The Implementing Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) course is part of the curriculum path leading to the Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP Security) certification. It is a five-day instructor-led course aimed at providing network security engineers with the knowledge and skills needed to deploy Cisco IPS-based security solutions. Successful graduates 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.
Target Audience:
Channel Partner / Reseller
Customer
Employee
Pre-requisites:
Before undertaking this course, the student must have the following knowledge and skills:
Working knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system
At Course Completion:
After completing this course, students 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 customised 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.
