By combining these technologies, the Cisco ASA 5500 Series delivers an unmatched, best-of-breed solution that stops the broadest range of threats and provides businesses with flexible, secure connectivity options. The Cisco ASA 5500 Series is a purpose-built, high-performance security solution that leverages Cisco Systems expertise in developing industry-leading and award-winning security and VPN solutions, and integrate the latest technologies from Cisco PIX® 500 Series Security Appliances, Cisco IPS 4200 Series intrusion prevention systems, and Cisco VPN 3000 Series concentrators. The result is a powerful multifunction network security appliance family that provides the security breadth and depth for protecting small and medium-sized business and enterprise networks while reducing the overall deployment and operations costs and complexities associated with providing this new level of security. Designed as a key component of the Cisco Self-Defending Network, the Cisco ASA 5500 Series provides proactive threat defense that stops attacks before they spread through the network, controls network activity and application traffic, and delivers flexible VPN connectivity. Cisco® ASA 5500 Series adaptive security appliances are purpose-built solutions that combine best-of-breed security and VPN services with the innovative Cisco Adaptive Identification and Mitigation (AIM) architecture.

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