Detailed Class Syllabus

Describing Information Security Concepts*

Information Security Overview
Managing Risk
Vulnerability Assessment
Understanding CVSS

Describing Common TCP/IP Attacks*

Legacy TCP/IP Vulnerabilities
IP Vulnerabilities
ICMP Vulnerabilities
TCP Vulnerabilities
UDP Vulnerabilities
Attack Surface and Attack Vectors
Reconnaissance Attacks
Access Attacks
Man-In-The-Middle Attacks
Denial of Service and Distributed Denial of Service Attacks
Reflection and Amplification Attacks
Spoofing Attacks
DHCP Attacks

Describing Common Network Application Attacks*

Password Attacks
DNS-Based Attacks
DNS Tunneling
Web-Based Attacks
HTTP 302 Cushioning
Command Injections
SQL Injections
Cross-Site Scripting and Request Forgery
Email-Based Attacks

Describing Common Endpoint Attacks*

Buffer Overflow
Malware
Reconnaissance Attack
Gaining Access and Control
Gaining Access via Social Engineering
Gaining Access via Web-Based Attacks
Exploit Kits and Rootkits
Privilege Escalation
Post-Exploitation Phase
Angler Exploit Kit

Describing Network Security Technologies

Defense-in-Depth Strategy
Defending Across the Attack Continuum
Network Segmentation and Virtualization Overview
Stateful Firewall Overview
Security Intelligence Overview
Threat Information Standardization
Network-Based Malware Protection Overview
IPS Overview
Next-Generation Firewall Overview
Email Content Security Overview
Web Content Security Overview
Threat Analytic Systems Overview
DNS Security Overview
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting Overview
Identity and Access Management Overview
Virtual Private Network Technology Overview
Network Security Device Form Factors Overview

Deploying Cisco ASA Firewall

Cisco ASA Deployment Types
Cisco ASA Interface Security Levels
Cisco ASA Objects and Object Groups
Network Address Translation
Cisco ASA Interface ACLs
Cisco ASA Global ACLs
Cisco ASA Advanced Access Policies
Cisco ASA High Availability Overview

Deploying Cisco Firepower Next-Generation Firewall

Cisco Firepower NGFW Deployments
Cisco Firepower NGFW Packet Processing and Policies
Cisco Firepower NGFW Objects
Cisco Firepower NGFW NAT
Cisco Firepower NGFW Prefilter Policies
Cisco Firepower NGFW Access Control Policies
Cisco Firepower NGFW Security Intelligence
Cisco Firepower NGFW Discovery Policies
Cisco Firepower NGFW IPS Policies
Cisco Firepower NGFW Malware and File Policies

Deploying Email Content Security

Cisco Email Content Security Overview
SMTP Overview
Email Pipeline Overview
Public and Private Listeners
Host Access Table Overview
Recipient Access Table Overview
Mail Policies Overview
Protection Against Spam and Graymail
Anti-virus and Anti-malware Protection
Outbreak Filters
Content Filters
Data Loss Prevention
Email Encryption

Deploying Web Content Security

Cisco WSA Overview
Deployment Options
Network Users Authentication
HTTPS Traffic Decryption
Access Policies and Identification Profiles
Acceptable Use Controls Settings
Anti-Malware Protection

Deploying Cisco Umbrella*

Cisco Umbrella Architecture
Deploying Cisco Umbrella
Cisco Umbrella Roaming Client
Managing Cisco Umbrella
Cisco Umbrella Investigate Overview

Explaining VPN Technologies and Cryptography

VPN Definition
VPN Types
Secure Communication and Cryptographic Services
Keys in Cryptography
Public Key Infrastructure

Introducing Cisco Secure Site-to-Site VPN Solutions

Site-to-Site VPN Topologies
IPsec VPN Overview
IPsec Static Crypto Maps
IPsec Static Virtual Tunnel Interface
Dynamic Multipoint VPN
Cisco IOS FlexVPN

Deploying Cisco IOS VTI-Based Point-to-Point

Cisco IOS VTIs
Static VTI Point-to-Point IPsec IKEv2 VPN Configuration

Deploying Point-to-Point IPsec VPNs on the Cisco ASA and Cisco Firepower NGFW

Point-to-Point VPNs on the Cisco ASA and Cisco Firepower NGFW
Cisco ASA Point-to-Point VPN Configuration
Cisco Firepower NGFW Point-to-Point VPN Configuration

Introducing Cisco Secure Remote Access VPN Solutions

Remote Access VPN Components
Remote Access VPN Technologies
SSL Overview

Deploying Remote Access SSL VPNs on the Cisco ASA and Cisco Firepower NGFW

Remote Access Configuration Concepts
Connection Profiles
Group Policies
Cisco ASA Remote Access VPN Configuration
Cisco Firepower NGFW Remote Access VPN Configuration

Explaining Cisco Secure Network Access Solutions

Cisco Secure Network Access
Cisco Secure Network Access Components
AAA Role in Cisco Secure Network Access Solution
Cisco Identity Services Engine
Cisco TrustSec

Describing 802.1X Authentication

802.1X and EAP
EAP Methods
Role of RADIUS in 802.1X Communications
RADIUS Change of Authorization

Configuring 802.1X Authentication

Cisco Catalyst Switch 802.1X Configuration
Cisco WLC 802.1X Configuration
Cisco ISE 802.1X Configuration
Supplicant 802.1x Configuration
Cisco Central Web Authentication

Describing Endpoint Security Technologies*

Host-Based Personal Firewall
Host-Based Anti-Virus
Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System
Application Whitelists and Blacklists
Host-Based Malware Protection
Sandboxing Overview
File Integrity Checking

Deploying Cisco AMP for Endpoints*

Cisco AMP for Endpoints Architecture
Cisco AMP for Endpoints Engines
Retrospective Security with Cisco AMP
Cisco AMP Device and File Trajectory
Managing Cisco AMP for Endpoints

Introducing Network Infrastructure Protection*

Identifying Network Device Planes
Control Plane Security Controls
Management Plane Security Controls
Network Telemetry
Layer 2 Data Plane Security Controls
Layer 3 Data Plane Security Controls

Deploying Control Plane Security Controls*

Infrastructure ACLs
Control Plane Policing
Control Plane Protection
Routing Protocol Security

Deploying Layer 2 Data Plane Security Controls*

Overview of Layer 2 Data Plane Security Controls
VLAN-Based Attacks Mitigation
STP Attacks Mitigation
Port Security
Private VLANs
DHCP Snooping
ARP Inspection
Storm Control
MACsec Encryption

Deploying Layer 3 Data Plane Security Controls*

Infrastructure Antispoofing ACLs
Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding
IP Source Guard
* This section is self-study material that can be done at your own pace if you are taking the instructor-led version of this course.