Achieving maximum network security has been a challenge for many organizations. Cisco ASA: All-in-One Firewall, IPS, Anti-X, and VPN Adaptive Security Appliance addresses the obstacles associated with providing end-to-end network security. The book is a practitioner"s guide to planning, deploying, and troubleshooting a comprehensive security plan with Cisco ASA. It introduces Cisco ASA solutions and provides a complete configuration and troubleshooting methodology. This completely revised edition covers the Cisco ASA Firewall solution and capabilities, the configuration and troubleshooting of site-to-site and remote-access VPNs, the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) features supported by the Advanced Inspection and Prevention Security Services Module (AIP-SSM), and the integration of Anti-X features with the Content Security and Control Security Services Module (CSC-SSM). Every chapter in this book includes many sample configurations accompanied by in-depth analysis of design...