Hybrid Mesh FirewalliCAL Export
CDW HMF Workshop Part 2
Welcome to the CDW Hybrid Mesh Firewall Workshop.
Completing this workshop is a requirement to receive a Cisco Secure Firewall 220 or 1210CE.
| Event Date | 2026-11-02 |
| Event Location Timezone | America/Chicago |
| Event Start Time | 5:00 AM |
| Event End Time | 11:00 PM |
| Capacity | 30 |
| Registered | 9 |
| Available Place | 21 |
| Created By | Eddie Mendonca |
| Location | Virtual |
LAB 1: Hybrid Mesh Firewall - PseudoCo Project Meteor

The Hybrid Mesh Firewall: Project Meteor workshop is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to modernize firewall strategies using Cisco’s Hybrid Mesh Firewall technology. This innovative solution unifies security across data centers, cloud, campus, and IoT environments, providing a highly distributed security fabric.
During this session, you will step into the shoes of a fictional engineer at PseudoCo and work through real-world scenarios that highlight the power and flexibility of Cisco’s security solutions.
The workshop will make extensive use of Cisco Security Cloud Control and cover topics such as deployment, SD-WAN configuration, shared objects management, and application segmentation. This is a great opportunity to build hands-on experience and deepen your understanding of modern network security practices through a self-paced workshop.
Key Takeaways
- Clear understanding of Cisco’s Hybrid Mesh Firewall solution and its advantages
- Gain hands-on experience with Cisco Security Cloud Control for centralized and extensive security management
- Understand how to configure SD-WAN for optimized and secure network connectivity
- Explore enhanced cloud visibility to monitor and protect distributed applications and data
- Deepen your knowledge of Shared Objects and their role in efficient policy management
- Master application segmentation techniques using both endpoint agents and the firewall for comprehensive security.
Who Should Attend
- Anyone involved in firewall management, policy enforcement, or security modernization initiatives
Workshop Format
- Duration: 2 hours
- Structure: A multi-phase, self-contained hands-on workshop
- Phases Include:
- Onboarding firewalls and simplifying branch connectivity
- Integrating cloud policies and multi-cloud defense
- Configuring segmentation for workloads and applications
- Testing threat detection capabilities including encrypted traffic inspection
- Tools Used: Cisco Security Cloud Control, Secure Firewall, Multi-cloud Defense and Secure Workload
SHAPE
Prerequisites
- Cisco account registration (CCOID) – Click here for more information
- Cisco Security Workshop account registration – Click here to register
- Basic understanding of firewall concepts and network security
SHAPE
Why Attend This Workshop
In today’s complex and rapidly evolving threat landscape, traditional firewall approaches are no longer sufficient. The Hybrid Mesh Firewall: Project Meteor workshop empowers you to modernize your security posture by adopting a distributed firewall fabric that scales with your enterprise needs. Attendees will gain practical skills to reduce attack surfaces, prevent lateral movement, and protect critical applications across hybrid environments. This workshop offers a unique opportunity to experience Cisco’s cutting-edge firewall technology firsthand, enabling you to lead your organization’s security transformation with confidence and agility.
| Event Date | 2026-11-09 |
| Event Location Timezone | Asia/Dubai |
| Event Start Time | 1:00 PM |
| Event End Time | 11:55 PM |
| Capacity | 35 |
| Registered | 0 |
| Available Place | 35 |
| Created By | Akash Syed |
| Location | Cisco Office Dubai |
LAB 1: Hybrid Mesh Firewall - PseudoCo Project Meteor

The Hybrid Mesh Firewall: Project Meteor workshop is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to modernize firewall strategies using Cisco’s Hybrid Mesh Firewall technology. This innovative solution unifies security across data centers, cloud, campus, and IoT environments, providing a highly distributed security fabric.
During this session, you will step into the shoes of a fictional engineer at PseudoCo and work through real-world scenarios that highlight the power and flexibility of Cisco’s security solutions.
