Cisco Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower Next Generation Firewall SSNGFW

• Security administrators
• Security consultants
• Network administrators
• System engineers
• Technical support personnel
• Cisco integrators and partners

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Describe key concepts of NGIPS and NGFW technology and the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense system, and identify deployment scenarios
• Perform initial Cisco Firepower Threat Defense device configuration and setup tasks
• Describe how to manage traffic and implement Quality of Service (QoS) using Cisco Firepower Threat Defense
• Describe how to implement NAT by using Cisco Firepower Threat Defense
• Perform an initial network discovery, using Cisco Firepower to identify hosts, applications, and services
• Describe the behaviour, usage, and implementation procedure for access control policies
• Describe the concepts and procedures for implementing security intelligence features
• Describe Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Networks and the procedures for implementing file control and advanced malware protection
• Implement and manage intrusion policies
• Describe the components and configuration of site-to-site VPN
• Describe and configure a remote-access SSL VPN that uses Cisco AnyConnect
• Describe SSL decryption capabilities and usage

To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:

• Knowledge of TCP/IP and basic routing protocols
• Familiarity with firewall, VPN, and Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) concepts

The supply of this course by DDLS is governed by the booking terms and conditions. Please read the terms and conditions carefully before enrolling in this course, as enrolment in the course is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions.

• Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Overview
• Cisco Firepower NGFW Device Configuration
• Cisco Firepower NGFW Traffic Control
• Cisco Firepower NGFW Address Translation
• Cisco Firepower Discovery
• Implementing Access Control Policies
• Security Intelligence
• File Control and Advanced Malware Protection
• Site-to-Site VPN
• Remote-Access VPN
• Detailed Analysis Techniques
• System Administration
• Cisco Firepower Troubleshooting

• Examining Firewall and IPS Technology
• Firepower Threat Defense Features and Components
• Examining Firepower Platforms
• Examining Firepower Threat Defense Licensing
• Cisco Firepower Implementation Use Cases

• Firepower Threat Defense Device Registration
• FXOS and Firepower Device Manager
• Initial Device Setup
• Managing NGFW Devices
• Examining Firepower Management Center Policies
• Examining Objects
• Examining System Configuration and Health Monitoring
• Device Management
• Examining Firepower High Availability
• Configuring High Availability
• Cisco ASA to Firepower Migration
• Migrating from Cisco ASA to Firepower Threat Defense

• Firepower Threat Defense Packet Processing
• Implementing QoS
• Bypassing Traffic

• NAT Basics
• Implementing NAT
• NAT Rule Examples

• Examining Network Discovery
• Configuring Network Discovery

• Examining Access Control Policies
• Examining Access Control Policy Rules and Default Action
• Implementing Further Inspection
• Examining Connection Events
• Access Control Policy Advanced Settings
• Access Control Policy Considerations
• Implementing an Access Control Policy

• Examining Security Intelligence
• Examining Security Intelligence Objects
• Security Intelligence Deployment and Logging
• Implementing Security Intelligence

• Examining Malware and File Policy
• Examining Advanced Malware Protection

Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention Systems

• Examining Intrusion Prevention and Snort Rules
• Examining Variables and Variable Sets
• Examining Intrusion Policies

• Examining IPsec
• Site-to-Site VPN Configuration
• Site-to-Site VPN Troubleshooting
• Implementing Site-to-Site VPN

• Examining Remote-Access VPN
• Examining Public-Key Cryptography and Certificates
• Examining Certificate Enrollment
• Remote-Access VPN Configuration
• Implementing Remote-Access VPN

• Configuring SSL Policies

• Examining Event Analysis
• Examining Event Types
• Examining Contextual Data
• Examining Analysis Tools
• Threat Analysis

• Managing Updates
• Examining User Account Management Features
• Configuring User Accounts

• Examining Common Misconfigurations
• Examining Troubleshooting Commands
• Firepower Troubleshooting

Labs:

• Migrating from Cisco ASA to Cisco Firepower Threat Defense
• Implementing Remote Access VPN