Securing the Web with Cisco Web Security Appliance (SWSA)

  • Duration: 2 days (16 hours)
  • Date: on request

Securing the Web with Cisco Web Security Appliance (SWSA)

This course will help:
  • Implement, use, and maintain Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA), powered by Cisco Talos, to provide advanced protection for business email and control against web security threats
  • Deploy proxy services, use authentication, implement policies to control HTTPS traffic and access, implement use control settings and policies, use the solution’s anti-malware features, implement data security and data loss prevention, perform administration of Cisco WSA solution, and more
  • This training helps you prepare to take the exam, Securing the Web with Cisco Web Security Appliance (300-725 SWSA), which leads to CCNP Security and the Cisco Certified Specialist – Web Content Security
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Course syllabus:

  • Configure the Cisco Web Security Appliance 
  • Deploy Proxy Services 
  • Configure Proxy Authentication 
  • Configure HTTPS Inspection 
  • Create and Enforce a Time/Date-Based Acceptable Use Policy 
  • Configure Advanced Malware Protection 
  • Configure Referrer Header Exceptions 
  • Utilize Third-Party Security Feeds and MS Office 365 External Feed 
  • Validate an Intermediate Certificate 
  • View Reporting Services and Web Tracking 
  • Perform Centralized Cisco AsyncOS Software Upgrade Using Cisco SMA

You will learn:

  • Describe Cisco WSA 
  • Deploy proxy services 
  • Utilize authentication 
  • Describe decryption policies to control HTTPS traffic 
  • Understand differentiated traffic access policies and identification profiles 
  • Enforce acceptable use control settings 
  • Defend against malware 
  • Describe data security and data loss prevention 
  • Perform administration and troubleshooting 

Pre-requisites:

To fully benefit from this training, you should have knowledge of these topics: 

  • TCP/IP services, including Domain Name System (DNS), Secure Shell (SSH), FTP, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), HTTP, and HTTPS 
  • IP routing 

You are expected to have one or more of the following basic technical competencies or equivalent knowledge: 

  • Cisco certification (CCENT certification or higher) 
  • Relevant industry certification [International Information System Security Certification Consortium ((ISC)2), Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) Security+, International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council), Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC), ISACA] 
  • Cisco Networking Academy letter of completion (CCNA 1 and CCNA 2) 
  • Windows expertise: Microsoft [Microsoft Specialist, Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA), Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE)], CompTIA (A+, Network+, Server+) 
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