| Who Should Attend |
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- Cisco® customers who implement and maintain IDS solutions including host-based.
- Cisco® Channel Partners who sell, implement and maintain IDS solutions.
- Cisco® System Engineers who support sales of Cisco® IDS and security product solutions.
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| Prerequisites |
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Students who attend this advanced course must have experience in configuring Cisco® IOS®
software and have met the following prerequisites:
- Certification as a CCNA® or the equivalent knowledge (optional)
- Basic knowledge of the Windows operating system
- Familiarity with the networking and security terms and concepts.
These concepts are learned in prerequisite training or by reading industry publications.
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| Course Description: |
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| This task-oriented course teaches the knowledge and skills needed to describe, configure, and
manage the Cisco® IDS Host Sensor. The course focuses on a defense-in-depth IDS security solution. |
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| Course Objectives: |
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After completing this course the student should be able to:
- Install, configure, and deploy Cisco® IDS Host Sensor software in multiple network configurations.
- Configure the Cisco® IDS Host Sensor to detect, respond to, and report intrusion or
malicious activity.
- Manage the Cisco® IDS Host Sensor Agents with the Console.
- Create policies to functionally group Host Sensor Agents.
- Create alarm exceptions to reduce alarms and possible false positives.
- Configure the Console for event notification.
- Perform maintenance operations such as software updates, database archival, and license
updates.
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| Course Outline: |
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- Course Introduction
- Network Security and SAFE
- Cisco® IDS Host Sensor Overview
- Installing Cisco® IDS Host Sensor Software
- Event Monitoring
- Agent and Policy Management
- Notification and Reporting
- Cisco® IDS Host Sensor Maintenance
- Cisco® IDS Host Sensor Architecture
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