Protecting Against Malware Threats with Cisco AMP for Endpoints (SSFAMP)

Course Description

SSFAMP - Protecting Against Malware Threats with Cisco AMP for Endpoints

The Protecting Against Malware Threats with Cisco AMP for Endpoints (SSFAMP) v6.0 course shows you how to deploy and use Cisco® AMP for Endpoints, a next-generation endpoint security solution that prevents, detects, and responds to advanced threats. Through expert instruction and hands-on lab exercises, you will learn how to implement and use this powerful solution through a number of step-bystep attack scenarios. You’ll learn how to build and manage a Cisco AMP for Endpoints deployment, create policies for endpoint groups, and deploy connectors. You will also analyze malware detections using the tools available in the AMP for Endpoints console.

This class will help you:

• Learn how to deploy and manage Cisco AMP for Endpoints
• Succeed in today’s high-demand security operations roles

Learning Objectives

• Identify the key components and methodologies of Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP)
• Recognize the key features and concepts of the AMP for Endpoints product
• Navigate the AMP for Endpoints console interface and perform first-use setup tasks
• Identify and use the primary analysis features of AMP for Endpoints
• Use the AMP for Endpoints tools to analyze a compromised host
• Describe malware terminology and recognize malware categories
• Analyze files and events by using the AMP for Endpoints console and be able to produce threat reports
• Use the AMP for Endpoints tools to analyze a malware attack and a ZeroAccess infection
• Configure and customize AMP for Endpoints to perform malware detection
• Create and configure a policy for AMP protected endpoints
• Plan, deploy, and troubleshoot an AMP for Endpoints installation
• Describe the AMP Representational State Transfer (REST) API and the fundamentals of its use
• Describe all the features of the Accounts menu for both public and private cloud installations

Prerequisites

• Technical understanding of TCP/IP networking and network architecture
• Technical understanding of security concepts and protocols

Labs

1. Request Cisco AMP for Endpoints User Account 
2. Accessing AMP for Endpoints
3. Attack Scenario
4. Attack Analysis
5. Analysis Tools and Reporting
6. Zbot Analysis
7. Outbreak Control
8. Endpoint Policies
9. Groups and Deployment
10. Testing Your Policy Configuration
11. REST API
12. User Accounts 

Course Information

Length: 3 day

Format: Lecture and Lab

Delivery Method: Virtual / Onsite

Max. Capacity: 16

Who Should Attend

Security administrators, Security consultants, Network administrators, Systems engineers, Technical support personnel, Cisco integrators, resellers, and partners