Course Information

About this course:

This course helps you prepare for the Cisco CCNP Security and CCIE Security certifications and for senior-level security roles. It will teach you the skills and technologies you need to implement core Cisco security solutions, providing you advanced threat protection against cybersecurity attacks. You will also learn security for cloud and content, networks, endpoint protection, secure network access, visibility, and enforcements. With extensive hands-on experience, you will learn to deploy Cisco Firepower® Next-Generation Firewall and Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (Cisco ASA) Firewall; configure access control policies, mail policies, and 802.1X Authentication; and more. The course will also provide introductory practice on Cisco Stealthwatch® Enterprise and Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud threat detection features.

Upon completing this course, you will be fully prepared to take the Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies (350-701 SCOR) exam, passing which will lead to the new CCNP Security, CCIE Security, and the Cisco Certified Specialist - Security Core certifications.

Course Objective:

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• Describe and implement basic email content security features and functions provided by Cisco Email Security Appliance
• Describe and implement web content security features and functions provided by Cisco Web Security Appliance
• Describe Cisco Umbrella® security capabilities, deployment models, policy management, and Investigate console
• Provide basic understanding of endpoint security and describe Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints architecture and basic features
• Examine various defenses on Cisco devices that protect the control and management plane
• Configure and verify Cisco IOS Software Layer 2 and Layer 3 data plane controls
• Describe Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise and Stealthwatch Cloud solutions
• Describe information security concepts and strategies within the network
• Describe common TCP/IP, network application, and endpoint attacks
• Describe how various network security technologies work together to guard against attacks
• Implement access control on Cisco ASA appliance and Cisco Firepower Next-Generation Firewall
• Introduce VPNs and describe cryptography solutions and algorithms
• Describe Cisco secure site-to-site connectivity solutions and explain how to deploy Cisco IOS Virtual Tunnel Interface (VTI)-based point-to-point IPsec VPNs, and point-to-point IPsec VPN on the Cisco ASA and Cisco Firepower Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)
• Describe and deploy Cisco secure remote access connectivity solutions and describe how to configure 802.1X and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication
• Describe basics of cloud computing and common cloud attacks and how to secure cloud environment

Audience:

• Systems engineers
• Consulting systems engineers
• Technical solutions architects
• Security engineers
• Network engineers, designers, administrators, and managers
• Cisco integrators and partners

Prerequisite:

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

• Skills and knowledge equivalent to those learned in Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA®) v1.0 course
• Familiarity with Ethernet and TCP/IP networking
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows
• Working knowledge of Cisco IOS networking and concepts
• Familiarity with basics of networking security concepts

This Cisco course is recommended to help you meet these prerequisites:

• Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA) v1.0