Managing Enterprise Security with Cisco Security Manager

Course details

The Managing Enterprise Security with Cisco Security Manager (SSECMGT) course is aimed at providing network security engineers with the knowledge and skills that are needed to configure and deploy Cisco Security Manager. The course also provides an overview of network security technologies, and includes case studies that are useful for deployment scenarios.

Target Audience

This course is designed for:

• Anyone interested in managing policy consistency
• Customers managing multiple Cisco security devices
• Network security engineers working in the enterprise sector

Objectives

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

Course Outline

Cisco Security Manager Overview

• Using CSM
• Managing Devices
• Managing Policies
• Managing Objects
• Using Map View

Firewall Policy Management

• Managing Firewall Services
• Managing Firewall Devices
• Event Monitoring and Rule Correlation for Firewalls

VPN Policy Configuration

• Managing VPNs
• Managing Remote Access IPsec VPNs
• Configuring Client-Based SSL VPNs
• Configuring Advanced VPN Configurations
• Deploying Advanced VPN Technologies
• GET VPN Overview

Cisco IPS Solutions Management

• Managing Cisco IPS Services
• Managing Cisco IPS Devices
• Managing Cisco IPS Events

Cisco IOS Device Provisioning

• Managing Routers
• Using the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and Cisco 7600 Series Router Device Manager

Management, Deployment, and Administration of FlexConfigs in CSM

• Managing FlexConfigs
• Managing Activities and Workflow Deployments
• Implementing Integration Between CSM and Cisco Secure ACS
• Backing Up and Restoring CSM Databases
• Using Monitoring, Troubleshooting, and Diagnostic Tools