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