Integrate Device Security with Cisco Prime
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Integrate Device Security with Cisco Prime

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Integrate Device Security with Cisco Prime

Import select device details into Device Security from Cisco Prime Infrastructure.
Where Can I Use This?What Do I Need?
  • Device Security (Managed by Strata Cloud Manager)
  • (Legacy) IoT Security (Standalone portal)
One of the following subscriptions:
  • Device Security subscription for an advanced Device Security product (Enterprise Plus, Industrial OT, or Medical)
  • Device Security X subscription
One of the following Cortex XSOAR setups:
  • An Device Security Third-party Integration Add-on license that includes a cohosted, limited-featured Cortex XSOAR instance
    AND
    A Cortex XSOAR Engine (on-premises integration)
  • A full-featured Cortex XSOAR server
By integrating through Cortex XSOAR with Cisco Prime Infrastructure, Device Security imports select information about the devices (or endpoints) it’s monitoring from Cisco Prime. A specified on-premises XSOAR engine fetches the following information from Cisco Prime and then sends it through the Cortex XSOAR cloud to Device Security to incorporate into the data it has already gathered from network traffic and behavior analysis:
  • Connection type—wired or wireless
    If it’s a wired device:
    • Name and IP address of the switch with which the device is connected
    • Ethernet port on the switch to which the device is connected
    If it’s a wireless device:
    • Name and IP address of the AP (access point) serving the wireless device
    • SSID through which the device connects to the network
    • ID of the VLAN to which the device is assigned
With this information, Device Security can provide more granular endpoint reports and better detection of misconfigurations and anomalies. For example, the following illustrations show information that IoT Security learned from Cisco Prime Infrastructure about a PACS station named GRADLT900:
  • Connection type: wireless
  • The hostname and IP address of the switch that’s cabled to the AP serving GRADLT900
  • The Ethernet port number on the switch to which the AP is cabled
  • The VLAN to which the PACS station is assigned
IoT Security can integrate with multiple Cisco Prime instances at one site or multiple sites, which is sometimes necessary for large deployments where a single Prime instance is not enough. In these cases, one or more XSOAR engines integrate with one or more of the Prime instances.
Make sure each XSOAR engine can form a network connection on TCP port 443 to the Prime instance with which it’s coupled. Then follow the instructions below to set up the integration between the two.
Integrating with Cisco Prime requires either a full-featured Cortex XSOAR server or the purchase and activation of an Device Security third-party integration add-on license, which comes with a free cohosted Cortex XSOAR instance. The basic plan includes a license for three integration add-ons, one of which can be used for Cisco Prime. The advanced plan includes a license for all supported third-party integrations.