Yesterday’s defenses are no longer effective in the fight against today’s sophisticated web threats. The shift from viruses and worms to exploited legitimate sites, more unique varieties of malware and the growth of social networking sites are forcing businesses to put up new defenses. These types of attacks do not discriminate, and even the smallest IT security organization needs to defend its users.
According to industry estimates, approximately 75 percent of all business PCs are infected with spyware, yet less than 10 percent of businesses have deployed perimeter malware defenses. Additionally, 87 percent of all web-based threats today are delivered by legitimate sites. The speed, variety and maliciousness of web-based malware attacks highlight the importance of a robust, secure platform to protect the network perimeter from such threats.
In addition to the security risks introduced by malware and spyware, web traffic also exposes an organization to compliance and productivity risks introduced by inappropriate Internet usage. The Cisco® IronPort S160 web security appliance combines acceptable use policy controls, reputation filtering, malware filtering and data security on a single platform to address these risks.
A single, highly-secure Cisco IronPort S160 can typically replace three comparable appliances from competing vendors. This consolidation reduces the operational costs (power, rack space, etc.) and supports green data center
initiatives – all while increasing ROI and efficiency. Extending security to the branch office should be an integral part of any web security strategy. Branch networks have become a source of many potential security vulnerabilities,
yet limited protection resources have existed at the branch level. Understanding branch office risks and security requirements is critical to building an overall web security strategy. With the Cisco IronPort S160, Cisco extends the full capabilities of its powerful, secure web gateway (including all of its innovative security technologies) to remote and branch offices.
Cisco provides a manageable, and intelligent web security architecture for protecting branch offices, enabling you to do business effectively and safely
SPECIFICATION
- GENERAL
- Device Type Security appliance
- Form Factor rack-mountable
- ManufacturerCisco
- STORAGE CONTROLLER
- RAID Level RAID 1
- NETWORKING
- Remote Management Protocol FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, Telnet
- Network / Transport Protocol SMTP
- Data Link Protocol Gigabit Ethernet
- Connectivity Technology wired
- INTERFACE PROVIDED
- Qty 1, 2
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Height (Rack Units) 1 m
- RAM
- Installed Size 4 GB
BOOT LOG
(Machine smtp1.update.dmz)> version
Current Version
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Product: Cisco IronPort C160 Messaging Gateway(tm) Appliance
Model: C160
Version: 8.5.6-074
Build Date: 2014-07-21
Install Date: 2014-09-13 13:26:43
Serial #: 0025643C0597-6Z5BH4J
BIOS: 1.4.3I
RAID: 02
RAID Status: SUBOPTIMAL
RAID Type: 1
BMC: 1.79
(Machine smtp1.update.dmz)> featurekey
Module Quantity Status Remaining
Expiration Date
RSA Email Data Loss Prevention 1 Dormant 30 days Fri Sep
2 12:42:57 2016
Incoming Mail Handling 1 Active Perpetual N/A
Bounce Verification 1 Active Perpetual N/A