Details

Enables SNMP traps to be sent to the NMS

Rationale:

The purpose of the SNMP service is to monitor in real time the events occurring on systems in order to meet the security requirement of availability of systems and services. The traps are SNMP notifications sent to the NMS and should be enabled in order to be sent and processed by the NMS. The NMS will then provide a comprehensive aggregation and reporting of events generated, thus helping administrator.

Solution

Firepower Management Center:

Devices > Platform settings > SNMP

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/firepower/640/hardening/ftd/FTD_Hardening_Guide_v64.html

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Audit and Accountability.This control applies to the following type of system Cisco_Firepower.

References

• 800-53|AU-12c.

Source

• Tenable.com/audits