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Course Overview

Securing Hosts Using Cisco Security Agent (HIPS) v3.0 is a two-day course on using the Cisco Security Agent 5.0 product to protect host systems from intrusions and security threats. The Cisco Security Agent functions to protect from intrusions, as compared to simply detecting attempted intrusions. The course takes a task-oriented approach to teaching the skills to deploy and configure and administer the Cisco Security Agent to protect server and workstation hosts.

Prerequisites

• Certification as a Cisco CCNA or the equivalent knowledge
• Certification as a Cisco CCSP or certifications as Cisco Firewall specialist, Cisco IDS Specialist, and Cisco VPN specialist
• Competency in using the Microsoft Windows operating system
• Familiarity with implementing network security policies and perimeter security system components such as perimeter router, firewall, bastion host / servers and hosts

Course Objectives
Upon completion of this solution-based course, students will be able to:

• Installing CSA MC and CSA
• Configuring Groups and Policies
• Working with Variables and Application Classes
• Configuring Rules
• Administering Events and Generating Reports
• Using CSA Analysis