About this Course

The Securing Your Web with Cisco IronPort S-Series course is an instructor-led training class for Cisco IronPort customers. It has hands-on labs, demos and presentations to help students learn technical aspects of the S-Series Web Security Appliances. This comprehensive, two-day training course covers how to install, configure, operate and maintain the S-Series. Attendees receive in-depth instruction on the most commonly used product features, with an emphasis on: - HTTP and HTTPS proxy services - L4 traffic monitoring - Authentication and web access control - URL filtering - Anti-malware filtering - Troubleshooting S-Series configuration issues - S-Series deployment Extensive lab exercises provide attendees with critical hands-on product experience. The live lab facilities provide a safe environment to experiment with malware, and also to try configurations that might not be appropriate for a production network. At the end of the course attendees will be able to install, operate and maintain the S-Series appliances.

Audience Profile

• Channel Partner / Reseller
• Customer
• Employee

At Course Completion

Attendees will be able to apply the most commonly used product features, with an emphasis on: HTTP and HTTPS proxy services L4 traffic monitoring Authentication and web access control URL filtering Anti-malware filtering Troubleshooting S-Series configuration issues S-Series deployment.

Prerequisites

It is assumed that attendees possess the following background knowledge and skills:

• A basic understanding of TCP / IP services, including DNS, SSH, FTP, NTP and SNMP.
• A basic understanding of IP routing.
• Familiarity with HTTP and HTTPS, including an understanding of web-server and browser administration and operation.
• It is helpful but not mandatory that attendees have experience with Cisco Email Security Appliances.

Course Outline

Day One Agenda Introduction

• Course and Company background
• Product and Malware Overview
• Overview of S-Series - Key Features - Malware threats
• L4TM Overview & Setup - L4TM Options
• Web Proxy Overview - Proxy vs. L4TM
• HTTPS Overview - Configuring the HTTPS Proxy Service Web Reputation Filtering
• WBRS Overview - Updates Anti-Malware
• DVS Overview
• Webroot Overview
• MacAfee Scanning Overview - Working with Webroot and McAfee

Day Two Agenda Authentication

• Authentication Overview - Configuring & Testing Web Security Manager
• Access Control Overview
• L4TM Policies
• Configuring Web Security Manager
• Configuring the HTTPS Proxy Service
• Use Case Scenarios System Administration – Reports
• System Administration Troubleshooting - Ports and Tools - Logs - Alerts –
• CLI (Command Line Interface)
• SNMP - Monitoring Other Deployment Scenarios - Transparent Proxy Mode
• Deployment Life Cycle - Multi-Appliance Deployment