Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies (SCOR) v1.0
Course details Objectives
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Describe information security concepts and strategies within the network
- Describe common TCP/IP, network application, and endpoint attacks
- Describe how various network security technologies work together to guard against attacks
- Implement access control on Cisco ASA appliance and Cisco Firepower Next-Generation Firewall
- Describe and implement basic email content security features and functions provided by Cisco Email Security Appliance
- Describe and implement web content security features and functions provided by Cisco Web Security Appliance
- Describe Cisco Umbrella® security capabilities, deployment models, policy management, and Investigate console
- Introduce VPNs and describe cryptography solutions and algorithms
- Describe Cisco secure site-to-site connectivity solutions and explain how to deploy Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS®) Virtual Tunnel Interface (VTI)-based point-to-point IPsec VPNs, and point-to-point IPsec VPN on the Cisco ASA and Cisco Firepower Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)
- Describe and deploy Cisco secure remote access connectivity solutions and describe how to configure 1X and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication
- Provide basic understanding of endpoint security and describe Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints architecture and basic features
- Examine various defenses on Cisco devices that protect the control and management plane
- Configure and verify Cisco IOS software Layer 2 and Layer 3 data plane controls
- Describe Cisco Stealth-watch Enterprise and Stealth-watch Cloud solutions
- Describe basics of cloud computing and common cloud attacks and how to secure cloud environment
Prerequisites
To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
- Skills and knowledge equivalent to those learned in Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA®) 0 course
- Familiarity with Ethernet and TCP/IP networking
- Working knowledge of the Windows operating system
- Working knowledge of Cisco IOS networking and concepts
- Familiarity with basics of networking security concepts These Cisco courses are recommended to help you meet these prerequisites:
- Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)
Outline
- Describing Information Security Concepts*
- Information Security Overview
- Assets, Vulnerabilities, and Countermeasures
- Managing Risk
- Describing Common TCP/IP Attacks*
- Legacy TCP/IP Vulnerabilities
- IP Vulnerabilities
- Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Vulnerabilities
- Describing Common Network Application Attacks*
- Password Attacks
- Domain Name System (DNS)-Based Attacks
- DNS Tunnelling
- Describing Common Endpoint Attacks*
- Buffer Overflow
- Malware
- Reconnaissance Attack
- Describing Network Security Technologies
- Défense-in-Depth Strategy
- Defending Across the Attack Continuum
- Network Segmentation and Virtualization Overview
- Deploying Cisco ASA Firewall
- Cisco ASA Deployment Types
- Cisco ASA Interface Security Levels
- Cisco ASA Objects and Object Groups
- Deploying Cisco Firepower Next-Generation Firewall
- Cisco Firepower NGFW Deployments
- Cisco Firepower NGFW Packet Processing and Policies
- Cisco Firepower NGFW Objects
- Deploying Email Content Security
- Cisco Email Content Security Overview
- Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Overview
- Email Pipeline Overview
- Deploying Web Content Security
- Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) Overview
- Deployment Options
- Network Users Authentication
- Deploying Cisco Umbrella*
- Cisco Umbrella Architecture
- Deploying Cisco Umbrella
- Cisco Umbrella Roaming Client
- Explaining VPN Technologies and Cryptography
- VPN Definition
- VPN Types
- Secure Communication and Cryptographic Services
- Introducing Cisco Secure Site-to-Site VPN Solutions
- Site-to-Site VPN Topologies
- IPsec VPN Overview
- IPsec Static Crypto Maps
- Deploying Cisco IOS VTI-Based Point-to-Point IPsec VPNs
- Cisco IOS VTIs
- Static VTI Point-to-Point IPsec Internet Key Exchange (IKE) v2 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
- Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Overview
- Deploying Remote Access SSL VPNs on the Cisco ASA and Cisco Firepower NGFW
- Remote Access Configuration Concepts
- Connection Profiles
- Group Policies
- Explaining Cisco Secure Network Access Solutions
- Cisco Secure Network Access
- Cisco Secure Network Access Components
- AAA Role in Cisco Secure Network Access Solution
- Describing 1X Authentication
- 1X and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
- EAP Methods
- Role of Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) in 1X Communications
- Configuring 1X Authentication
- Cisco Catalyst® Switch 1X Configuration
- Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) 1X Configuration
- Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) 1X Configuration
- Describing Endpoint Security Technologies*
- Host-Based Personal Firewall
- Host-Based Anti-Virus
- Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System
- Deploying Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints*
- Cisco AMP for Endpoints Architecture
- Cisco AMP for Endpoints Engines
- Retrospective Security with Cisco AMP
