Application Visibility Page
Note | For detailed information on Application Visibility, see the ‘Understanding Application Visibility and Control’ chapter in User Guide for AsyncOS for Cisco Web Security Appliances. |
The Application Visibility report page allows you to apply controls to particular application types within the Security Management appliance and Web Security appliance.
To view the Application Visibility report page, select Web from the product drop-down and choose Monitoring > Application Visibility from the Reports drop-down. For more information, see Using the Interactive Report Pages.
The application control gives you more granular control over web traffic than just URL filtering, for example, as well as more control over the following types of applications, and application types:
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Evasive applications, such as anonymizers and encrypted tunnels.
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Collaboration applications, such as Cisco WebEx, Facebook, and instant messaging.
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Resource intensive applications, such as streaming media.
Understanding the Difference between Application versus Application Types
It is crucial to understand the difference between an application and an application types so that you can control the applications involved for your reports.
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Application Types. A category that contains one or more applications. For example, search engines is an application type that may contain search engines such as Google Search and Craigslist. Instant messaging is another application type category which may contain Yahoo Instant Messenger, or Cisco WebEx. Facebook is also an application type.
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Applications. Particular applications that belong in an application type. For example, YouTube is an application in the Media application type.
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Application behaviors. Particular actions or behaviors that users can accomplish within an application. For example, users can transfer files while using an application, such as Yahoo Messenger. Not all applications include application behaviors you can configure.
Note | For detailed information on understanding how you can use Application Visibility and Control (AVC) engine to control Facebook activity, see the ‘Understanding Application Visibility and Control’ chapter in User Guide for AsyncOS for Cisco Web Security Appliances. |
From the Application Visibility page, you can view the following information:
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Time Range (drop-down list) |
Choose the time range for your report. For more information, see the Choosing a Time Range for Reports. |
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Top Application Types by Total Transactions |
You can view the top application types that are being visited on the site in graphical format. To customize the view of the chart, click For example, instant messaging tools such as Yahoo Instant Messenger, Facebook, and Presentation application types. |
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Top Applications by Blocked Transactions |
You can view the top application types that triggered a block action to occur per transaction in graphical format. To customize the view of the chart, click For example, a user has tried to start a certain application type, for example Google Talk or Yahoo Instant Messenger, and because of a specific policy that is in place, this triggered a block action. This application then gets listed in this graph as a transaction blocked or warning. |
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Application Types Matched |
The Application Types Matched interactive table allows you to view granular details about the application types listed in the Top Applications Type by Total Transactions table. From the Applications column you can click on an application to view details. |
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Applications Matched |
The Applications Matched interactive table shows all the application during a specified time range. Additionally, you can find a specific Application within the Application Matched section. In the text field at the bottom of this section, enter the specific Application name and click Find Application. |
on the chart. For more information, see Note | To customize your view of this report, see Working with Web Security Reports. |