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Fundamentals of Cisco Firewall Threat Defense and Intrusion Prevention (SFWIPF)

  • Length 5 days
  • Version 1.0
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Why study this course

The Fundamentals of Cisco Firewall Threat Defense and Intrusion Prevention (SFWIPF) training course teaches you how to implement and configure Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense for deployment as a next generation firewall at the internet edge. You’ll gain an understanding of Cisco Secure Firewall architecture and deployment, base configuration, packet processing and advanced options, and conducting Secure Firewall administration troubleshooting. 

This training prepares you for the CCNP Security certification, which requires passing the 350-701 Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies (SCOR) core exam and one concentration exam such as the 300-710 Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower (SNCF) concentration exam. This training also earns you 40 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.

Digital courseware: Cisco provides students with electronic courseware for this course. Students who have a confirmed booking will be sent an email prior to the course start date, with a link to create an account via learningspace.cisco.com before they attend their first day of class. Please note that any electronic courseware or labs will not be available (visible) until the first day of the class.

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What you’ll learn

After completing this course, you should be able to:

  • Describe Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Describe Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Deployment Options 

  • Describe management options for Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Configure basic initial settings on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Configure high availability on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Configure basic Network Address Translation on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Describe Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense policies and explain how different policies influence packet processing through the device 

  • Configure Discovery Policy on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Configure and explain prefilter and tunnel rules in prefilter policy 

  • Configure an access control policy on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Configure security intelligence on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Configure file policy on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Configure Intrusion Policy on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Perform basic threat analysis using Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center 

  • Perform basic management and system administration tasks on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Perform basic traffic flow troubleshooting on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Manage Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense with Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Manager 


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Who is the course for?

  • Network security engineers 

  • Administrators 

We can also deliver and customise this training course for larger groups – saving your organisation time, money and resources. For more information, please contact us on 1800 U LEARN (1800 853 276)


Course subjects

  • Introducing Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Describing Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Deployment Options 

  • Describing Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Management Options

  • Configuring Basic Network Settings on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Configuring High Availability on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Configuring Auto NAT on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Describing Packet Processing and Policies on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Configuring Discovery Policy on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Configuring Prefilter Policy on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Configuring Access Control Policy on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Configuring Security Intelligence on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Configuring File Policy on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Configuring Intrusion Policy on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense 

  • Performing Basic Threat Analysis on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center 

  • Managing Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense System 

  • Troubleshooting Basic Traffic Flow 

  • Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Device Manager

Labs:

  • Perform Initial Device Setup 

  • Configure High Availability 

  • Configure Network Address Translation 

  • Configure Network Discovery 

  • Configure Prefilter and Access Control Policy 

  • Configure Security Intelligence 

  • Implement File Control and Advanced Malware Protection 

  • Configure Cisco Secure IPS 

  • Detailed Analysis Using the Firewall Management Center 

  • Manage Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense System 

  • Secure Firewall Troubleshooting Fundamentals 

  • Configure Managed Devices Using Cisco Secure Firewall Device Manager 


Prerequisites

Before taking this offering, you should understand:  

  • TCP/IP 

  • Basic routing protocols 

  • Firewall, VPN, and IPS concepts



Terms & Conditions

The supply of this course by Lumify Work 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.


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