Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower Next Generation Firewall Training in Belgium

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

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

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