Upon completion of the Implementing Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) v7 course, the student will have the skills required to:

• Evaluate products and deployment architectures for the Cisco IPS product line.
• Perform an initial implementation of a Cisco IPS sensor.
• Implement an initial security policy using a Cisco IPS sensor according to local policies and environmental requirements.
• Deploy customized policies to adapt Cisco IPS traffic analysis and response to the target environment.
• Implement a basic Cisco IPS data management and analysis solution.
• Implement complex Cisco IPS policy virtualization, high availability, and high performance solutions according to policy and environmental requirements.
• Perform the initial setup of, and maintain specific Cisco IPS hardware

• Evaluating Intrusion Prevention and Intrusion Detection Systems
• Choosing Cisco IPS Software, Hardware, and Supporting Applications
• Evaluating Network IPS Traffic Analysis Methods, Evasion Possibilities, and Anti-Evasive Countermeasures
• Choosing a Network IPS and IDS Deployment Architecture

Module 2: Installing and Maintaining Cisco IPS Sensors 

• Integrating the Cisco IPS Sensor into a Network
• Performing the Cisco IPS Sensor Initial Setup
• Managing Cisco IPS Devices

Module 3: Applying Cisco IPS Security Policies

• Configuring Basic Traffic Analysis
• Implementing Cisco IPS Signatures and Responses
• Configuring Cisco IPS Signature Engines and the Signature Database
• Deploying Anomaly-Based Operation

Module 4: Adapting Traffic Analysis and Response to the Environment

• Customizing Traffic Analysis
• Managing False Positives and False Negatives
• Improving Alarm and Response Quality

Module 5: Managing and Analyzing Events

• Installing and Integrating Cisco IPS Manager Express with Cisco IPS Sensors
• Managing and Investigating Events Using Cisco IPS Manager Express
• Using Cisco IME Reporting and Notifications
• Integrating Cisco IPS with Cisco Security Manager and Cisco Security MARS

• Using Cisco IPS Virtual Sensors
• Deploying Cisco IPS for High Availability and High Performance

Module 7: Configuring and Maintaining Specific Cisco IPS Hardware

• Configuring and Maintaining the Cisco ASA AIP SSM and AIP SSC Modules
• Configuring and Maintaining the Cisco ISR IPS AIM and IPS NME Modules
• Configuring and Maintaining the Cisco IDSM-2