Video description
More than 6 hours of video instruction
More than 6 hours of video training on Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls. The workshop covers everything from initial design to advanced configuration and troubleshooting.
Description
Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls LiveLessons (Workshop) is an engaging and unique video course taught in front of a live audience. Omar Santos, senior incident manager and the technical leader of the Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) and co-author of Cisco ASA: All-in-one Next-Generation Firewall, IPS, and VPN Services, teaches you the skills you need to design, configure, and troubleshoot the firewall features of the Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls and FirePOWER services with Advanced Malware Protection (AMP).
This workshop, taught in front of a live audience, introduces Cisco ASA solutions to overcoming obstacles by providing complete configuration and troubleshooting guidance. Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls LiveLessons (Workshop) is the definitive insider's guide to planning, installing, configuring, and maintaining the new Cisco ASA firewall features. 
Major topics include
Lesson 1: Introduction to the Cisco ASA
Lesson 2: Firewall Modes
Lesson 3: Multiple Context Mode
Lesson 4: Basic Settings
Lesson 5: Network Address Translation (NAT) 
Lesson 6: Controlling Access 
Lesson 7: IP Routing 
Lesson 8: Authentication, Authorization, Accounting (AAA) Support
Lesson 9: Cisco ASAv 
Lesson 10: High Availability
Lesson 11: Application Layer Protocol Inspection
Lesson 12: Logging 
Lesson 13: NetFlow Support
Lesson 14: Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services
Lesson 15: Threat Detection
Question and Answer Session 
About the Instructor
Omar Santos is a senior incident manager and the technical leader of the Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT), where he mentors and leads engineers and incident managers during the investigation and resolution of security vulnerabilities in all Cisco products. Omar has more than 19 years of experience (15 at Cisco) working with information technology and cybersecurity. Omar has designed, implemented, and supported numerous secure networks for Fortune 500 companies and the U.S. government. Prior to his current role, he was a technical leader within the World Wide Security Practice and the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC), where he taught, led, and mentored many engineers within both organizations. 
Omar is an active member of the security community, where he leads several industry-wide initiatives and standard bodies. His active role helps businesses, academic institutions, state and local law enforcement agencies, and other participants that are dedicated to increasing the security of critical infrastructure.
Omar is the author of four books, numerous whitepapers, articles, and security configuration guidelines and best practices. Omar has also delivered numerous technical presentations at conferences and to Cisco customers and partners, as well as many C-level executive presentations to many organizations. 
Author of numerous Cisco Press books, including
-  Cisco ASA: All-in-one Next-Generation Firewall, IPS, and VPN Services, Third Edition
-  Network Security with NetFlow and IPFIX: Big Data Analytics for Information Security (to be published in 2015)
- Cisco Network Admission Control, Volume II: NAC Deployment and Troubleshooting
- End-to-End Network Security: Defense-in-Depth
Beginning to Intermediate: This video title encompasses topics from an introductory level to advanced topics on security and next-generation firewall capabilities.
What You Will Learn
The skills you need to design, configure, and troubleshoot the firewall features of the Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls.
Who Should Take This Course
Security professions; network professionals who manage network security and install and configure Cisco ASA firewalls. 
Course Requirements
Students must be familiar with general networking and security topics, including
- Firewalls
- Intrusion detection and intrusion prevention systems
- LAN switching technologies
- IP addressing (IPv4 and IPv6)
- IP routing technologies (RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, and so on)
- IP services (DHCP, NAT, ACLs, and so on)
- Basic troubleshooting 
The LiveLessons Video Training series publishes hundreds of hands-on, expert-led video tutorials covering a wide selection of technology topics designed to teach you the skills you need to succeed. This professional and personal technology video series features world-leading author instructors published by your trusted technology brands: Addison-Wesley, Cisco Press, IBM Press, Pearson IT Certification, Prentice Hall, Sams, and Que. Topics include IT Certification, Programming, Web Development, Mobile Development, Home and Office Technologies, Business and Management, and more. 
View all LiveLessons on InformIT at http://www.informit.com/livelessons.
Table of contents
- Introduction
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Lesson 1: Introduction to the Cisco ASA
- 1.1 Cisco ASA Product and Solution Overview
- 1.2 Model Comparison
- 1.3 Introduction to Feature Licenses
- 1.4 Shared and Backup License Server
- 1.5 Accessing the Console for Command-Line Interface
- 1.6 Accessing the ASA Services Module Console
- 1.7 Accessing the ASAv Console
- 1.8 Configuring ASDM Access for Appliances and the ASAv
- 1.9 Configuring ASDM Access for the ASA Services Module
- Lesson 2: Firewall Modes
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Lesson 3: Multiple Context Mode
- 3.1 Introduction to Security Contexts
- 3.2 Common Uses for Security Contexts
- 3.3 How the ASA Classifies Packets
- 3.4 Cascading Security Contexts
- 3.5 Management Access to Security Contexts
- 3.6 Information About Resource Management
- 3.7 Information About MAC Addresses
- 3.8 Licensing Requirements for Multiple Context Mode
- 3.9 Configuring Multiple Contexts
- 3.10 Managing Security Contexts
- Lesson 4: Basic Settings
- Lesson 5: Network Address Translation
- Lesson 6: Controlling Network Access
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Lesson 7: IP Routing
- 7.1 How Routing Behaves Within the ASA
- 7.2 Supported Internet Protocols for Routing
- 7.3 How the Routing Table is Populated
- 7.4 Dynamic Routing in Failover and Clustering
- 7.5 Dynamic Routing in Multiple Context Mode
- 7.6 Static and Default Routes
- 7.7 OSPF Support
- 7.8 Configuring OSPFv2
- 7.9 Configuring OSPFv3
- 7.10 Monitoring and Troubleshooting OSPF
- 7.11 Configuring EIGRP
- 7.12 Monitoring and Troubleshooting EIGRP
- 7.13 BGP Support
- 7.14 Configuring BGP
- 7.15 Monitoring and Troubleshooting BGP
- 7.16 RIP Support
- 7.17 Configuring RIP
- 7.18 Monitoring and Troubleshooting RIP
- Lesson 8: Authentication, Authorization, Accounting (AAA) Support
- Lesson 9: Cisco ASAv
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Lesson 10: High Availability
- 10.1 Failover Overview and System Requirements
- 10.2 Failover Health Monitoring and Design Details
- 10.3 Configuring Active/Standby Failover
- 10.4 Configuring Active/Active Failover
- 10.5 Troubleshooting Failover Configurations
- 10.6 Introduction to ASA Clustering
- 10.7 Data Interface Modes
- 10.8 Clustering Packet Flow
- 10.9 Configuring Clustering
- 10.10 Inter Data Center ASA Clustering
- 10.11 Monitoring and Troubleshooting the ASA Cluster
- Lesson 11: Application Layer Protocol Inspection
- Lesson 12: Logging
- Lesson 13: NetFlow Support
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Lesson 14: Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services
- 14.1 Introduction to FirePOWER Services
- 14.2 Inline Mode vs. Passive Mode
- 14.3 Management Access
- 14.4 Installing/Re-imaging the FirePOWER Module
- 14.5 Configuring the Cisco ASA FirePOWER Module
- 14.6 Adding the ASA FirePOWER to the FireSIGHT Management Center
- 14.7 Redirecting Traffic to the ASA FirePOWER Module
- 14.8 FireSIGHT Management Console
- Lesson 15: Threat Detection
- Summary
- Q Session
Product information
- Title: Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls LiveLessons (Workshop)
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2015
- Publisher(s): Cisco Press
- ISBN: 0134190963
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