

The Cisco ASA 5500 series security appliances have been around for quite some time and are amongst the most popular hardware firewalls available in the market. Throughput: Over 2.Introducing the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Firewall Appliance.Simplified Purchase Experience: Unlimited User (node) support.Application-layer control (over applications, geolocations, users, websites) and ability to enforce usage and tailor detection policies based on custom applications and URLs.Superior threat prevention and mitigation for both known and unknown threats.


threat-focused NGFW provides ASA firewall functionality, advanced threat protection, and advanced breach detection and remediation combined in a single device.NGFW(NextGen Firewall) - FirePOWER Services.Below I have highlighted some of the new features that the ASA 5506/5506W (wireless version) and the 5508 ASA firewalls include.

With the introduction of the new ASA 5506 it brings new capabilities and allows companies to leverage the same capabilities across all of Cisco's firewalls. Up to now Cisco hasn't brought this advanced security technology down to the 5505 ASAs until now. The vast breath of technology that is now incorporated into a single ASA Firewall allows business to gain all of the next generation security appliances capabilities under a single platform in their network. Since Cisco's acquisition of SourceFire, Cisco has rapidly been integrating the technology into their Firewalls and in doing so has created the most advanced perimeter network appliance on the market. Cisco is introducing a new line of ASAs to replace the existing SMB ASA 5505 line of firewalls.
