The definitive insider's guide to planning, installing, configuring, and maintaining the new Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance

• Delivers expert guidance from Cisco TAC engineers for securing small and medium business networks with the newly released Cisco all-in-one network security solution

• Covers the latest PIX Version 7 OS

• Incorporates detailed configuration examples with screenshots and command-line references

• Covers unified firewall, IPS, and VPN management

Achieving maximum network security has been a challenge for many organizations, especially those that cannot afford to purchase, master, and maintain a separate security device such as a PIX or IPS system for each and every security need. To better meet the needs of these customers, Cisco Systems recently launched an all-in-one security solution called ASA that aims to offer a more affordable and simplified security solution. Cisco ASA: All-in-One Firewall, IPS, and VPN Adaptive Security Appliance introduces this new suite of converged security appliances and provides a complete configuration and troubleshooting guide from the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) experts at Cisco Systems. This book brings together expert guidance for virtually every challenge the reader will face--from building basic network security policies to advanced VPN and IPS implementations. This book has five parts, which contain three technology-based sections: Firewall, IPS, and VPN. Each section is comprised of many sample configurations, accompanied by in-depth analysis of design scenarios. Learning is further enhanced by discussing a set of debugs included in each section. Ground-breaking features like WebVPN, virtual and Layer-2 firewalls are discussed extensively.