The Cisco ASA 5500 Series IPS SSP, AIP SSM, and AIP SSC are inline, network-based solutions that accurately identify, classify, and stop malicious traffic before it affects business continuity for IPv4, IPv6, and hybrid IPv6 and IPv4 networks. They combine inline prevention services with innovative technologies, resulting in total confidence in the provided protection of the deployed IPS solution, without the fear of legitimate traffic being dropped. The IPS SSP, AIP SSM and AIP SSC also offer comprehensive network protection through their unique ability to collaborate with other network security resources, providing a proactive approach to protecting the network. Accurate inline prevention technologies provide unparalleled confidence to take preventive action on a broader range of threats without the risk of dropping legitimate traffic. These unique technologies offer intelligent, automated, contextual analysis of data and help ensure that businesses are getting the most out of their intrusion prevention solutions. Furthermore, the IPS SSP, AIP SSM and AIP SSC use multivector threat identification to protect the network from policy violations, vulnerability exploitations, and anomalous activity through detailed inspection of traffic in Layers 2 through 7. - See more at: http://network-guarantee.co.uk/network/products-page/security/cisco-asa-5500/cisco-security-vpn-asa-ssm-aip-10-k9/#sthash.cFbjtcM0.dpuf