- Introducing Network Infrastructure Protection*
- Identifying Network Device Planes
- Control Plane Security Controls
- Management Plane Security Controls
- Deploying Control Plane Security Controls*
- Infrastructure ACLs
- Control Plane Policing
- Control Plane Protection
- Deploying Layer 2 Data Plane Security Controls*
- Overview of Layer 2 Data Plane Security Controls
- Virtual LAN (VLAN)-Based Attacks Mitigation
- Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Attacks Mitigation
- Deploying Layer 3 Data Plane Security Controls*
- Infrastructure Antispoofing ACLs
- Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding
- IP Source Guard
- Deploying Management Plane Security Controls*
- Cisco Secure Management Access
- Simple Network Management Protocol Version 3
- Secure Access to Cisco Devices
- Deploying Traffic Telemetry Methods*
- Network Time Protocol
- Device and Network Events Logging and Export
- Network Traffic Monitoring Using NetFlow
- Deploying Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise*
- Cisco Stealthwatch Offerings Overview
- Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise Required Components
- Flow Stitching and Deduplication
- Describing Cloud and Common Cloud Attacks*
- Evolution of Cloud Computing
- Cloud Service Models
- Security Responsibilities in Cloud
- Securing the Cloud*
- Cisco Threat-Centric Approach to Network Security
- Cloud Physical Environment Security
- Application and Workload Security
- Deploying Cisco Stealth watch Cloud*
- Cisco Stealth watch Cloud for Public Cloud Monitoring
- Cisco Stealth watch Cloud for Private Network Monitoring
- Cisco Stealth watch Cloud Operations
- Describing Software-Defined Networking (SDN*)
- Software-Defined Networking Concepts
- Network Programmability and Automation
- Cisco Platforms and APIs
- This section is self-study material that can be done at your own pace if you are taking the instructor-led version of this
Lab outline
- Configure Network Settings and NAT on Cisco ASA
- Configure Cisco ASA Access Control Policies
- Configure Cisco Firepower NGFW NAT
- Configure Cisco Firepower NGFW Access Control Policy
- Configure Cisco Firepower NGFW Discovery and IPS Policy
- Configure Cisco NGFW Malware and File Policy
- Configure Listener, Host Access Table (HAT), and Recipient Access Table (RAT) on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA)
- Configure Mail Policies
- Configure Proxy Services, Authentication, and HTTPS Decryption
- Enforce Acceptable Use Control and Malware Protection
- Examine the Umbrella Dashboard
- Examine Cisco Umbrella Investigate
- Explore DNS Ransomware Protection by Cisco Umbrella
- Configure Static VTI Point-to-Point IPsec IKEv2 Tunnel
- Configure Point-to-Point VPN between the Cisco ASA and Cisco Firepower NGFW
- Configure Remote Access VPN on the Cisco Firepower NGFW
- Explore Cisco AMP for Endpoints
- Perform Endpoint Analysis Using AMP for Endpoints Console
- Explore File Ransomware Protection by Cisco AMP for Endpoints Console
- Explore Cisco Stealth watch Enterprise 9.3
- Explore Cognitive Threat Analytics (CTA) in Stealth watch Enterprise 0
- Explore the Cisco Cloud lock Dashboard and User Security
- Explore Cisco Cloud lock Application and Data Security
- Explore Cisco Stealth watch Cloud
- Explore Stealth watch Cloud Alert Settings, Watch lists, and Sensors
Implementing Secure Solutions with Virtual Private Networks (SVPN) v1.0
Objectives
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Introduce site-to-site VPN options available on Cisco router and firewalls
- Introduce remote access VPN options available on Cisco router and firewalls
- Review site-to-site and remote access VPN design options
- Review troubleshooting processes for various VPN options available on Cisco router and firewalls
Prerequisites
Before taking this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
- Familiarity with the various Cisco router and firewall command modes
- Experience navigating and managing Cisco routers and firewalls
- Clear understanding of the benefits of site-to-site and Remote Access VPN options
The following Cisco courses can help you gain the knowledge you need to prepare for this course:
- Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA®)
- Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies (SCOR)
Outline
- Introducing VPN Technology Fundamentals
- Implementing Site-to-Site VPN Solutions
- Implementing Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS®) Site-to-Site FlexVPN Solutions
- Implement Cisco IOS Group Encrypted Transport (GET) VPN Solutions
- Implementing Cisco AnyConnect VPNs
- Implementing Clientless VPNs
Lab outline
- Explore IPsec Technologies
- Implement and Verify Cisco IOS Point-to-Point VPN
- Implement and Verify Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Point-to-Point VPN
- Implement and Verify Cisco IOS Virtual Tunnel Interface (VTI) VPN
- Implement and Verify Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
- Troubleshoot DMVPN
- Implement and Verify FlexVPN with Smart Defaults
- Implement and Verify Point-to-Point FlexVPN
- Implement and Verify Hub and Spoke FlexVPN
- Implement and Verify Spoke-to-Spoke FlexVPN
- Troubleshoot Cisco IOS FlexVPN
- Implement and Verify AnyConnect Transport Layer Security (TLS) VPN on ASA
- Implement and Verify Advanced Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) on Cisco AnyConnect VPN
- Implement and Verify Clientless VPN on ASA
