Overview:
The Foundation Firewall Test Drive 10 is a comprehensive 3-4 hour interactive session designed to help organizations understand and leverage Cisco’s latest Firewall capabilities. This workshop combines a targeted presentation, hands-on collaboration, and strategic planning to help customers modernize their firewall architecture, enhance security visibility, and optimize operational efficiency.
Agenda:
1. Introduction & Presentation
- Overview of Cisco’s Secure Firewall 10 solution
- Key Advantages: Cisco Secure Firewall 10.0 introduces enhanced threat prevention, deeper network visibility, and simpler security management to help organizations protect their networks against modern cyberattacks.
- Real-world examples and customer success stories
2. Hands-On Lab - Phase 1 (Initial Configuration)
- Firewall Foundation Lab Introduction
- FMC Configuration - audit logs, email alerts, and database settings
- Objects - the reusable building blocks for everything that follows
- Security Zones - because not all interfaces are created equal
- Basic Access Control - parent and child policies for scalable management
- Device Registration - bringing your first FTD into the family
- Platform Settings - syslog, performance tuning, and device-specific options
3. Hands-On Lab - Phase 2 (Network Configuration)
- Device Interfaces, Routing, and NAT - the plumbing that makes everything work
4. Hands-On Lab - Phase 3 (Threat Configuration)
- Network Discovery - passive intelligence about what's actually on the network
- Malware & File Policy - blocking the nasty stuff before it lands
- Decryption Policy - looking inside encrypted traffic (when appropriate)
- Intrusion Policy with Snort 3 - deep packet inspection done right.
5. Hands-On Lab - Phase 4 (Access Control)
- Access Control Policy Settings - logging, Security Intelligence, and inheritance
- Access Control Rules - geolocation, URL, application blocking, and IPS inspection
- Encrypted Visibility Engine - seeing into encrypted traffic without decryption
Key Takeaways:
- Clear understanding of Cisco's Secure Firewall 10 solution and it's advantages.
- Key benefits of the version 10 software release such as: Enhanced threat prevention, deeper network visibility, and simpler security management.
- How to deploy a fully-functional, production ready firewall.
Who Should Attend:
- A new Network Security Engineer
- An experienced firewall administrator getting up to speed on the latest features
- A curious IT professional wanting to understand how modern firewalls actually work
- Someone who just enjoys clicking buttons and watching traffic flow (no judgment - we get it)
Format:
- 3 -4 hour session (in-person or virtual)
- Combination of presentation, discussion, and collaboration.
- Hands-on lab using Cisco safe dCloud environment that provides real-world devices and configuration access.
Prerequisites: