Implementing Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 7.0 (IPS 7)

The Implementing Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) v7.0 course is an instructor-led course presented by Cisco training partners to their end-user customers. This five-day course aims at providing you with the knowledge and skills needed to deploy Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)-based security solutions. You will be able to reduce risk to the IT infrastructure and applications using Cisco IPS features, and provide detailed operations support for the Cisco IPS.

This course is focused on arming you with the fundamentals of configuring network Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPSs), with a focus on implementing this on Cisco IPS devices. You will benefit from receiving the fundamentals within the context of a hands-on immersion into doing IPS design and administration on real Cisco IPS devices.

This course is primarily intended for:

• Network Security Engineers (NSEs) involved in IPS design, implementation and maintenance
• Cisco customers who implement and maintain Cisco IPS solutions

Others who would find this course useful include:

• Cisco channel partners who sell, implement and maintain Cisco IPS Solutions
• Cisco engineers who support the sale of Cisco IPS Solutions

This course is part of the following Certifications:

• CCIE Security (CCIES Security)
• Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP Security)

The knowledge and skills you must have before attending this course are as follows:
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification:

• Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices 1 (ICND1)
• Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices 2 (ICND2)

Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security) certification:

• Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security (IINS)
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Upon completing this course,you will be able 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