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Securing Hosts Using Cisco Security Agent (HIPS) 3.0

Overview
Skills Taught
Audience
 Prerequisites
Outline
Duration:30 hours
Skill Level:Intermediate
Certifications:N/A
Delivery Type:Expert Encore

Description
Securing Hosts Using Cisco Security Agent (HIPS) v3.0 teaches learners how to use Cisco Security Agent (CSA) v5.0 software to protect host systems from intrusions and security threats. CSA functions to protect from intrusions rather than simply to detect attempted intrusions. The course takes a task-oriented approach to teaching the skills needed to deploy, configure, and administer CSA to protect server and workstation hosts.

Skills Taught
Upon completing this course, learners will be able to meet these objectives:
  • Install CSA MC and CSA products
  • Configure groups, manage hosts, and configure policies using CSA MC
  • Create variables and application classes in CSA MC that are used to simplify the configuration of rules
  • Configure rules in CSA MC
  • Monitor events and generate reports for the events logged in CSA MC
  • Collect and analyze application deployment and behavior data using the CSA Analysis tool
Audience
This course is a necessity for any network engineer tasked with implementing or maintaining a secure network which includes the Cisco Security Agent (CSA).

Prerequisites
Learners should first complete the following to benefit fully from this course:
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification
  • Competency in using the Windows operating system
  • Familiarity with implementing network security policies and perimeter security system components such as perimeter routers, firewalls and bastion host/servers
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Outline
Module 1: Configuring CSA
  • Introducing CSA
  • Installing and Configuring CSA MC
  • Installing CSA
Module 2: Configuring Groups and Policies
  • Configuring Groups
  • Building an Agent Kit
  • Managing Hosts and Deploying Software Updates
  • Configuring Policies
Module 3: Working with Variables and Application Classes
  • Creating Variables
  • Creating Application Classes
Module 4: Configuring Rules
  • Rule Basics
  • Configuring Rules Common to Windows and UNIX
  • Configuring Windows-Only Rules
  • Configuring UNIX-Only Rules
  • Configuring System Correlation Rules
Module 5: Administering Events and Generating Reports
  • Managing Events
  • Generating Reports
Module 6: Using CSA Analysis
  • Configuring Application Deployment Investigation
  • Generating Application Deployment Reports
  • Configuring Application Behavior Investigation
  • Generating Behavior Analysis Reports