IBM Security SiteProtector System: Basic Implementation and Administration

Course details

The IBM® Security SiteProtector™ System Basic Implementation and Administration course provides concepts, processes, procedures and practices necessary to successfully use the SiteProtector management platform. Intrusion prevention systems are a critical part of any information security architecture, and this course helps you master the tools required to successfully implement and manage the IBM Security Systems infrastructure.

This course focuses on mastering the Security SiteProtector Console. You gain knowledge of the SiteProtector components, learning how the different components act in concert to monitor and protect a real-world network. You also learn through hands-on labs how to configure SiteProtector and how to monitor and manage assets through the SiteProtector Console.

Target Audience:

This basic course is designed for network and security professionals who evaluate, implement, manage, or monitor IBM Security SiteProtector.

Objectives:

Describe the SiteProtector architecture, its components, and the security appliances and software agents that are managed by SiteProtector

• Install SiteProtector components
• Navigate and configure the SiteProtector Console
• Organize network assets
• Assign and manage SiteProtector permissions
• Create, modify, deploy, and manage policies
• Update SiteProtector components and agents
• Manage SiteProtector components
• Use SiteProtector tools to monitor and analyze events
• Configure response rules
• Export data and run reports

Prerequisites:

You should have:

• Knowledge of TCP/IP networking and Windows Server operating system

Content:

• Unit 1: Introduction to SiteProtector
• Unit 2: Installing SiteProtector
• Unit 3: Using the SiteProtector Console
• Unit 4: Configuring the SiteProtector Console
• Unit 5: Organizing network assets
• Unit 6: Assigning and managing SiteProtector permissions
• Unit 7: Managing policies
• Unit 8: Updating SiteProtector components and agents
• Unit 9: Managing SiteProtector components
• Unit 10: Monitoring and analyzing events
• Unit 11: Using analysis tools
• Unit 12: Managing responses
• Unit 13: Exporting data and generating reports