Securing the Web with Cisco web Security Appliance [SWSA]

OVERVIEW

The Securing the Web with Cisco Web Security Appliance (SWSA) course shows you how to implement, use, and maintain Cisco® Web Security Appliance (WSA), powered by Cisco Talos, to provide advanced protection for business email and control against web security threats. Through a combination of expert instruction and hands-on practice, you’ll learn how to deploy proxy services, use authentication, implement policies to control HTTPS traffic and access, implement use control settings and policies, use the solution’s anti-malware features, implement data security and data loss prevention, perform administration of Cisco WSA solution, and more.

This course is worth 16 Continuing Education (CE) Credits

OBJECTIVES

After completing this course you should be able to:

• Describe Cisco WSA
• Deploy proxy services
• Utilize authentication
• Describe decryption policies to control HTTPS traffic
• Understand differentiated traffic access policies and identification profiles
• Enforce acceptable use control settings
• Defend against malware
• Describe data security and data loss prevention
• Perform administration and troubleshooting

AUDIENCE

Individuals involved in the deployment, installation and administration of a Cisco Web Security Appliance.

CERTIFICATION

Recommended preparation for exam(s) :

• 300-725 - Securing the Web with Cisco Web Security Appliance

NEXT STEP

Delegates looking for training on Cisco's Email Security Appliance should consider:

• SESA - Securing your Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance

CONTENT

Cisco WSA Overview

• Technology Use Case
• Cisco WSA Solution
• Cisco WSA Features
• Cisco WSA Architecture
• Proxy Service
• Integrated Layer 4 Traffic Monitor
• Data Loss Prevention
• Cisco Cognitive Intelligence
• Management Tools
• Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting (AWSR) and Third-Party Integration
• Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA)

Proxy Services

• Explicit Forward Mode vs.Transparent Mode
• Transparent Mode Traffic Redirection
• Web Cache Control Protocol
• Web Cache Communication Protocol
• WCCP Upstream and Downstream Flow
• Proxy Bypass
• Proxy Caching
• Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) Files
• FTP Proxy
• Socket Secure (SOCKS) Proxy
• Proxy Access Log and HTTP Headers
• Customizing Error Notifications with End User Notification (EUN) Pages

Cisco WSA Authentication

• Authentication Protocols
• Authentication Realms
• Tracking User Credentials
• Explicit (Forward) and Transparent Proxy Mode
• Bypassing Authentication with Problematic Agents
• Reporting and Authentication
• Re-Authentication
• FTP Proxy Authentication
• Troubleshooting Joining Domains and Test Authentication
• Integration with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

Administration and Troubleshooting

• Monitor the Cisco Web Security Appliance
• Cisco WSA Reports
• Monitoring System Activity Through Logs
• System Administration Tasks
• Troubleshooting
• Command Line Interface

Decryption Policies

• Transport Layer Security (TLS)/Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Inspection Overview
• Certificate Overview
• Overview of HTTPS Decryption Policies
• Activating HTTPS Proxy Function
• Access Control List (ACL) Tags for HTTPS Inspection
• Access Log Examples

Differentiated Traffic Access Policies and Identification Profiles

• Overview of Access Policies
• Access Policy Groups
• Overview of Identification Profiles
• Identification Profiles and Authentication
• Access Policy and Identification Profiles Processing Order
• Other Policy Types
• Access Log Examples
• ACL Decision Tags and Policy Groups
• Enforcing Time-Based and Traffic Volume Acceptable Use Policies, and End User Notifications

Defending Against Malware

• Web Reputation Filters
• Anti-Malware Scanning
• Scanning Outbound Traffic
• Anti-Malware and Reputation in Policies
• File Reputation Filtering and File Analysis
• Cisco Advanced Malware Protection
• File Reputation and Analysis Features
• Integration with Cisco Cognitive Intelligence

Acceptable Use Control Settings

• Controlling Web Usage
• URL Filtering
• URL Category Solutions
• Dynamic Content Analysis Engine
• Web Application Visibility and Control
• Enforcing Media Bandwidth Limits
• Software as a Service (SaaS) Access Control
• Filtering Adult Content

Data Security and Data Loss Prevention

• Data Security
• Cisco Data Security Solution
• Data Security Policy Definitions
• Data Security Logs

Labs:

• Discovery Lab 1: Configure the Cisco Web Security Appliance
• Discovery Lab 2: Configure Proxy Authentication
• Discovery Lab 3: Configure Reporting Services and Web Tracking
• Discovery Lab 4: Configure the Cisco Secure Emial and Web Manager for Tracking and Reporting
• Discovery Lab 5: Configure HTTPS Inspection
• Discovery Lab 6: Create and Enforce a Time/Date-Based Acceptable Use Policy
• Discovery Lab 7: Configure Advanced Malware Protection
• Discovery Lab 8: Configure Referrer Header Exceptions
• Discovery Lab 9: Utilize Third-Party Security Feeds and MS Office 365 External Feed
• Discovery Lab 10: Validate an Intermediate Certificate