Taking advantage of Cisco’s zero day protection, Cisco FirePOWER checks and downloads the latest signature files from the cloud throughout the day. Once the Cisco FirePOWER system has been configured and tuned up, it can run mostly autonomously without human [...]
I have run into the "Database Integrity Check Failed on FirePOWER" issue on the Management Center when I was trying to back up or upgrading the Management Center to a newer version. The fact is that the system will run [...]
We’ll walk you through step by step how to backup and restore FirePOWER Management Center, formally called SourceFire FireSIGHT Defense Center. If you can access the Web UI of the Management Center, it may be possible to create a backup [...]
This information in this article applies to SourceFire 3D appliances, Cisco FirePOWER products and the next generation firewall product family, ASA 5508-X, 5516-X and 5585-X with FirePOWER service enabled. We’ll cover step-by-step process how to upgrade SourceFire FirePOWER FireSIGHT Management [...]
For centralized management model, enterprise customers may manage multiple FirePOWER installs through a single management console. Before Cisco’s acquisition, SourceFire called it Defense Center. Cisco also called it FireSignt Management Console I will cover configure and manage ASA FirePOWER Module [...]
As mentioned previously, there are two ways to configure and manage ASA FirePOWER module using ASDM and FirePOWER Management Center. We’ll cover in both options. Configure and Manage ASA FirePOWER Module using ASDM Preparation Step 1: Enable HTTP service on [...]
In this example, we’ll step through Cisco ASA 5506-X FirePOWER configuration example and activate the FirePOWER module in a typical network. We used ASA 5506-X running code 9.5(2) and ASDM version 7.5(2). Before proceed, please make sure the followings are [...]
Since Cisco’s acquisition of SourceFire in 2013, Cisco has incorporated one of the best leading Intrusion Prevention System (IPS/IDS) technologies into its “next-generation” firewall product line. Cisco’s ASA firewalls with Sourcefire’s FirePOWER Services are designed to provide contextual awareness to [...]