Cisco Delivers New Levels of Management and Security Extending the Classic Wide Area Network And Simplifying Operations of Virtual Private Networks.

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 1999--

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NetSonar 2.0 Enrich VPN Solutions

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO) today introduced new management and security products improving virtual private network (VPN) solutions for enterprise customers.

Roadmaps citing the evolution of key products were rolled out as part of Cisco's five point, multiphase VPN strategy, also announced today.

Enabling global markets across the Internet, in conjunction with classic wide area networks (WANs), has created an immediate requirement for integrated management, automatic mapping of business policies across the network and centralized security management.

Cisco's five point, multiphase plan for delivering enterprise VPNs offers comprehensive management, as well as, control and auditing of secured services across network platforms and appliances. This approach simplifies the deployment of VPNs by increasing their reliability and security solution and introduces a key policy management component of the CiscoAssure Policy Networking initiative. This introductory release will enable an administratoion contributes to a lower cost-of-ownership. Security Manager ensures policy enforcement and auditing capabi utilizes Response Time Reporter (RTR), an agent embedded in Cisco IOS(R) software, to evaluate response time thresholds and generate alarms.

Built on Web standarsign and implement Cisco IOS software filtering services, as configured through access list statements. ACL Msecurity scanner. Now supporting Windows NT, the NetSonar systems incorporates premier security expertise allowing users to proactively measure security, manage risk and strategy, the NetSonar solution helps sustain the security integration of the network infrastructure.

frequent Web-based updates of NetSonar vulnerability rules and network security database (NSDB) updates supported by Cisco's Countermeasures Research Team. The NetSonar scanner identifies both network infrastructure and desktop vulnerabilities with an increased focus on the Windows NT environment.

Other security services and solutions from Cisco include L2TP, IPSec for IOS, the Cisco NetRanger(TM) intrusion detection system, Cisco IOS Firewall Feature Set and the PIX Firewall. L2TP is a standards-based networking protocol that, when used in combination with IP Security (IPSec), allows enterprises and service providers to establish an encrypted virtual private network for remote access.

Cisco's IP Security (IPSec) for IOS now supports the Triple Data Encryption Standard (DES) algorithm, providing the strong encryption demanded by organizations with very strict confidentiality requirements. Triple DES uses a 168-bit key, making it exponentially more difficult to crack than the 56-bit DES. Triple DES for IPSec ships in IOS 12.0(2)T software on the Cisco 2600, 3600, 4000, AS5300, 7200, and 7500 series platforms.

The Cisco IOS Firewall, a security-specific, value-add option to Cisco IOS software, provides integrated firewall functionality for every perimeter of the network. Available for a wide range of Cisco IOS-based routers, the Cisco IOS Firewall offers sophisticated security and policy enforcement for intranet and extranet connections, as well as for securing Internet connectivity for remote and branch offices. This solution is now available on the 7200 Series router platform.

The Cisco PIX Firewall is a dedicated firewall that delivers strong security without impacting network performance. The PIX Firewall is the leading product in its segment of the firewall market and provides full firewall protection that completely conceals the architecture of an internal network from the outside world.

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