Manually update intrusion rules

Perform an on-demand update to keep intrusion rules current.

Before you begin

Make sure your process for updating intrusion rules complies with your security policies.

Procedure

Step 1

Choose Administration > Upgrades & updates > Content Updates > Rule Updates.

Step 2

Configure the one-time rule update.

  1. Under One-Time Rule Update/Rules Import, choose how to update intrusion rules.

    • Direct download: Choose Download new rule update....

    • Manual upload: Choose Rule update or text rule file..., click Choose File, and select the intrusion rule update.

  2. (Optional) Check Reapply all policies after the rule update import completes.

Step 3

Click Import.

Monitor update progress in the Message Center. Even if the Message Center shows no progress for several minutes or indicates that the update has failed, do not restart the update. Instead, contact Cisco TAC.

Step 4

Verify update success.

The current version is displayed on the rule update page.

What to do next

If you did not deploy configuration changes as part of the update, deploy them now.