Description
This course helps you prepare to take the exam, Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower (300-710 SNCF), which leads to CCNP Security and Cisco Certified Specialist – Network Security Firepower certifications. The 300-710 SNCF exam has a second preparation course as well, Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower Next–Generation Intrusion Prevention System (SSFIPS). You can take these courses in any order.
Who should attend
This course is designed for technical professionals who need to know how to deploy and manage a Cisco Firepower NGIPS and NGFW in their network environments.
Targeted roles include:
- Security administrators
- Security consultants
- Network administrators
- System engineers
- Technical support personnel
- Channel partners and resellers
Certifications
This course is part of the following Certifications:
Cisco Certified Network Professional Security
Prerequisites
Cisco recommends that you have the following knowledge and skills before taking this course:
- Technical understanding of TCP/IP networking and network architecture
- Basic familiarity with firewall and IPS concepts
Course Objectives
This class will help you:
- Implement Cisco Firepower NGFW to provide advanced threat protection before, during, and after attacks
- Gain leading-edge skills for high-demand responsibilities focused on security
After taking 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 behavior, usage, and implementation procedure for access control policies
- Describe the concepts and procedures for implementing security intelligence features
Outline: Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower Next Generation Firewall (SSNGFW)
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Overview
- Examining Firewall and IPS Technology
- Firepower Threat Defense Features and Components
- Examining Firepower Platforms
- Cisco Firepower Implementation Use Cases
Cisco Firepower NGFW Device Configuration
- 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
Cisco Firepower NGFW Traffic Control
- Firepower Threat Defense Packet Processing
- Implementing QoS
- Bypassing Traffic
Cisco Firepower NGFW Address Translation
- NAT Basics
- Implementing NAT
- NAT Rule Examples
- Implementing NAT
Cisco Firepower Discovery
- Examining Network Discovery
- Configuring Network Discovery
- Implementing Access Control Policies
- 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
Security Intelligence
- Examining Security Intelligence
- Examining Security Intelligence Objects
- Security Intelligence Deployment and Logging
- Implementing Security Intelligence
File Control and Advanced Malware Protection
- 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
Site-to-Site VPN
- Examining IPsec
- Site-to-Site VPN Configuration
- Site-to-Site VPN Troubleshooting
- Implementing Site-to-Site VPN
Remote-Access VPN
- Examining Remote-Access VPN
- Examining Public-Key Cryptography and Certificates
- Examining Certificate Enrollment
- Remote-Access VPN Configuration
- Implementing Remote-Access VPN
SSL Decryption
- Examining SSL Decryption
- Configuring SSL Policies
- SSL Decryption Best Practices and Monitoring
Detailed Analysis Techniques
- Examining Event Analysis
- Examining Event Types
- Examining Contextual Data
- Examining Analysis Tools
- Threat Analysis
System Administration
- Managing Updates
- Examining User Account Management Features
- Configuring User Accounts
- System Administration
Cisco Firepower Troubleshooting
- Examining Common Misconfigurations
- Examining Troubleshooting Commands
- Firepower Troubleshooting
