Cisco Security for Systems Engineer Bootcamp (CXSSE) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Threat Landscape and Security Issues

  • Consider the role of digitization in cyber security
  • Security opportunities for the partner
  • The 8 attack vectors and solutions areas to mitigate
  • Common seller and customer obstacles

Web & Email Security

  • Web Security overview
  • The role of DNS security
  • Email security overview

Cloud Security

  • Security blind spots considered
  • Cisco Cloud Security
  • Cloud delivered security with a focus on Umbrella
  • Cloud-enabled security

Network Security

  • Cisco NGFW overview
  • Consistent management
  • ASA with FirePOWER services

Application Visibility & Control

  • Identity based policy control
  • Cisco Meraki MX capabilities
  • NGIPS capabilities
  • Use-cases considered

Visibility and Enforcement Solution

  • Customer challenges addressed
  • AnyConnect features and capabilities
  • Identity Services Engines features
  • Overview of TrustSec
  • Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) with Duo

Advanced Threat Protection

  • Business objectives addressed
  • Advanced Threat solution areas
  • Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) - ThreatGrid capabilities - Cognitive Intelligence overview - Stealthwatch features

IoT Security

  • IoT layers and related complexity
  • IoT use-cases
  • Competing priorities of IT and OT
  • How to secure IoT deployments with Cisco

Zero Trust Security

  • Limitations of traditional perimeter security
  • Changing the philosophy
  • Threat Centric vs. Trust Centric
  • Industry perspectives
  • Secure access areas considered
  • Establishing an SD-Perimeter
  • Reduce attack surface by segmentation
  • Tetration security posture and traffic analysis
  • Managing data access policy consistently
  • Remediating network, cloud, and endpoint threats

Securing Next Generation Networks

  • Legacy approaches and related risks
  • Critical network challenges
  • Starting at the Fabric level
  • SD-WAN security
  • Cisco’s Next generation solutions

Cisco Security Solutions Portfolio

  • Overview of the security solutions portfolio
  • Cisco Talos capabilities
  • Consider each solution in context
    • Email Security
    • Web Security
    • Campus & Branch
  • Key advantages of the security solutions portfolio

Course Conclusion

  • Available technical tools and other resources
  • Partner Contacts
  • Practice exam questions
  • A review of exam best practices

Finally, to take the ‘Advanced Security Architecture for Systems Engineers’ (ASAESE 700-765) Pearson-Vue exam.