Certified Cisco Network Consultants
PIX Firewall Consulting:
Architecture, Integration and Support
The popular
Cisco PIX Security Appliance Series of firewalls delivers
robust user and application policy enforcement, mutlivector
attack protection, and secure connectivity services. Ranging
from compact, plug-and-play desktop appliances for small and
home offices to modular gigabit appliances, Cisco PIX firewalls
provide a high level of security, performance and reliability
for network environments of all sizes.
PIX firewalls are based on a hardened, specially built operating
system, PIX OS, minimizing possible OS-specific security holes.
The PIX has received ICSA Firewall and IPsec certification
as well as Common Criteria EAL4 evaluation status.
PIX firewalls provide multiple integrated security and networking
services, including:
- Advanced application-aware firewall services
- Voice over IP (VoIP) and multimedia security
- Robust site-to-site and remote-access IPSec VPN connectivity
- Intelligent networking services
- Flexible management solutions
Highlights of Cisco's PIX Firewalls
Cisco PIX Security Appliances integrate a broad range of advanced
firewall services to protect businesses from threats present
on the Internet and common on business network environments.
Version 7.0 of the Cisco's PIX Security Appliance Series features:
- Deep inspection firewall services for HTTP, FTP, Extended
- Instant messaging, peer-to-peer, and tunneling application
blockin
- Cisco Modular Policy Framework with flow-based security
policies
- Virtual firewall services
- Layer 2 transparent firewall
- 3G Mobile Wireless security services
- VPN client security posture enforcement
- Automatic VPN client software updating
- Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) dynamic routing over
VPN tunnels
- Active/Active failover with asymmetric routing support
- Remote access and site-to-site VPN stateful failover
- Zero-downtime software upgrades
- Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) routing
- Quality of Service (QoS)
- IPv6 networking
- SSHv2 and SNMPv2c
- Configuration rollback
- Usability enhancements
How DCI Can Provide Help with
PIX Firewalls
Cisco PIX Firewalls offer a wealth of configuration, monitoring,
and troubleshooting options which give you the flexibility
to configure these security appliances to best meet your business
needs. Management solutions include centralized policy-based
management tools, integrated Web-based management, and support
for remote-monitoring protocols such as SNMP and syslog.
DCI can provide a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
or Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) to help you
select, deploy and support Cisco PIX firewalls. DCI can troubleshoot
your firewall both remotely and onsite, and can train your
in-house IT staff to configure and maintain configure and
your PIX firewall.
DCI's CISSP and CISM certified security consultants can advise
you about how to design security into your business processes.
To find out about DCI's consulting and support services for
additional Cisco products and technologies, select a topic:
Integration of Cisco and Third-party Security Technology
DCI offers expertise in firewall and VPN products from all
major vendors and can help you integrate Cisco technology
with additonal security solutions to help you build a cost-effective
network infrastructure that provides a level of security and
flexibility appropriate for your business. Third-party firewall
and VPN support services available from DCI include:
- Check Point Software Consulting
- Watchguard Consulting
- Juniper Networks NetScreen Consulting
- SonicWALL Consulting
- Symantec Raptor Consulting
For more information about DCI's consulting and support services
for Cisco technology, call (866)666-7731 or send email
to information@dcicorporation.com.
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