The Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Advanced Integration Module (IPS AIM) brings integrated intrusion prevention to enterprise branch offices and expands network security to the edge.The Cisco IPS AIM for the Cisco Integrated Services Routers brings Cisco IPS to branch offices and small businesses. Cisco IPS is an integral component of the Cisco self-defending network, an architectural solution designed for the evolving security landscape. Security is integrated everywhere, and with the help of a lifecycle services approach, enterprises can design, implement, operate, and optimize network platforms that defend critical business processes against attack and disruption, protect privacy, and support policy and regulatory compliance controls. With the ever-increasing complexity and sophistication of security threats, every point in the network can be at risk. Cisco IPS accurately identifies, classifies, and stops malicious traffic, including worms, spyware, adware, network viruses, and application abuse. Vigilant protection helps ensure business continuity and minimizes the effect of costly intrusions.Cisco offers a variety of IPS solutions; the Cisco IPS AIM is made for small and medium-sized business (SMB) and branch office environments. Cisco IPS sensor software running on the Cisco IPS AIM provides advanced, enterprise-class IPS functions and meets the ever-increasing security needs of branch offices. The Cisco IPS AIM can scale in performance to match branch office WAN bandwidth requirements today and in the future. At the same time, the integration of IPS onto the Cisco integrated services router keeps the solution cost low and effective for business of all sizes.For ease of deployment and monitoring, Cisco IPS solutions offer different device configurations and event viewing options, including the Cisco IPS Device Manager (IDM) for single device management and Cisco IPS Event Viewer (IEV) for event monitoring, Cisco Security Manager for network-wide device configuration and policy deployment, and Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS) for event monitoring and correlation.