The Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower Next-Generation IPS (SSFIPS) v4.0 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 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 deployment of correlation policies to take action based on events detected; troubleshooting; system and user administration tasks, and more.
Curriculum
- 4 Sections
- 13 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
- Learning ObjectivesAfter taking this course, you should be able to:10
- 2.1Describe the components of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense and the managed device registration process
- 2.2Detail Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) traffic control and configure the Cisco Firepower system for network discovery
- 2.3Implement access control policies and describe access control policy advanced features
- 2.4Configure security intelligence features and the Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Networks implementation procedure for file control and advanced malware protection
- 2.5Implement and manage intrusion and network analysis policies for NGIPS inspection
- 2.6Describe and demonstrate the detailed analysis techniques and reporting features provided by the Cisco Firepower Management Center
- 2.7Integrate the Cisco Firepower Management Center with an external logging destination
- 2.8Describe and demonstrate the external alerting options available to Cisco Firepower Management Center and configure a correlation policy
- 2.9Describe key Cisco Firepower Management Center software update and user account management features
- 2.10Identify commonly misconfigured settings within the Cisco Firepower Management Center and use basic commands to troubleshoot a Cisco Firepower Threat Defense device
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