Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls LiveLessons (Workshop)

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Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls LiveLessons (Workshop)

Video description

More than 6 hours of video instruction

More than 6 hours of video training on Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls. The workshop covers everything from initial design to advanced configuration and troubleshooting.

Description

Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls LiveLessons (Workshop) is an engaging and unique video course taught in front of a live audience. Omar Santos, senior incident manager and the technical leader of the Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) and co-author of¬†Cisco ASA: All-in-one Next-Generation Firewall, IPS, and VPN Services, teaches you the skills you need to design, configure, and troubleshoot the firewall features of the Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls and FirePOWER services with Advanced Malware Protection (AMP).

This workshop, taught in front of a live audience, introduces Cisco ASA solutions to overcoming obstacles by providing complete configuration and troubleshooting guidance. Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls LiveLessons (Workshop) is the definitive insider's guide to planning, installing, configuring, and maintaining the new Cisco ASA firewall features.¬†

Major topics include

Lesson 1: Introduction to the Cisco ASA
Lesson 2: Firewall Modes
Lesson 3: Multiple Context Mode
Lesson 4: Basic Settings
Lesson 5: Network Address Translation (NAT)¬†
Lesson 6: Controlling Access¬†
Lesson 7: IP Routing¬†
Lesson 8: Authentication, Authorization, Accounting (AAA) Support
Lesson 9: Cisco ASAv¬†
Lesson 10: High Availability
Lesson 11: Application Layer Protocol Inspection
Lesson 12: Logging¬†
Lesson 13: NetFlow Support
Lesson 14: Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services
Lesson 15: Threat Detection
Question and Answer Session¬†

About the Instructor

Omar Santos¬†is a senior incident manager and the technical leader of the Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT), where he mentors and leads engineers and incident managers during the investigation and resolution of security vulnerabilities in all Cisco products. Omar has more than 19 years of experience (15 at Cisco) working with information technology and cybersecurity. Omar has designed, implemented, and supported numerous secure networks for Fortune 500 companies and the U.S. government. Prior to his current role, he was a technical leader within the World Wide Security Practice and the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC), where he taught, led, and mentored many engineers within both organizations.¬†

Omar is an active member of the security community, where he leads several industry-wide initiatives and standard bodies. His active role helps businesses, academic institutions, state and local law enforcement agencies, and other participants that are dedicated to increasing the security of critical infrastructure.

Omar is the author of four books, numerous whitepapers, articles, and security configuration guidelines and best practices. Omar has also delivered numerous technical presentations at conferences and to Cisco customers and partners, as well as many C-level executive presentations to many organizations.¬†

Author of numerous Cisco Press books, including

¬†Cisco ASA: All-in-one Next-Generation Firewall, IPS, and VPN Services, Third Edition
¬†Network Security with NetFlow and IPFIX: Big Data Analytics for Information Security¬†(to be published in 2015)
Cisco Network Admission Control, Volume II: NAC Deployment and Troubleshooting
End-to-End Network Security: Defense-in-Depth

Skill Level

Beginning to Intermediate: This video title encompasses topics from an introductory level to advanced topics on security and next-generation firewall capabilities.

What You Will Learn

The skills you need to design, configure, and troubleshoot the firewall features of the Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls.

Who Should Take This Course

Security professions; network professionals who manage network security and install and configure Cisco ASA firewalls.¬†

Course Requirements

Students must be familiar with general networking and security topics, including

Firewalls
Intrusion detection and intrusion prevention systems
LAN switching technologies
IP addressing (IPv4 and IPv6)
IP routing technologies (RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, and so on)
IP services (DHCP, NAT, ACLs, and so on)
Basic troubleshooting¬†

The LiveLessons Video Training series publishes hundreds of hands-on, expert-led video tutorials covering a wide selection of technology topics designed to teach you the skills you need to succeed. This professional and personal technology video series features world-leading author instructors published by your trusted technology brands: Addison-Wesley, Cisco Press, IBM Press, Pearson IT Certification, Prentice Hall, Sams, and Que. Topics include IT Certification, Programming, Web Development, Mobile Development, Home and Office Technologies, Business and Management, and more.¬†

View all LiveLessons on InformIT at http://www.informit.com/livelessons.

