Course Overview

thinQtank® Learning is offering a unique four-day training camp for Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower Next Generation IPS (SSFIPS). As with all of our Cisco Training Experiences - exams are delivered in the classroom.

This course gives students the knowledge and skills to use the NGIPS platform features and includes firewall security concepts, platform architecture and key features; in-depth event analysis including detection of network-based malware and file type, NGIPS tuning and configuration including application control, security intelligence, firewall, and network-based malware and file controls; Snort rules language; file and malware inspection, security intelligence, and network analysis policy configuration designed to detect traffic patterns; configuration and deployment of correlation policies to take action based on events detected; troubleshooting; system and user administration tasks, and more.

This course helps students prepare to take the Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower (300-710 SNCF) exam, which leads to CCNP Security and Cisco Certified Specialist - Network Security Firepower certifications.

Our Learning Exclusive

In our classroom, students receive gigabytes of take-home CBT and lab material with over four-hundred labs to keep practicing and refining the skills learned in the classroom. Additionally, our students receive:

■    thinQtank® Learning Accelerated Custom Exam Study Guide for the ENCORE and ENARSI exams
■    Exam delivery in classroom with 98% success
■    Custom and focused exam preparation software and materials
■    Course specific thinQtank® Learning publications to promote a fun and exciting learning
■    Membership to the thinQtank® Learning University Online
■    WE DO NOT "TEACH THE TEST" - Students will receive valuable examples and discussion
■    Receive all reading material and study guides when you register
■    All courses taught by CCIE Certified instructors

Course Objectives

After taking this portion of the course, students should be able to:

■    Implement Cisco Firepower Next-Generation IPS to stop threats, address attacks, increase vulnerability prevention against suspicious files, and analyze for not-yet-identified threats
■    Gain leading-edge skills for high-demand responsibilities focused on security
■    Describe the components of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense and the managed device registration process
■    Detail Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) traffic control and configure the Cisco Firepower system for network discovery
■    Implement access control policies and describe access control policy advanced features
■    Configure security intelligences features and the Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Networks implementation procedure for file control and advanced malware protection
■    Implement and manage intrusion and network analysis policies for NGIPS inspection
■    Describe and demonstrate the detailed analysis techniques and reporting features provided by the Cisco Firepower Management Center
■    Integrate the Cisco Firepower Management Center with an external logging destination
■    Describe and demonstrate the external alerting options available to Cisco Firepower Management Center and configure a correlation policy
■    Describe key Cisco Firepower Management Center software update and user account management features
■    Identify commonly misconfigured settings within the Cisco Firepower Management Center and use basic commands to troubleshoot a Cisco Firepower Threat Defense device

Exclusive Package Ensuring Success

■    Additional hours of remote lab access
■    Custom video recordings with even more in-depth learning of course topics
■    Customized practice exam software
■    Digital courseware
■    Retake any or all portions of the course as many times as you like in person or live on-line for 24 months
■    Six months mentoring access to CCIE engineers after completing the course

Course Duration

■    Four days of instructor-led learning
■    60% lecture, 40% hands-on labs

Prerequisites

■    Knowledge of TCP/IP and basic routing protocols
■    Familiarity with firewall, VPN, and Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) concepts
■    Basic familiarity with the concepts of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and IPS

Target Audience

■    Security administrators
■    Security consultants
■    Network administrators
■    System engineers
■    Technical support personnel

Exam Information

■    300-710 - Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower (SNCF)

Delivery Methods

■    Instructor-Led Training
■    Immersive Live-Online Training
■    On-Site and Custom Delivery