Fundamentals of Cisco Firewall Threat Defense and Intrusion Prevention – SFWIPF

The Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower Next Generation IPS (SSFIPS) v4.0 course teaches you how to deploy and operate the Cisco Firepower® Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS).

This hands-on course equips you with the knowledge and skills to utilize the platform’s features. It covers firewall security concepts, platform architecture, and key capabilities; in-depth event analysis including network malware and file type detection; NGIPS setup and configuration including application control, threat intelligence, firewall and malware/file controls based on network traffic; threat intelligence and network analysis policy configuration designed to detect traffic patterns; correlation policy configuration and deployment to take action based on detected events; troubleshooting; system and user administration tasks, and much more.

This course helps you prepare for the Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower (300-710 SNCF) exam, which leads to the CCNP Security and Cisco Certified Specialist – Network Security Firepower certifications. The 300-710 SNCF exam also has a second preparatory course, Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower Next Generation Firewall – SSNGFW (SSNGFW). You may take these courses in any order. Completing this course also earns you 40 Continuing Education (CE) credits for recertification.

More information about this course is available at the following link.

Training Program Overview

The SFWIPF course focuses on delivering the knowledge and skills required for the installation, operation, and troubleshooting of networks using Cisco FTD (Firepower Threat Defense) devices.

Training Objectives

Participants will learn how to implement, configure, and manage Cisco FTD devices, including the following scenarios:

• Configuring FTD policies and settings
• Understanding how different FTD policies affect packet processing through the device
• Performing threat analysis and administrative tasks using FTD

Course Content

• Introducing Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense
• Describing Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Deployment Options
• Describing Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Management Options
• Configuring Basic Network Settings on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense
• Configuring High Availability on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense
• Configuring Auto NAT on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense
• Describing Packet Processing and Policies on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense
• Configuring Discovery Policy on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense
• Configuring Prefilter Policy on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense
• Configuring Access Control Policy on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense
• Configuring Security Intelligence on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense
• Configuring File Policy on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense
• Configuring Intrusion Policy on Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense
• Performing Basic Threat Analysis on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
• Managing Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense System
• Troubleshooting Basic Traffic Flow
• Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Device Manager