The workshop will make extensive use of Cisco Security Cloud Control and cover topics such as deployment, SD-WAN configuration, shared objects management, and application segmentation. This is a great opportunity to build hands-on experience and deepen your understanding of modern network security practices through a self-paced workshop.
Key Takeaways
- Clear understanding of Cisco’s Hybrid Mesh Firewall solution and its advantages
- Gain hands-on experience with Cisco Security Cloud Control for centralized and extensive security management
- Understand how to configure SD-WAN for optimized and secure network connectivity
- Explore enhanced cloud visibility to monitor and protect distributed applications and data
- Deepen your knowledge of Shared Objects and their role in efficient policy management
- Master application segmentation techniques using both endpoint agents and the firewall for comprehensive security.
Who Should Attend
- Anyone involved in firewall management, policy enforcement, or security modernization initiatives
Workshop Format
- Duration: 2 hours
- Structure: A multi-phase, self-contained hands-on workshop
- Phases Include:
- Onboarding firewalls and simplifying branch connectivity
- Integrating cloud policies and multi-cloud defense
- Configuring segmentation for workloads and applications
- Testing threat detection capabilities including encrypted traffic inspection
- Tools Used: Cisco Security Cloud Control, Secure Firewall, Multi-cloud Defense and Secure Workload
SHAPE
Prerequisites
- Cisco account registration (CCOID) – Click here for more information
- Cisco Security Workshop account registration – Click here to register
- Basic understanding of firewall concepts and network security
SHAPE
Why Attend This Workshop
In today’s complex and rapidly evolving threat landscape, traditional firewall approaches are no longer sufficient. The Hybrid Mesh Firewall: Project Meteor workshop empowers you to modernize your security posture by adopting a distributed firewall fabric that scales with your enterprise needs. Attendees will gain practical skills to reduce attack surfaces, prevent lateral movement, and protect critical applications across hybrid environments. This workshop offers a unique opportunity to experience Cisco’s cutting-edge firewall technology firsthand, enabling you to lead your organization’s security transformation with confidence and agility.
| Event Date | 2026-11-09 |
| Event Location Timezone | Asia/Dubai |
| Event Start Time | 1:00 PM |
| Event End Time | 11:55 PM |
| Capacity | 35 |
| Registered | 1 |
| Available Place | 34 |
| Created By | Akash Syed |
| Location | Cisco Office Dubai |
LAB 1: Hybrid Mesh Firewall - PseudoCo Project Meteor (Dubai)

The Hybrid Mesh Firewall: Project Meteor workshop is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to modernize firewall strategies using Cisco’s Hybrid Mesh Firewall technology. This innovative solution unifies security across data centers, cloud, campus, and IoT environments, providing a highly distributed security fabric.
During this session, you will step into the shoes of a fictional engineer at PseudoCo and work through real-world scenarios that highlight the power and flexibility of Cisco’s security solutions.
The workshop will make extensive use of Cisco Security Cloud Control and cover topics such as deployment, SD-WAN configuration, shared objects management, and application segmentation. This is a great opportunity to build hands-on experience and deepen your understanding of modern network security practices through a self-paced workshop.
Key Takeaways
- Clear understanding of Cisco’s Hybrid Mesh Firewall solution and its advantages
- Gain hands-on experience with Cisco Security Cloud Control for centralized and extensive security management
- Understand how to configure SD-WAN for optimized and secure network connectivity
- Explore enhanced cloud visibility to monitor and protect distributed applications and data
- Deepen your knowledge of Shared Objects and their role in efficient policy management
- Master application segmentation techniques using both endpoint agents and the firewall for comprehensive security.
