Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies (SCOR v1.0) Training

SCOR Course Outline

* This section is self-study material that can be done at your own pace if you are taking the instructor-led version of this course.

• Describing Information Security Concepts*

  • Information Security Overview
  • Managing Risk
  • Vulnerability Assessment
  • Understanding CVSS

• Describing Common TCP/IP Attacks*

  • Legacy TCP/IP Vulnerabilities
  • IP Vulnerabilities
  • ICMP Vulnerabilities
  • TCP Vulnerabilities
  • UDP Vulnerabilities
  • Attack Surface and Attack Vectors
  • Reconnaissance Attacks
  • Access Attacks
  • Man-In-The-Middle Attacks
  • Denial of Service and Distributed Denial of Service Attacks
  • Reflection and Amplification Attacks
  • Spoofing Attacks
  • DHCP Attacks

• Describing Common Network Application Attacks*

  • Password Attacks
  • DNS-Based Attacks
  • DNS Tunnelling
  • Web-Based Attacks
  • HTTP 302 Cushioning
  • Command Injections
  • SQL Injections
  • Cross-Site Scripting and Request Forgery
  • Email-Based Attacks

• Describing Common Endpoint Attacks*

  • Buffer Overflow
  • Malware
  • Reconnaissance Attack
  • Gaining Access and Control
  • Gaining Access via Social Engineering
  • Gaining Access via Web-Based Attacks
  • Exploit Kits and Rootkits
  • Privilege Escalation
  • Post-Exploitation Phase
  • Angler Exploit Kit

• Describing Network Security Technologies

  • Defense-in-Depth Strategy
  • Defending Across the Attack Continuum
  • Network Segmentation and Virtualisation Overview
  • Stateful Firewall Overview
  • Security Intelligence Overview
  • Threat Information Standardization
  • Network-Based Malware Protection Overview
  • IPS Overview
  • Next Generation Firewall Overview
  • Email Content Security Overview
  • Web Content Security Overview
  • Threat Analytic Systems Overview
  • DNS Security Overview
  • Authentication, Authorisation, and Accounting Overview
  • Identity and Access Management Overview
  • Virtual Private Network Technology Overview
  • Network Security Device Form Factors Overview

• Deploying Cisco ASA Firewall

  • Cisco ASA Deployment Types
  • Cisco ASA Interface Security Levels
  • Cisco ASA Objects and Object Groups
  • Network Address Translation
  • Cisco ASA Interface ACLs
  • Cisco ASA Global ACLs
  • Cisco ASA Advanced Access Policies
  • Cisco ASA High Availability Overview

• Deploying Cisco Firepower Next-Generation Firewall

  • Cisco Firepower NGFW Deployments
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW Packet Processing and Policies
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW Objects
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW NAT
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW Prefilter Policies
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW Access Control Policies
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW Security Intelligence
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW Discovery Policies
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW IPS Policies
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW Malware and File Policies

• Deploying Email Content Security

  • Cisco Email Content Security Overview
  • SMTP Overview
  • Email Pipeline Overview
  • Public and Private Listeners
  • Host Access Table Overview
  • Recipient Access Table Overview
  • Mail Policies Overview
  • Protection Against Spam and Graymail
  • Anti-virus and Anti-malware Protection
  • Outbreak Filters
  • Content Filters
  • Data Loss Prevention
  • Email Encryption

• Deploying Web Content Security

  • Cisco WSA Overview
  • Deployment Options
  • Network Users Authentication
  • HTTPS Traffic Decryption
  • Access Policies and Identification Profiles
  • Acceptable Use Controls Settings
  • Anti-Malware Protection

• Deploying Cisco Umbrella*

  • Cisco Umbrella Architecture
  • Deploying Cisco Umbrella
  • Cisco Umbrella Roaming Client
  • Managing Cisco Umbrella
  • Cisco Umbrella Investigate Overview

• Explaining VPN Technologies and Cryptography

  • VPN Definition
  • VPN Types
  • Secure Communication and Cryptographic Services
  • Keys in Cryptography
  • Public Key Infrastructure

• Introducing Cisco Secure Site-to-Site VPN Solutions

  • Site-to-Site VPN Topologies
  • IPsec VPN Overview
  • IPsec Static Crypto Maps
  • IPsec Static Virtual Tunnel Interface
  • Dynamic Multipoint VPN
  • Cisco IOS FlexVPN

• Deploying Cisco IOS VTI-Based Point-to-Point

  • Cisco IOS VTIs
  • Static VTI Point-to-Point IPsec IKEv2 VPN Configuration

• Deploying Point-to-Point IPsec VPNs on the Cisco ASA and Cisco Firepower NGFW

  • Point-to-Point VPNs on the Cisco ASA and Cisco Firepower NGFW
  • Cisco ASA Point-to-Point VPN Configuration
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW Point-to-Point VPN Configuration

• Introducing Cisco Secure Remote Access VPN Solutions

  • Remote Access VPN Components
  • Remote Access VPN Technologies
  • SSL Overview

• Deploying Remote Access SSL VPNs on the Cisco ASA and Cisco Firepower NGFW

  • Remote Access Configuration Concepts
  • Connection Profiles
  • Group Policies
  • Cisco ASA Remote Access VPN Configuration
  • Cisco Firepower NGFW Remote Access VPN Configuration

• Explaining Cisco Secure Network Access Solutions

  • Cisco Secure Network Access
  • Cisco Secure Network Access Components
  • AAA Role in Cisco Secure Network Access Solution
  • Cisco Identity Services Engine
  • Cisco TrustSec

• Describing 802.1X Authentication

  • 1X and EAP
  • EAP Methods
  • Role of RADIUS in 802.1X Communications
  • RADIUS Change of Authorisation

• Configuring 802.1X Authentication

  • Cisco Catalyst Switch 802.1X Configuration
  • Cisco WLC 802.1X Configuration
  • Cisco ISE 802.1X Configuration
  • Supplicant 802.1x Configuration
  • Cisco Central Web Authentication

• Describing Endpoint Security Technologies*

  • Host-Based Personal Firewall
  • Host-Based Anti-Virus
  • Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System
  • Application Whitelists and Blacklists
  • Host-Based Malware Protection
  • Sandboxing Overview
  • File Integrity Checking

• Deploying Cisco AMP for Endpoints*

  • Cisco AMP for Endpoints Architecture
  • Cisco AMP for Endpoints Engines
  • Retrospective Security with Cisco AMP
  • Cisco AMP Device and File Trajectory
  • Managing Cisco AMP for Endpoints

• Introducing Network Infrastructure Protection*

  • Identifying Network Device Planes
  • Control Plane Security Controls
  • Management Plane Security Controls
  • Network Telemetry
  • Layer 2 Data Plane Security Controls
  • Layer 3 Data Plane Security Controls

• Deploying Control Plane Security Controls*

  • Infrastructure ACLs
  • Control Plane Policing
  • Control Plane Protection
  • Routing Protocol Security

• Deploying Layer 2 Data Plane Security Controls*

  • Overview of Layer 2 Data Plane Security Controls
  • VLAN-Based Attacks Mitigation
  • STP Attacks Mitigation
  • Port Security
  • Private VLANs
  • DHCP Snooping
  • ARP Inspection
  • Storm Control
  • MACsec Encryption

• Deploying Layer 3 Data Plane Security Controls*

  • Infrastructure Antispoofing ACLs
  • Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding
  • IP Source Guard