Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower Next-Generation IPS - (Digital Library)

The Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower Next-Generation IPS course shows you how to deploy and use Cisco Firepower Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS).

This hands-on course gives you the knowledge and skills required to use the platform features and includes firewall security concepts, platform architecture and key features; in-depth event analysis including detection of network-based malware and file type, NGIPS tuning and configuration including application control, security intelligence, firewall, and network-based malware and file controls; Snort® rules language; file and malware inspection, security intelligence, and network analysis policy configuration designed to detect traffic patterns; configuration and deploypment of correleation policies to take action based on events detected; troubleshooting; system and user administration tasks, and more.

Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:

• Technical understanding of TCP/IP networking and network architecture
• Basic familiarity with the concepts of intrusion detection systems (IDS) and IPS
• CCNA Security (ICND1 and IINS) recommended.

Recommended prerequisites:

• IINS - Implementing Cisco Network Security
• SCOR - Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies
• SFNDU - Understanding Cisco Security Foundations

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• Describe the components of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense and the managed device registration process
• Detail Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) traffic control and configure the Cisco Firepower system for network discovery
• Implement access control policies and describe access control policy advanced features
• Configure security intelligences features and the Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Networks implementation procedure for file control and advanced malware protection
• Implement and manage intrusion and network analysis policies for NGIPS inspection
• Describe and demonstrate the detailed analysis techniques and reporting features provided by the Cisco Firepower Management Center
• Integrate the Cisco Firepower Management Center with an external logging destination
• Describe and demonstrate the external alerting options available to Cisco Firepower Management Center and configure a correlation policy
• Describe key Cisco Firepower Management Center software update and user account management features
• Identify commonly misconfigured settings within the Cisco Firepower Management Center and use basic commands to troubleshoot a Cisco Firepower Threat Defense device

• Security administrators
• Security consultants
• Network administrators
• System engineers
• Technical support personnel
• Channel partners and resellers

• Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Overview
• Cisco Firepower NGFW Device Configuration
• Cisco Firepower NGFW Traffic Control
• Cisco Firepower Discovery
• Implementing Access Control Policies
• Security Intelligence
• File Control and Advanced Malware Protection
• Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention Systems
• Network Analysis Policies
• Detailed Analysis Techniques
• Cisco Firepower Platform Integration
• Alerting and Correlation Policies
• System Administration
• Cisco Firepower Troubleshooting

Lab Outline

• Initial Device Setup
• Device Management
• Configuring Network Discovery
• Implementing and Access Control Policy
• Implementing Security Intelligence
• File Control and Advanced Malware Protection
• Implementing NGIPS
• Customizing a Network Analysis Policy
• Detailed Analysis
• Configuring Cisco Firepower Platform Integration with Splunk
• Configuring Alerting and Event Correlation
• System Administration
• Cisco Firepower Troubleshooting