Who Should Attend
- Anyone involved in firewall management, policy enforcement, or security modernization initiatives
Workshop Format
- Duration: 2 hours
- Structure: A multi-phase, self-contained hands-on workshop
- Phases Include:
- Onboarding firewalls and simplifying branch connectivity
- Integrating cloud policies and multi-cloud defense
- Configuring segmentation for workloads and applications
- Testing threat detection capabilities including encrypted traffic inspection
- Tools Used: Cisco Security Cloud Control, Secure Firewall, Multi-cloud Defense and Secure Workload
SHAPE
Prerequisites
- Cisco account registration (CCOID) – Click here for more information
- Cisco Security Workshop account registration – Click here to register
- Basic understanding of firewall concepts and network security
SHAPE
Why Attend This Workshop
In today’s complex and rapidly evolving threat landscape, traditional firewall approaches are no longer sufficient. The Hybrid Mesh Firewall: Project Meteor workshop empowers you to modernize your security posture by adopting a distributed firewall fabric that scales with your enterprise needs. Attendees will gain practical skills to reduce attack surfaces, prevent lateral movement, and protect critical applications across hybrid environments. This workshop offers a unique opportunity to experience Cisco’s cutting-edge firewall technology firsthand, enabling you to lead your organization’s security transformation with confidence and agility.
| Event Date | 2026-11-09 |
| Event Location Timezone | Asia/Dubai |
| Event Start Time | 1:00 PM |
| Event End Time | 11:55 PM |
| Capacity | 35 |
| Registered | 0 |
| Available Place | 35 |
| Created By | Akash Syed |
| Location | Cisco Office Dubai |
Hybrid Mesh Firewall - PseudoCo Project Meteor (Virtual)

The Hybrid Mesh Firewall: Project Meteor workshop is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to modernize firewall strategies using Cisco’s Hybrid Mesh Firewall technology. This innovative solution unifies security across data centers, cloud, campus, and IoT environments, providing a highly distributed security fabric.
During this session, you will step into the shoes of a fictional engineer at PseudoCo and work through real-world scenarios that highlight the power and flexibility of Cisco’s security solutions.
The workshop will make extensive use of Cisco Security Cloud Control and cover topics such as deployment, SD-WAN configuration, shared objects management, and application segmentation. This is a great opportunity to build hands-on experience and deepen your understanding of modern network security practices through a self-paced workshop.
Key Takeaways
- Clear understanding of Cisco’s Hybrid Mesh Firewall solution and its advantages
- Gain hands-on experience with Cisco Security Cloud Control for centralized and extensive security management
- Understand how to configure SD-WAN for optimized and secure network connectivity
- Explore enhanced cloud visibility to monitor and protect distributed applications and data
- Deepen your knowledge of Shared Objects and their role in efficient policy management
- Master application segmentation techniques using both endpoint agents and the firewall for comprehensive security.
Who Should Attend
- Anyone involved in firewall management, policy enforcement, or security modernization initiatives
Workshop Format
- Duration: 2 hours
- Structure: A multi-phase, self-contained hands-on workshop
- Phases Include:
- Onboarding firewalls and simplifying branch connectivity
- Integrating cloud policies and multi-cloud defense
- Configuring segmentation for workloads and applications
- Testing threat detection capabilities including encrypted traffic inspection
- Tools Used: Cisco Security Cloud Control, Secure Firewall, Multi-cloud Defense and Secure Workload
SHAPE
Prerequisites
- Cisco account registration (CCOID) – Click here for more information
- Cisco Security Workshop account registration – Click here to register
- Basic understanding of firewall concepts and network security
SHAPE
Why Attend This Workshop
In today’s complex and rapidly evolving threat landscape, traditional firewall approaches are no longer sufficient. The Hybrid Mesh Firewall: Project Meteor workshop empowers you to modernize your security posture by adopting a distributed firewall fabric that scales with your enterprise needs. Attendees will gain practical skills to reduce attack surfaces, prevent lateral movement, and protect critical applications across hybrid environments. This workshop offers a unique opportunity to experience Cisco’s cutting-edge firewall technology firsthand, enabling you to lead your organization’s security transformation with confidence and agility.
