Intrusion Protection
Cisco Security Appliances were designed to detect a variety of attacks. They can also be
integrated with the Cisco Secure Intrusion Detection Sensor to dynamically react to different
threats. The ASA Security Appliances support a series of SSM modules that enable Intrusion
NOTE The PIX 501 and 506/506E firewalls do not support 7.0 or more recent software
and features.
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Prevention Services (IPS) in addition to those available in the software version 7.0 feature set.
The SSM module supports unique capabilities, such as Anti-X, inline packet inspection, and
failure modes.