Introduction

Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls LiveLessons–Workshop: Introduction

Lesson 1: Introduction to the Cisco ASA

1.1 Cisco ASA Product and Solution Overview

1.2 Model Comparison

1.3 Introduction to Feature Licenses

1.4 Shared and Backup License Server

1.5 Accessing the Console for Command-Line Interface

1.6 Accessing the ASA Services Module Console

1.7 Accessing the ASAv Console

1.8 Configuring ASDM Access for Appliances and the ASAv

1.9 Configuring ASDM Access for the ASA Services Module

Lesson 2: Firewall Modes

2.1 Introducing the Routed Firewall Mode

2.2 How Data Moves Through the ASA in Routed Firewall Mode

2.3 How Data Moves Through the ASA in Transparent Firewall Mode

2.4 Guidelines and Limitations

2.5 Configuring the Firewall Mode

2.6 Configuring ARP Inspection for the Transparent Firewall

Lesson 3: Multiple Context Mode

3.1 Introduction to Security Contexts

3.2 Common Uses for Security Contexts

3.3 How the ASA Classifies Packets

3.4 Cascading Security Contexts

3.5 Management Access to Security Contexts

3.6 Information About Resource Management

3.7 Information About MAC Addresses

3.8 Licensing Requirements for Multiple Context Mode

3.9 Configuring Multiple Contexts

3.10 Managing Security Contexts

Lesson 4: Basic Settings

4.1 Setting the Hostname, Domain Name, and Passwords

4.2 Password Recovery

4.3 Setting the Date, Time, and Configuring the ASA with an NTP Server

4.4 Configuring DHCP Services

4.5 Configuring the DHCPv4 Relay Agent

4.6 Configuring the DHCPv6 Relay Agent

Lesson 5: Network Address Translation

5.1 NAT in Routed and Transparent Mode

5.2 Static NAT

5.3 Dynamic NAT

5.4 Dynamic PAT

5.5 Identity NAT

5.6 Twice NAT

5.7 NAT Troubleshooting

Lesson 6: Controlling Network Access

6.1 Introduction to Access Control Lists (ACLs)

6.2 Basic ACL Configuration and Management Options

6.3 Standard ACLs

6.4 Webtype ACLs

6.5 EtherType ACLs

6.6 Time-Based ACLs

6.7 Configuring an ACL in ASDM

6.8 Monitoring ACLs

Lesson 7: IP Routing

7.1 How Routing Behaves Within the ASA

7.2 Supported Internet Protocols for Routing

7.3 How the Routing Table is Populated

7.4 Dynamic Routing in Failover and Clustering

7.5 Dynamic Routing in Multiple Context Mode

7.6 Static and Default Routes

7.7 OSPF Support

7.8 Configuring OSPFv2

7.9 Configuring OSPFv3

7.10 Monitoring and Troubleshooting OSPF

7.11 Configuring EIGRP

7.12 Monitoring and Troubleshooting EIGRP

7.13 BGP Support

7.14 Configuring BGP

7.15 Monitoring and Troubleshooting BGP

7.16 RIP Support

7.17 Configuring RIP

7.18 Monitoring and Troubleshooting RIP

Lesson 8: Authentication, Authorization, Accounting (AAA) Support

8.1 Supported Authentication Methods

8.2 Configuring Local Users

8.3 Configuring RADIUS

8.4 Monitoring and Troubleshooting RADIUS

8.5 Configuring LDAP

8.6 Monitoring and Troubleshooting LDAP

8.7 Configuring AAA for Management Access

8.8 Configuring AAA for Firewall Connections

Lesson 9: Cisco ASAv

9.1 Introducing the ASAv

9.2 ASAv Interface Configuration

9.3 Monitoring the ASAv

9.4 Troubleshooting Tips When Deploying the ASAv

Lesson 10: High Availability

10.1 Failover Overview and System Requirements

10.2 Failover Health Monitoring and Design Details

10.3 Configuring Active/Standby Failover

10.4 Configuring Active/Active Failover

10.5 Troubleshooting Failover Configurations

10.6 Introduction to ASA Clustering

10.7 Data Interface Modes

10.8 Clustering Packet Flow

10.9 Configuring Clustering

10.10 Inter Data Center ASA Clustering

10.11 Monitoring and Troubleshooting the ASA Cluster

Lesson 11: Application Layer Protocol Inspection

11.1 How Inspection Engines Work

11.2 Using the Modular Policy Framework

11.3 Application Inspection Support

11.4 Configuring Application Inspection

Lesson 12: Logging

12.1 Introduction to Logging

12.2 Logging in Multiple Context Mode

12.3 Syslog Message Analysis and Severity Levels

12.4 Configuring Logging

Lesson 13: NetFlow Support

13.1 NetFlow Introduction

13.2 Enabling NetFlow Secure Event Logging (NSEL)

13.3 Troubleshooting NetFlow

Lesson 14: Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services

14.1 Introduction to FirePOWER Services

14.2 Inline Mode vs. Passive Mode

14.3 Management Access

14.4 Installing/Re-imaging the FirePOWER Module

14.5 Configuring the Cisco ASA FirePOWER Module

14.6 Adding the ASA FirePOWER to the FireSIGHT Management Center

14.7 Redirecting Traffic to the ASA FirePOWER Module

14.8 FireSIGHT Management Console

Lesson 15: Threat Detection

15.1 Basic Threat Detection Statistics

15.2 Configuring Advanced Threat Detection Statistics

15.3 Configuring Scanning Threat Detection

15.4 Monitoring Threat Detection

Summary

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