Introduction

Network security has always been a challenge for many organizations that cannot deploy separate devices to provide firewall, intrusion prevention, and virtual private network (VPN) services. Cisco ASA is a high-performance, multifunction security appliance that offers firewall, IPS, network anti-virus, and VPN services. Cisco ASA delivers these features through improved network integration, resiliency, and scalability.

This book is an insider's guide to planning, implementing, configuring, and troubleshooting Cisco ASA. It delivers expert guidance from senior Cisco network security consulting engineers. It demonstrates how adaptive identification and mitigation services on Cisco ASA provide a sophisticated network security solution to small, medium, and large organizations. This book brings together expert guidance for virtually every challenge you will face—from building basic network security policies to advanced VPN and IPS implementations.