Systems Built with Best-of-Breed Solutions

With a Cisco Self-Defending Network, security is integrated into the network, throughout the infrastructure and protecting each endpoint. This systems approach to information security is:

• Integrated: Every element in the network acts as a point of defense
• Adaptive: Innovative behavioral methods automatically recognize and adapt to new types of threats as they arise
• Collaborative: Various network components work together to provide new means of protection

Best-in-breed solutions allows for rapid response to emerging threats such as:

• Malware spread by E-mail and SPAM
• Malware propagation and botnets
• Phishing attacks hosted on Websites
• Attacks targeting increasing extensible markup language (XML) traffic, service-oriented architecture (SOA), and Web services

These solutions offer a path to migration and integration. As emerging threats become more pervasive, these products become more integrated into a systems approach.

A systems approach to configuration, policy, and monitoring meets ongoing regulatory compliance and enables cost-effective systems management. The systems approach to security management provides:

• Common policy configuration across products
• Threat intelligence and event collaboration
• Reduced configuration complexity
• Effective risk analysis and operational control

Read more about the Cisco Self-Defending Network