Cisco Unveils Industry's First Threat-Focused Next-Generation Firewall | The Network

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., September 16, 2014 – Cisco today is changing the way organizations protect against sophisticated threats with the introduction of the industry’s first threat-focused Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW). Cisco® ASA with FirePOWER Services provides the full contextual awareness and dynamic controls needed to automatically assess threats, correlate intelligence, and optimize defenses to protect all networks. By integrating the proven Cisco ASA 5500 Series firewall with application control, and the industry-leading Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention Systems (NGIPS) and Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) from Sourcefire®, Cisco is providing integrated threat defense across the entire attack continuum – before, during and after an attack.



Cisco Unveils Industry's First Threat-Focused Next-Generation Firewall | The Network