The Cisco ASA 5506 (part of the ASA 5500 series family) was designed to overcome this problem. Packaged in a neat box and targeted at small businesses, this product aims to deliver next generation security against multiple threats - from a single simple and intuitive interface.

The ASA 5506 is categorised as a Next Generation Firewall (NGFW), which refers to capabilities beyond the access control that traditional firewall products provide, such as application filtering. However not all NGFW are created equal, and with the ASA 5500 series NGFW family, Cisco clearly differentiates itself.