Cisco CCNP Security Certification Boot Camp

CCNP Security Certification Course Outline

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Security Concepts

• Explain common threats against on-premises and cloud environments
• Compare common security vulnerabilities such as software bugs, weak and/or hardcoded passwords, SQL injection, missing encryption, buffer overflow, path traversal, cross-site scripting/forgery
• Describe functions of the cryptography components such as hashing, encryption, PKI, SSL, IPsec, NAT-T IPv4 for IPsec, pre-shared key and certificate based authorization
• Compare site-to-site VPN and remote access VPN deployment types such as sVTI, IPsec, Cryptomap, DMVPN, FLEXVPN including high availability considerations, and AnyConnect
• Describe security intelligence authoring, sharing, and consumption
• Explain the role of the endpoint in protecting humans from phishing and social engineering attacks
• Explain North Bound and South Bound APIs in the SDN architecture
• Explain DNAC APIs for network provisioning, optimization, monitoring, and troubleshooting
• Interpret basic Python scripts used to call Cisco Security appliances APIs

Network Security

• Compare network security solutions that provide intrusion prevention and firewall capabilities
• Describe deployment models of network security solutions and architectures that provide intrusion prevention and firewall capabilities
• Describe the components, capabilities, and benefits of NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow records
• Configure and verify network infrastructure security methods (router, switch, wireless)
• Implement segmentation, access control policies, AVC, URL filtering, and malware protection
• Implement management options for network security solutions such as intrusion prevention and perimeter security (Single vs. multidevice manager, in-band vs. out-of-band, CDP, DNS, SCP, SFTP, and DHCP security and risks)
• Configure AAA for device and network access (authentication and authorization, TACACS+, RADIUS and RADIUS flows, accounting, and dACL)
• Configure secure network management of perimeter security and infrastructure devices (secure device management, SNMPv3, views, groups, users, authentication, and encryption, secure logging, and NTP with authentication)
• Configure and verify site-to-site VPN and remote access VPN

Securing the Cloud

• Identify security solutions for cloud environments
• Compare the customer vs. provider security responsibility for the different cloud service models
• Describe the concept of DevSecOps (CI/CD pipeline, container orchestration, and security
• Implement application and data security in cloud environments
• Identify security capabilities, deployment models, and policy management to secure the cloud
• Configure cloud logging and monitoring methodologies
• Describe application and workload security concepts

Content Security

• Implement traffic redirection and capture methods
• Describe web proxy identity and authentication including transparent user identification
• Compare the components, capabilities, and benefits of local and cloud-based email and web solutions (ESA, CES, WSA)
• Configure and verify web and email security deployment methods to protect on-premises and remote users (inbound and outbound controls and policy management)
• Configure and verify email security features such as SPAM filtering, antimalware filtering, DLP, blacklisting, and email encryption
• Configure and verify secure internet gateway and web security features such as blacklisting, URL filtering, malware scanning, URL categorization, web application filtering, and TLS decryption
• Describe the components, capabilities, and benefits of Cisco Umbrella
• Configure and verify web security controls on Cisco Umbrella (identities, URL content settings, destination lists, and reporting)

Endpoint Protection and Detection

• Compare Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP) and Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) solutions
• Explain antimalware, retrospective security, Indication of Compromise (IOC), antivirus, dynamic file analysis, and endpoint-sourced telemetry
• Configure and verify outbreak control and quarantines to limit infection
• Describe justifications for endpoint-based security
• Describe the value of endpoint device management and asset inventory such as MDM
• Describe the uses and importance of a multifactor authentication (MFA) strategy
• Describe endpoint posture assessment solutions to ensure endpoint security
• Explain the importance of an endpoint patching strategy

Secure Network Access, Visibility, and Enforcement

• Describe identity management and secure network access concepts such as guest services, profiling, posture assessment and BYOD
• Configure and verify network access device functionality such as 802.1X, MAB, WebAuth
• Describe network access with CoA
• Describe the benefits of device compliance and application control
• Explain exfiltration techniques (DNS tunneling, HTTPS, email, FTP/SSH/SCP/SFTP, ICMP, Messenger, IRC, NTP)
• Describe the benefits of network telemetry
• Describe the components, capabilities, and benefits of these security products and solutions

350-701 SCOR Exam: Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies

• Experience Requirements
•Practice Question Drill Review
•What to do before 350-701 SCOR Exam
•What to do while taking exam
•Tips and tricks

Introducing Cisco ISE Architecture and Deployment

• Using Cisco ISE as a Network Access Policy Engine
• Cisco ISE Use Cases
• Describing Cisco ISE Functions
• Cisco ISE Deployment Models
• Context Visibility

Cisco ISE Policy Enforcement

• Using 802.1X for Wired and Wireless Access
• Using MAC Authentication Bypass for Wired and Wireless Access
• Introducing Identity Management
• Configuring Certificate Services
• Introducing Cisco ISE Policy
• Implementing Third-Party Network Access Device Support
• Introducing Cisco TrustSec
• Cisco TrustSec Configuration
• Easy Connect

Web Authentication and Guest Services

• Introducing Web Access with Cisco ISE
• Introducing Guest Access Components
• Configuring Guest Access Settings
• Configuring Sponsor and Guest Portals

Cisco ISE Profiler

• Introducing Cisco ISE Profiler
• Profiling Deployment and Best Practices

Cisco ISE BYOD

• Introducing the Cisco ISE BYOD Process
• Describing BYOD Flow
• Configuring the My Devices Portal
• Configuring Certificates in BYOD Scenarios

Cisco ISE Endpoint Compliance Services

• Introducing Endpoint Compliance Services
• Configuring Client Posture Services and Provisioning in Cisco ISE

Working with Network Access Devices

• Review TACACS+
• Cisco ISE TACACS+ Device Administration
• Configure TACACS+ Device Administration
• TACACS+ Device Administration Guidelines and Best Practices
• Migrating from Cisco ACS to Cisco ISE

300-715 SISE Implementing and Configuring Cisco Identity Services Engine

• Experience Requirements
•Practice Question Drill Review
•What to do before 300-715 SISE Exam
•What to do while taking exam
•Tips and tricks

Who Should Attend – Cisco CCNP Security Certification Boot Camp

Today’s security professionals need a broader range of skills and a deeper focus on strategic technology areas. The new CCNP Security certification program gives you exactly that breadth and depth.

There are no formal prerequisites for CCNP Security, but you should have a good understanding of the exam topics before taking the CCNP exams.CCNP candidates should have three to five years of experience implementing security solutions.

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