The advances in application use by organisations is radically changing the enterprise security landscape. The security apparatus at today's enterprises needs to be aware not only of applications and users accessing the network, but also of the device in use, the location of the user and the time-of-day before granting access.
Such context-aware security requires a rethinking of the firewall architecture. Yet, the context-aware firewall needs to integrate easily with existing security infrastructure.
In this white paper from Cisco, developments on this front are discussed as well as recent advancements in Cisco's range of ASA appliances.
