SAEXS – Cisco ASA Express Security v1.5

Short Course Description

3 Day

Course Overview

In Cisco ASA Express Security (SAEXS) v1.5, you will learn about Cisco’s ASA firewall features and functions, with FirePOWER Services and Remote Access VPN including Clientless and AnyConnect. The student is expected to have a basic understanding of general security threats in addition to mitigation techniques that include malware, DoS, URL filtering, and more. Students will become adept in their understanding of Cisco ASA technology insofar as being able to configure and deploy a variety of features Cisco ASA Security’s functionality employs.

Prerequisites

The knowledge and skill that the learner should have before attending this course are as follows:

• Basic understanding of firewall roles and functions such as NAT, Application Inspection, Packet Filtering
• Basic understanding of common security threats and mitigation techniques such malware, DoS, Intrusion Prevention, URL filtering

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Cisco ASA technology
• Configure network integration and manage network settings for the Cisco ASA
• Configure ASA Basic Access Control Foundation
• Introduce and deploy Cisco remote access virtual private network (VPN)
• Introduce the SourceFire’s FirePOWER Services (SFR) Module
• Explorer the Cisco FireSIGHT Management Centre for SFR
• Features of Cisco ASA Cloud Web Security
• Cisco ASA active/standby high availability