Identify applications and create rules based on applications and users.

threat-focused NGFW provides ASA firewall functionality, advanced threat protection, and advanced breach detection and remediation combined in a single device.

NGFW(NextGen Firewall) - FirePOWER Services.

Below I have highlighted some of the new features that the ASA 5506/5506W (wireless version) and the 5508 ASA firewalls include. With the introduction of the new ASA 5506 it brings new capabilities and allows companies to leverage the same capabilities across all of Cisco's firewalls. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin. The last day to order the affected product(s) is August 25, 2017. had its EoS/EoL announcement and has already passed the last ship date from Cisco. Up to now Cisco hasn't brought this advanced security technology down to the 5505 ASAs until now.

Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco ASA 5505 Adaptive Security Appliance. You can find the datasheet for the ASA-5505 on Ciscos website here.

The vast breath of technology that is now incorporated into a single ASA Firewall allows business to gain all of the next generation security appliances capabilities under a single platform in their network.

Since Cisco's acquisition of SourceFire, Cisco has rapidly been integrating the technology into their Firewalls and in doing so has created the most advanced perimeter network appliance on the market. Cisco is introducing a new line of ASAs to replace the existing SMB ASA 5505 line of firewalls.

Cisco asa 5505 end of life