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FIPS 140-2 is the Federal information processing standard for cryptographic modules that are uses to protect sensitive but unclassified information. There are four levels defined within this standard 1 -4, each with increasing control requirements that b… more »

With the October release of 6.0.5, wanted to quickly review the basic steps to upgrade  MARs form 4.x to 6.0.5. It should be stressed that moving from 4.x to 6.x is not an upgrade, but rather a data and configuration export from 4.3.6 to a newly installe… more »

Cisco officially released MARS Software Version 6.0.1 today. A few of the changes and enhancements in 6.0.1 include: Consolidated Software Release Upgrade Management Device Support Framework Cisco IPS TR/RR Support Support for Interne… more »

Cisco has posted software releases 5.3.6 and 4.3.6 for the Cisco MARS appliance to correct CSCsr47032 -- a defect introduced in x.3.4 that results in the database gradually filling up with unneeded audit logs. According to Cisco: This defect can lead… more »

Since we've mentioned previous version updates, I'll go ahead and post the latest announcement that Cisco has released updates for the Cisco MARS appliance: For Gen2 Mars devices: 5.3.5 (2934) (Release Notes) is the upgrade from 5.3.4 For Gen1 Mars… more »