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Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies (SCOR)

Course Outline Describing Information Security Concepts
  • Information Security Overview
  • Assets, Vulnerabilities, and Countermeasures
  • Managing Risk
  • Vulnerability Assessment
  • Understanding Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
Describing Common TCP/IP Attacks
  • Legacy TCP/IP Vulnerabilities
  • IP Vulnerabilities
  • Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Vulnerabilities
  • TCP Vulnerabilities
  • User Datagram Protocol (UDP) Vulnerabilities
  • Attack Surface and Attack Vectors
  • Reconnaissance Attacks
  • Access Attacks
  • Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
  • Denial of Service and Distributed Denial of Service Attacks
  • Reflection and Amplification Attacks
  • Spoofing Attacks
  • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Attacks
Describing Common Network Application Attacks
  • Password Attacks
  • Domain Name System (DNS)-Based Attacks
  • DNS Tunneling
  • Web-Based Attacks
  • HTTP 302 Cushioning
  • Command Injections
  • SQL Injections
  • Cross-Site Scripting and Request Forgery
  • Email-Based Attacks
Describing Common Endpoint Attacks
  • Buffer Overflow
  • Malware
  • Reconnaissance Attack
  • Gaining Access and Control
  • Gaining Access via Social Engineering
  • Gaining Access via Web-Based Attacks
  • Exploit Kits and Rootkits
  • Privilege Escalation
  • Post-Exploitation Phase
  • Angler Exploit Kit
Describing Network Security Technologies
  • Defense-in-Depth Strategy
  • Defending Across the Attack Continuum
  • Network Segmentation and Virtualization Overview
  • Stateful Firewall Overview
  • Security Intelligence Overview
  • Threat Information Standardization
  • Network-Based Malware Protection Overview
  • Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Overview
  • Next Generation Firewall Overview
  • Email Content Security Overview
  • Web Content Security Overview
  • Threat Analytic Systems Overview
  • DNS Security Overview
  • Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting Overview
  • Identity and Access Management Overview
  • Virtual Private Network Technology Overview
  • Network Security Device Form Factors Overview
Deploying Cisco ASA Firewall
  • Cisco ASA Deployment Types
  • Cisco ASA Interface Security Levels
  • Cisco ASA Objects and Object Groups
  • Network Address Translation
  • Cisco ASA Interface Access Control Lists (ACLs)
  • Cisco ASA Global ACLs
  • Cisco ASA Advanced Access Policies
  • Cisco ASA High Availability Overview
Deploying Cisco Firepower Next-Generation Firewall
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW Deployments
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW Packet Processing and Policies
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW Objects
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW Network Address Translation (NAT)
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW Prefilter Policies
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW Access Control Policies
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW Security Intelligence
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW Discovery Policies
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW IPS Policies
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW Malware and File Policies
Deploying Email Content Security
  • Cisco Email Content Security Overview
  • Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Overview
  • Email Pipeline Overview
  • Public and Private Listeners
  • Host Access Table Overview
  • Recipient Access Table Overview
  • Mail Policies Overview
  • Protection Against Spam and Graymail
  • Anti-virus and Anti-malware Protection
  • Outbreak Filters
  • Content Filters
  • Data Loss Prevention
  • Email Encryption
Deploying Web Content Security
  • Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) Overview
  • Deployment Options
  • Network Users Authentication
  • Secure HTTP (HTTPS) Traffic Decryption
  • Access Policies and Identification Profiles
  • Acceptable Use Controls Settings
  • Anti-Malware Protection
Deploying Cisco Umbrella
  • Cisco Umbrella Architecture
  • Deploying Cisco Umbrella
  • Cisco Umbrella Roaming Client
  • Managing Cisco Umbrella
  • Cisco Umbrella Investigate Overview and Concepts
Explaining VPN Technologies and Cryptography
  • VPN Definition
  • VPN Types
  • Secure Communication and Cryptographic Services
  • Keys in Cryptography
  • Public Key Infrastructure
Introducing Cisco Secure Site-to-Site VPN Solutions
  • Site-to-Site VPN Topologies
  • IPsec VPN Overview
  • IPsec Static Crypto Maps
  • IPsec Static Virtual Tunnel Interface
  • Dynamic Multipoint VPN
  • Cisco IOS FlexVPN
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
  • Cisco ASA Remote Access VPN Configuration
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW Remote Access VPN Configuration
Explaining Cisco Secure Network Access Solutions
  • Cisco Secure Network Access
  • Cisco Secure Network Access Components
  • AAA Role in Cisco Secure Network Access Solution
  • Cisco Identity Services Engine
  • Cisco TrustSec
Describing 802.1X Authentication
  • 802.1X and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
  • EAP Methods
  • Role of Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) in 802.1X Communications
  • RADIUS Change of Authorization
Configuring 802.1X Authentication
  • Cisco Catalyst® Switch 802.1X Configuration
  • Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) 802.1X Configuration
  • Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) 802.1X Configuration
  • Supplicant 802.1x Configuration
  • Cisco Central Web Authentication
Describing Endpoint Security Technologies
  • Host-Based Personal Firewall
  • Host-Based Anti-Virus
  • Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System
  • Application Whitelists and Blacklists
  • Host-Based Malware Protection
  • Sandboxing Overview
  • File Integrity Checking
Deploying Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints
  • Cisco AMP for Endpoints Architecture
  • Cisco AMP for Endpoints Engines
  • Retrospective Security with Cisco AMP
  • Cisco AMP Device and File Trajectory
  • Managing Cisco AMP for Endpoints
Introducing Network Infrastructure Protection
  • Identifying Network Device Planes
  • Control Plane Security Controls
  • Management Plane Security Controls
  • Network Telemetry
  • Layer 2 Data Plane Security Controls
  • Layer 3 Data Plane Security Controls
Deploying Control Plane Security Controls
  • Infrastructure ACLs
  • Control Plane Policing
  • Control Plane Protection
  • Routing Protocol Security
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
  • Port Security
  • Private VLANs
  • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Snooping
  • Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Inspection
  • Storm Control
  • MACsec Encryption
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
  • AAA for Management Access
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
  • Stealthwatch Enterprise Optional Components
  • Stealthwatch Enterprise and ISE Integration
  • Cisco Stealthwatch with Cognitive Analytics
  • Cisco Encrypted Traffic Analytics
  • Host Groups
  • Security Events and Alarms
  • Host, Role, and Default Policies
Describing Cloud and Common Cloud Attacks
  • Evolution of Cloud Computing
  • Cloud Service Models
  • Security Responsibilities in Cloud
  • Cloud Deployment Models
  • Common Security Threats in Cloud
  • Patch Management in the Cloud
  • Security Assessment in the Cloud
Securing the Cloud
  • Cisco Threat-Centric Approach to Network Security
  • Cloud Physical Environment Security
  • Application and Workload Security
  • Cloud Management and API Security
  • Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Virtual Network Functions (VNF)
  • Cisco NFV Examples
  • Reporting and Threat Visibility in Cloud
  • Cloud Access Security Broker
  • Cisco CloudLock
  • OAuth and OAuth Attacks
Deploying Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud
  • Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud for Public Cloud Monitoring
  • Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud for Private Network Monitoring
  • Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud Operations
  • Describing Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
  • Software-Defined Networking Concepts
  • Network Programmability and Automation
  • Cisco Platforms and APIs
  • Basic Python Scripts for Automation