Cisco Cybersecurity Specialist

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The average cyber-attack can cost an organisation over £10,000 a day and attacks can last for over a month.

Protect your organisation by learning how to detect and eliminate costly security vulnerabilities without additional infrastructure investment. On this 3 day Cisco Cyber Security Specialist course you’ll learn how to monitor, analyse and respond to security threats within a network.

You’ll also gain an understanding of the following cybersecurity topics:

• Network log analysis
• Detecting & investigating security incidents
• Reacting to an incident
• Post-event activity

Get the Cisco Cyber Security Specialist certification and you’ll be able to identify mobile security vulnerabilities before they can harm your business, customers and reputation.

You’ll experience actual cyber-attacks in real time in a lab-based environment and use a broad range of systems like Lancope, Splunk, OSSIM and Observium.

Modules

• Module 1: Course Introduction: Overview of Network Security and Operations
• Module 2: Network and Security Operations Data Analysis
• Module 3: Packet Analysis
• Module 4: Network Log Analysis
• Module 5: Baseline Network Operations
• Module 6: Preparing for Security Incidents
• Module 7: Detecting Security Incidents
• Module 8: Investigating Security Incidents
• Module 9: Reacting to an Incident
• Module 10: Communicating Incidents Effectively
• Module 11: Post-event Activity

Lab Outline

• Lab 1: Assess Understanding of Network and Security Operations
• Lab 2: Assess Understanding of Network and Security Data Analysis
• Lab 3: Network and Security Data Analysis Team-Building Activity
• Lab 4: Packet Capture Exercise 1
• Lab 5: Packet Capture Exercise 2
• Lab 6: Packet Capture Exercise 3
• Lab 7: Understanding Log Data
• Lab 8: Correlation Lab
• Lab 9: Assessing Understanding
• Lab 10: Mapping a Monitored Network Topology
• Lab 11: Assessing Normal Behaviors of a Monitored Network
• Lab 12: Assessing Current Security Controls
• Lab 13: Assessing Current Monitoring System
• Lab 14: Manually Correlating Events
• Lab 15: Automatically Correlating Events
• Lab 16: Identifying a Security Incident
• Lab 17: Understanding NetFlow
• Lab 18: NetFlow Practical Activity
• Lab 19: Assessing Understanding
• Lab 20: Selecting Mitigations
• Lab 21: Developing Mitigations
• Lab 22: Documenting Incidents
• Lab 23: Recommending Remediation
• Lab 24: Improving Security
• Lab 25: Incident Response Challenge Lab

You'll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training Centre, covered by your Certification Guarantee:

• Exam 600-199 SCYBER: Securing Cisco Networks with Threat Detection and Analysis

Included:

• Cisco official courseware

There are no mandatory prerequisites for this certification. However, a basic understanding of networking fundamentals will be helpful. If you have completed the CCNA Security you will be ideally placed to take this course.

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Two training options. Choose between residential classroom-based and online courses
• You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
• Our course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
• Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
• You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9am–5pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand, you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time with your instructor
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
• You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 135,000 professionals

*For residential training only. Doesn't apply for online courses
**Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

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