| Event Date | 2026-11-11 |
| Event Location Timezone | Asia/Riyadh |
| Event Start Time | 9:00 AM |
| Event End Time | 11:55 PM |
| Capacity | 35 |
| Registered | 0 |
| Available Place | 35 |
| Created By | Akash Syed |
| Location | Virtual |
Hybrid Mesh Firewall
Hybrid Mesh Firewall Workshop "Project Meteor"
| Event Date | 2026-11-11 |
| Event Location Timezone | Europe/Helsinki |
| Event Start Time | 9:00 AM |
| Event End Time | 12:00 PM |
| Capacity | 10 |
| Registered | 1 |
| Available Place | 9 |
| Created By | Leo Lahteenmaki |
| Location | Cisco Systems Finland Oy |
HMF hands-on lab for North Carolina Cisco and Partner SEs
Cisco’s Hybrid Mesh Firewall offering simplifies security by reducing the attack surface, preventing compromise, and stopping lateral threats across modern Data Center, Cloud, Campus, and industrial environments.
Hybrid Mesh Firewall delivers a unified security fabric that provides the right level of protection for any environment. Managed through Cisco Security Cloud Control- and supported by shared objects across the portfolio - it enables AI assistance, proactive AIOps, and a broad range of AI-augmented security workflows.
Hybrid Mesh Firewall allows organizations to handle encrypted traffic at scale, prevent both known and unknown exploits, and establish AI-driven application runtime security guardrails.
Data Center Security further simplifies observability and control for traditional and cloud-native applications. It secures every server, workload, VM, container, IoT device, and user - enabling effective segmentation at scale and protecting against known, unknown, and previously undocumented threats.
| Event Date | 2026-11-12 |
| Event Location Timezone | America/New_York |
| Event Start Time | 11:30 AM |
| Event End Time | 3:30 PM |
| Capacity | 20 |
| Registered | 1 |
| Available Place | 19 |
| Created By | Steve McNutt |
| Location | Legion Brewery |
11/19 Takachiho HMF workshop

The Hybrid Mesh Firewall: Project Meteor workshop is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to modernize firewall strategies using Cisco’s Hybrid Mesh Firewall technology. This innovative solution unifies security across data centers, cloud, campus, and IoT environments, providing a highly distributed security fabric.
During this session, you will step into the shoes of a fictional engineer at PseudoCo and work through real-world scenarios that highlight the power and flexibility of Cisco’s security solutions.
The workshop will make extensive use of Cisco Security Cloud Control and cover topics such as deployment, SD-WAN configuration, shared objects management, and application segmentation. This is a great opportunity to build hands-on experience and deepen your understanding of modern network security practices through a self-paced workshop.
Key Takeaways
- Clear understanding of Cisco’s Hybrid Mesh Firewall solution and its advantages
- Gain hands-on experience with Cisco Security Cloud Control for centralized and extensive security management
- Understand how to configure SD-WAN for optimized and secure network connectivity
- Explore enhanced cloud visibility to monitor and protect distributed applications and data
- Deepen your knowledge of Shared Objects and their role in efficient policy management
- Master application segmentation techniques using both endpoint agents and the firewall for comprehensive security.
Who Should Attend
- Anyone involved in firewall management, policy enforcement, or security modernization initiatives
Workshop Format
- Duration: 2 hours
- Structure: A multi-phase, self-contained hands-on workshop
- Phases Include:
- Onboarding firewalls and simplifying branch connectivity
- Integrating cloud policies and multi-cloud defense
- Configuring segmentation for workloads and applications
- Testing threat detection capabilities including encrypted traffic inspection
- Tools Used: Cisco Security Cloud Control, Secure Firewall, Multi-cloud Defense and Secure Workload
SHAPE
Prerequisites
- Cisco account registration (CCOID) – Click here for more information
- Cisco Security Workshop account registration – Click here to register
- Basic understanding of firewall concepts and network security
SHAPE
Why Attend This Workshop
In today’s complex and rapidly evolving threat landscape, traditional firewall approaches are no longer sufficient. The Hybrid Mesh Firewall: Project Meteor workshop empowers you to modernize your security posture by adopting a distributed firewall fabric that scales with your enterprise needs. Attendees will gain practical skills to reduce attack surfaces, prevent lateral movement, and protect critical applications across hybrid environments. This workshop offers a unique opportunity to experience Cisco’s cutting-edge firewall technology firsthand, enabling you to lead your organization’s security transformation with confidence and agility.
