Cisco Security Manager is a powerful but very easy-to-use solution to centrally provision all aspects of device configurations & security policies for Cisco firewalls, virtual private networks (VPNs), & Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS). The solution is effective for managing even small networks consisting of fewer than ten devices, but also scales to efficiently manage large-scale networks composed of thousands of devices. Scalability is achieved through intelligent policy-based management techniques that can simplify administration.