• Cisco CCNP® Security certification
• Understanding of networking and routing (on the CCNP level, but no certification is required).
• Understanding of different VPN technologies (such as DMVPN, GET VPN, and SSL VPN).
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Present an overview of the Cisco Security Manager product, describe the main product features, and introduce the basic deployment tasks
• Manage configuration of Cisco ASA adaptive security appliances and Cisco FWSM firewall devices, and explain firewall event management and device configuration correlation
• Describe the most commonly used VPN topologies and their deployment
• Examine the configuration of intrusion prevention mechanisms on the Cisco IOS platform, modules, and standalone appliances, as well as explain the Cisco IPS event and configuration correlation
• Explain how Cisco Security Manager works with Cisco IOS devices, including the new Cisco ISR G2 routers
• Describe the FlexConfig functionality of Cisco Security Manager, the workflow mode of operation, and administrative tasks and integration with Cisco Secure ACS

CSM Overview

• Using CSM
  • Installation Procedure
  • Working with the User Interface
  • New Features of 4.0
• Managing Devices
  • Preparing the Devices for CSM
  • Device View
  • Adding Devices to CSM Inventory
  • Working with Devices with Dynamically Assigned IP Addresses
  • Device Properties, Credentials, and Grouping
  • On-Demand, Out-of-Band Change Detection
• Managing Policies
  • Policies Overview
  • Managing Policies in Device View
  • Managing Shared Policies in Policy View
  • Interface Roles
  • Advanced Policy Features
  • Policy Locking
  • Discovering Policies
• Managing Objects
  • Objects Overview
  • Policy Object Manager Window
  • Overriding Global Objects for Individual Devices
  • Selecting Objects for Policies
• Using Map View
  • Maps Overview
  • Displaying Your Network on the Map
  • Managing Firewall Services
  • Managing VPNs
  • Managing Device Policies

Firewall Policy Management

• Managing Firewall Services
  • Managing Rules Tables
  • Access Rules and Their Functions
  • Access Control Settings
  • Inspection Rules
  • AAA Rules
  • Web Filter Rules
  • Transparent and Zone-Based Firewall Rules
  • Interface and Global Rules
  • Botnet Traffic Filtering
• Managing Firewall Devices
  • Platform Policies
  • NAT Policies
  • Bridging Policies
  • Device Administration Policies
  • Logging Policies
  • Multicast Policies
  • Routing Policies
  • Security Policies
  • Service Policy Rules
  • Security Contexts
• Event Monitoring and Rule Correlation for Firewalls
  • Supported Devices and Events in Event Viewer
  • EventServer Overview
  • Cisco ASA Device Bootstrapping
  • Event-to-Policy Correlation
  • Event Collection and Event Viewer Settings

VPN Policy Configuration

• Managing VPNs
  • Overview of Site-to-Site VPNs
  • Working with VPN Topologies
  • Working with Site-to-Site VPN Policies
  • Configuring Advanced VPN Platforms
• Managing Remote Access IPsec VPNs
  • Overview of Remote-Access VPNs
  • Working with Policies in Remote-Access VPNs
  • Configuring VPN Options
• Configuring Client-Based SSL VPNs
  • SSL VPN Management Features and Platform Support
  • Overview of Remote-Access SSL VPNs
  • Bootstrapping Cisco ASA for Full Tunnel SSL VPN
  • Configuring Full Tunnel SSL VPN
• Configuring Clientless SSL VPNs
  • Clientless SSL VPN Overview
  • Clientless SSL VPN Configuration
  • Working with Application Plug-Ins
  • SSL VPN Portal Customization
• Configuring Advanced VPN Configurations
  • Managing Cisco Security Desktop Policy
  • Configuring Dynamic Access Policies (DAP)
  • Creating Group Policies
  • Creating Remote Connection Profiles
  • Working with VPN AAA
• Deploying Advanced VPN Technologies
  • Hub-and-Spoke Prerequisites
  • DMVPN Overview
  • GET VPN Overview
  • GRE over IPsec
  • VPN Dial Backup
  • VRF-Aware IPsec
  • VPN High Availability

Cisco IPS Solutions Management

• Managing Cisco IPS Services
  • Overview of Network Sensing
  • Configuring Interfaces
  • Configuring and Working with IPS Signatures
  • Configuring Anomaly Detection
  • Configuring Event Actions
  • Configuring Global Correlation
• Managing Cisco IPS Devices
  • Managing Modules and Appliances
  • Configuring Policies
  • Managing Updates
• Managing Cisco IPS Events
  • CSM IPS Event Management
  • Mapping IPS Events to Policies

Cisco IOS Device Provisioning

• Managing Routers
  • Overview of Policy Management
  • Working with Platform Policies
  • NAT Policies
  • Interface Policies
  • Configuring Device Administration Policies
  • Identity Policies
  • Logging and QoS Policies
  • Routing Policies
  • Advanced Routing Configuration Options
  • Zone-Based Firewall
• Using the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and Cisco 7600 Series Router Device Manager
  • Managing Policies

Management, Deployment, and Administration of FlexConfigs in CSM

• Managing FlexConfigs
  • FlexConfig Overview
  • Creating FlexConfig Policy Objects
  • Working with FlexConfig
• Managing Activities and Workflow Deployments
  • Working with Activities
  • Managing Deployment
• Implementing Integration Between CSM and Cisco Secure ACS
  • Roles in CSM
  • RBAC with Cisco Secure ACS
  • Configuring Cisco Secure ACS and CSM for RBAC Integration
• Backing Up and Restoring CSM Databases
• Using Monitoring, Troubleshooting, and Diagnostic Tools
  • Using the Tools Menu
  • Understanding CiscoWorks MCP
  • Understanding Cisco Packet Tracer
  • Cisco Security MARS Integration