McAfee Network Security Platform v7.0 Administration

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What You Will LearnAt the end of this course, attendees should under-

Exercises All topics are supported by hands-on exercises specifically designed to increase knowledge reten-tion and provide the experience needed to install,

Who Should Take this Class System and network administrators, security personnel, auditors, and/or consultants concerned with network and system security should take this course. It is recommended that the students have a working knowledge of Microsoft Windows administration, system administration concepts, a basic understanding of computer security concepts,

DurationFour days.

Student Takeaways Course manual, certificate of completion, McAfee backpack.

Course Outline

Day One

Day Two

Administration

The McAfee Network Security Platform Administration course from McAfee University provides attendees with in-depth training on the full benefits of network intrusionprevention. Administrators receive hands-on training on deployment and maintenance,reducing the risk of mis-configuration. Integration with the McAfee centralized

and network threats, while simplifying alerting and reporting.management console and vulnerability scanners provides clear assessment of system

Define what constitutes an attackand the multiple types of attack detection

Define sensor ports, deploymentmodes, fail-open configuration andport configuration options

Tuning your network security policyto minimize false positives

Module 2: Manager Overview and Installation

Module 1: Introduction to IPS

Module 3: User Interface and Administrative Domains

Module 4: Network Security Sensor Overview

Module 5: Sensor Configuration and Update

Module 6: Overview of Network Security Policies

Module 7: Policy Configuration

Module 8: Advanced Policy Configuration

Module 9: Configuring Virtual IPS

McAfee Network Security Platform v7.0

stand the capabilities of the McAfee network intrusion prevention system (IPS) solution andhave the capability to install the McAfee NetworkSecurity Manager and sensor. Attendees will alsobe capable of configuring, reporting and main-taining the solution.

configure, and manage the Network SecurityPlatform and associated sensors.

and a general understanding of viruses and anti-virus technologies

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Course Outline (continued)

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Day Three

Day Four

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Administration Course

Data Sheet McAfee Network Security Platform v7.0 Administration Course

Module 10: Configuring DoS/DDoS

Module 11: Threat Analyzer

Module 12: Alerts and Attack Filters

Module 13: Global Threat Intelligence and Advanced DetectionModule 14: Firewall PoliciesModule 15: IP Spoofing

Module 16: Report Generator

Module 17: Policy Tuning

Module 18: Updating the NSP Manager and Sensors

Module 19: Operational StatusModule 20: System Maintenance and DB Tuning

Module 21: Rate Limiting

Module 22: TroubleshootingAdministration Course•

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