Firewall Analyzer supports netflow logs received from Cisco security devices Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) version 8.2 (2). Firewall Analyzer can analyze, report, and archive netflow logs received from Cisco ASA device.
Cisco ASA device needs be configured to direct the log streams to the Firewall Analyzer server. Firewall Analyzer receives the Cisco ASA device netflow log streams. Configure Cisco ASA device to direct the netflow log streams.
Cisco ASA device netflow logs reveal a lot of information on the security breach attempts at the device and nature of traffic coming in and going out of the device.
Cisco ASA firewall analyzer analyzes the netflow logs and generates reports. These reports help you to plan your bandwidth requirement based on the bandwidth usage across the device. Cisco ASA device security logs analysis plays an important role in security risk assessment. Firewall Analyzer offers many features that help in collecting, analyzing and reporting on Cisco ASA netflow logs.
Cisco has recommends its Cisco PIX firewall customers to switch over to Cisco ASA devices, as it has announced end of life for PIX firewalls.
Firewall Analyzer supports the following reports for Cisco ASA device: