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CISCO Secure Email Gateway Integrations

The Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) integration is a comprehensive solution for managing and securing email traffic within an organization's network. It provides various functionalities, such as spam filtering, virus scanning, policy enforcement, and data loss prevention. The integration collects and parses data from the Cisco Secure Email Gateway (formerly known as Cisco Email Security Appliance) to provide valuable insights into the email environment. The data collection occurs through multiple methods, primarily through TCP/UDP communication and log file analysis.


Requirements:

  • Cisco account
  • Elastic agent already installed

Compatibility

This module has been tested against Cisco Secure Email Gateway server version 14.0.0 Virtual Gateway C100V with the below given logs pattern.


Setup

Configurations
  • Sign-in to Cisco Secure Email Gateway Portal and follow the below steps for configurations:
    1. In Cisco Secure Email Gateway Administrator Portal, go to System Administration > Log Subscriptions.
    2. Click Add Log Subscription.
    3. Enter all the Required Details.
    4. Set Log Name as below for the respective category:
      • AMP Engine Logs -> amp
      • Anti-Spam Logs -> antispam
      • Antivirus Logs -> antivirus
      • Authentication Logs -> authentication
      • Bounce Logs -> bounces
      • Consolidated Event Logs -> consolidated_event
      • Content Scanner Logs -> content_scanner
      • HTTP Logs -> gui_logs
      • IronPort Text Mail Logs -> error_logs
      • Text Mail Logs -> mail_logs
      • Status Logs -> status
      • System Logs -> system
    5. Select Log Level as Information.
    6. Select Retrieval Method.
    7. Click Submit and commit the Changes.
Note
  • Retrieval Method Supported:
    • FTP Push to Remote Server for the below categories: AMP Engine Logs, Anti-Spam Logs, Antivirus Logs, Authentication Logs, Bounce Logs, Consolidated Event Logs, Content Scanner Logs, HTTP Logs, IronPort Text Mail Logs, Text Mail Logs, Status Logs and System Logs.
    • Syslog Push for the below categories: AMP Engine Logs, Anti-Spam Logs, Antivirus Logs, Consolidated Event Logs, Content Scanner Logs, HTTP Logs, IronPort Text Mail Logs, Text Mail Logs, Status Logs and System Logs.

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