Description
Advanced Threat Protection and Detection Features
The ASA5506W-Z-K9 Cisco ASA Security Appliance provides advanced threat protection and detection features to help protect organizations against cyberattacks. These features include:
- Threat Intelligence: The ASA5506W-Z-K9 integrates with threat intelligence feeds to identify and block malicious IP addresses, domains, and URLs.
- Intrusion Prevention System (IPS): The ASA5506W-Z-K9 includes an IPS that uses signature-based and anomaly-based detection to identify and block known and unknown threats.
- Anti-Malware Protection: The ASA5506W-Z-K9 includes anti-malware protection that can detect and block known malware, including viruses, trojans, and spyware.
- File Reputation: The ASA5506W-Z-K9 can identify and block files with a known bad reputation, such as those associated with malware, phishing, or other threats.
- Advanced Malware Protection (AMP): The ASA5506W-Z-K9 includes AMP, which can detect and block advanced malware, including zero-day threats. AMP uses machine learning and behavioral analysis to identify and block threats.
- Threat Correlation: The ASA5506W-Z-K9 can correlate threat data from multiple sources, including network traffic, endpoints, and threat intelligence feeds, to identify and block complex threats.
- SSL Decryption: The ASA5506W-Z-K9 can decrypt SSL traffic and inspect it for threats, including encrypted malware and phishing attacks.
- URL Filtering: The ASA5506W-Z-K9 includes URL filtering capabilities that can block access to malicious or inappropriate websites.
- Behavioral Analysis: The ASA5506W-Z-K9 can use behavioral analysis to identify and block threats that may not be detected by traditional signature-based detection.
Wireless Access and Security
The ASA5506W-Z-K9 Cisco ASA Security Appliance is a network security device that also provides wireless access and security capabilities. The wireless capabilities of the ASA5506W-Z-K9 include support for the 802.11a/b/g/n/ac standards and can provide up to eight SSIDs. To ensure the optimal performance and security of wireless networks, several best practices should be followed:
- Use Strong Authentication: Wireless clients should be required to use strong authentication methods such as WPA2-Enterprise or 802.1X. This ensures that only authorized users can access the wireless network.
- Enable Encryption: Enable encryption for wireless traffic to prevent unauthorized access and eavesdropping. The recommended encryption method is AES with a key length of at least 128 bits.
- Disable Unused Features: Disable any unused wireless features such as guest access, WPS, and WDS to reduce the attack surface of the wireless network.
- Segregate Wireless Networks: Create separate VLANs for wireless clients to segregate them from wired clients. This limits the potential damage that can be caused by compromised wireless clients.
- Limit Wireless Access: Limit wireless access to only the areas where it’s needed. This reduces the wireless coverage area and the potential for unauthorized access.
- Monitor Wireless Traffic: Monitor wireless traffic for suspicious activity and security events. This can be done using the ASA5506W-Z-K9’s logging and monitoring capabilities.
- Regularly Update Firmware and Security Patches: Regularly update the firmware and security patches of the ASA5506W-Z-K9 to ensure that it’s protected against known vulnerabilities.
Features and Benefits
The ASA5506W-Z-K9 Cisco ASA Security Appliance is a versatile and powerful network security device that provides advanced threat protection, VPN connectivity, firewall policies, and wireless access and security. Some of its key features and benefits include:
- Firewall Protection: The ASA5506W-Z-K9 provides robust firewall protection to help prevent unauthorized access and attacks from the Internet or internal networks. It can be configured with granular policies that can control access to specific resources, services, and applications.
- VPN Connectivity: The ASA5506W-Z-K9 supports various VPN protocols such as IPsec and SSL VPN to provide secure remote access to the network. This allows remote users to access corporate resources such as email, files, and applications from anywhere in the world while maintaining the security and integrity of the data.
- Wireless Access and Security: The ASA5506W-Z-K9 provides integrated wireless access and security, allowing users to connect to the network wirelessly. The device can be configured to provide secure wireless access with advanced features such as authentication, encryption, and rogue access point detection.
- Advanced Threat Protection: The ASA5506W-Z-K9 provides advanced threat protection through its integration with Cisco’s Threat Defense solution. This solution uses various techniques such as deep packet inspection, malware detection, and threat intelligence to detect and prevent various types of attacks such as viruses, Trojans, and other malware.
- High Availability and Failover: The ASA5506W-Z-K9 supports various high availability and failover configurations to ensure business continuity in the event of device failure. These configurations can be used to provide redundant and fault-tolerant systems that can quickly recover from hardware or software failures.
- Scalability: The ASA5506W-Z-K9 can be easily scaled to meet the changing needs of the business. The device can be upgraded with additional memory, storage, and processing power to handle increased traffic and additional security features.
- Security Management: The ASA5506W-Z-K9 provides a centralized management interface that allows administrators to monitor and configure the device. The management interface provides real-time monitoring and reporting of network activity, security events, and performance metrics.
General Information
- Manufacturer: Cisco Systems, Inc
- Manufacturer Part Number: ASA5506W-Z-K9
- Brand Name: Cisco
- Product Line: ASA
- Product Series: 5500
- Product Model: ASA 5506-X
- Product Name: ASA 5506-X with FirePOWER services
- Device Type: Security appliance
- Built-in Devices Wireless access point
Networking
- Form Factor: Desktop
- Ports Qty: 8
- Connectivity Technology: Wired
- Data Link Protocol Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
- Performance Inspection throughput: 750 Mbps ¦ Multiprotocol firewall throughput: 300 Mbps ¦ Connection rate: 5000 connections per second ¦ Application control (AVC) throughput: 250 Mbps ¦ Application control (AVC) and IPS throughput: 125 Mbps ¦ VPN throughput (3DES/AES): 100 Mbps ¦ Application control (AVC) or IPS sizing throughput: 90 Mbps
- Capacity Concurrent sessions: 20000 (maximum 50000) ¦ Cisco AnyConnect Premium/Apex VPN peers: 2 (maximum 50) ¦ IPSec VPN peers: 10 (upgradeable to 50) ¦ Virtual interfaces (VLANs): 5 (upgradeable to 30)
- Features: Firewall protection, VPN support, VLAN support, fanless
- Encryption Algorithm Triple DES, AES
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces: 1 x 1000Base-T (management) – RJ-45 ¦ 1 x USB 2.0 – Type A ¦ 1 x mini-USB ¦ 1 x console – RJ-45 ¦ 8 x 1000Base-T – RJ-45
Environmental Perameters
- Min Operating Temperature: 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature: 104 °F
- Humidity Range Operating: 10 – 90% (non-condensing)
Processor / Memory / Storage
- RAM: 4 GB
- Flash Memory: 8 GB
- Hard Drive: SSD 50 GB x 1 – mSATA
Power
- Power Device: External power adapter
- Voltage Required: AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz)
Miscellaneous
- Compliant Standards CISPR 22 Class A, CISPR 24, EN 60950, EN 61000-3-2, EN55022, IEC 60950, EN 61000-3-3, EN55024, UL 60950, EN 301.489.1, EN 301.489.17, EN 301.489.7, EN 301.489.24, VCCI V-3, AS/NZS 60950, CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950, EN 300386, CNS 13438, EN 301.489.4