| Event Date | 2026-11-19 |
| Event Location Timezone | Asia/Tokyo |
| Event Start Time | 8:00 AM |
| Event End Time | 6:00 PM |
| Capacity | 2 |
| Registered | 0 |
| Available Place | 2 |
| Created By | Takeshi Takeuchi |
| Location | TMT |
| Event Date | 2026-11-24 |
| Event Location Timezone | Europe/Stockholm |
| Event Start Time | 9:30 AM |
| Event End Time | 9:00 PM |
| Capacity | 50 |
| Registered | 31 |
| Available Place | 19 |
| Created By | Nils Steen |
| Location | Virtual |
FY27 Firewall Training-Seed Unit Promotion- 01/22/27-D&H

The Hybrid Mesh Firewall: Project Meteor workshop is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to modernize firewall strategies using Cisco’s Hybrid Mesh Firewall technology. This innovative solution unifies security across data centers, cloud, campus, and IoT environments, providing a highly distributed security fabric.
During this session, you will step into the shoes of a fictional engineer at PseudoCo and work through real-world scenarios that highlight the power and flexibility of Cisco’s security solutions.
The workshop will make extensive use of Cisco Security Cloud Control and cover topics such as deployment, SD-WAN configuration, shared objects management, and application segmentation. This is a great opportunity to build hands-on experience and deepen your understanding of modern network security practices through a self-paced workshop.
Key Takeaways
- Clear understanding of Cisco’s Hybrid Mesh Firewall solution and its advantages
- Gain hands-on experience with Cisco Security Cloud Control for centralized and extensive security management
- Understand how to configure SD-WAN for optimized and secure network connectivity
- Explore enhanced cloud visibility to monitor and protect distributed applications and data
- Deepen your knowledge of Shared Objects and their role in efficient policy management
- Master application segmentation techniques using both endpoint agents and the firewall for comprehensive security.
Who Should Attend
- Anyone involved in firewall management, policy enforcement, or security modernization initiatives
Workshop Format
- Duration: 2 hours
- Structure: A multi-phase, self-contained hands-on workshop
- Phases Include:
- Onboarding firewalls and simplifying branch connectivity
- Integrating cloud policies and multi-cloud defense
- Configuring segmentation for workloads and applications
- Testing threat detection capabilities including encrypted traffic inspection
- Tools Used: Cisco Security Cloud Control, Secure Firewall, Multi-cloud Defense and Secure Workload
SHAPE
Prerequisites
- Cisco account registration (CCOID) – Click here for more information
- Cisco Security Workshop account registration – Click here to register
- Basic understanding of firewall concepts and network security
SHAPE
Why Attend This Workshop
In today’s complex and rapidly evolving threat landscape, traditional firewall approaches are no longer sufficient. The Hybrid Mesh Firewall: Project Meteor workshop empowers you to modernize your security posture by adopting a distributed firewall fabric that scales with your enterprise needs. Attendees will gain practical skills to reduce attack surfaces, prevent lateral movement, and protect critical applications across hybrid environments. This workshop offers a unique opportunity to experience Cisco’s cutting-edge firewall technology firsthand, enabling you to lead your organization’s security transformation with confidence and agility.
| Event Date | 2027-01-22 |
| Event Location Timezone | America/New_York |
| Event Start Time | 8:00 AM |
| Event End Time | 12:00 PM |
| Capacity | 40 |
| Registered | 0 |
| Available Place | 40 |
| Created By | csalmon@dandh.com |
| Location | Virtual |