Cisco is wheeling out a smorgasbord of hardware and software security upgrades to boost performance of VPNs and add more security features such as intrusion detection.

In addition, the company is introducing upgrades to its security management software to make it easier to manage security and to support networks consisting of tens of thousands of secure sites.

Cisco is adding a feature it calls Cisco IOS AutoSecure, an option to lock down routers quickly via a typed command that disables nonessential functions of the operating system and enforces secure access to the router.

Cisco is introducing Security Device Manager, a management tool to configure individual firewalls and VPNs on the Cisco 830 and Cisco 3700 access routers. The software can also evaluate router configurations and recommend changes that will boost security.

CiscoWorks Security Information Management Solution software has been upgraded to make it easier to analyze logs of network security events to rank the severity of threats with the intent of better managing security gear.

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