(SWSA) Securing the Web with Cisco Web Security Appliance
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Duration
2 days
Version
3.1
CE Credits
16
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CLCs
20
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Course 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 helps you prepare to take the exam, Securing the Web with Cisco Web Security Appliance (300-725 SWSA), which leads to CCNP Security and the Cisco Certified Specialist – Web Content Security. This course also earns you 16 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.
This class will help you:
Implement Cisco WSA to secure web gateways, provide malware protection, and use policy controls to address the challenges of securing and controlling web traffic
Gain valuable hands-on skills focused on web security
Earn 16 CE credits toward recertification
Welcome to Your Path to Mastery!
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Robert Lesar
Lead Instructor
Dates and Prices
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23.06.2025 - 24.06.2025 |
English |
Online, GMT+2 |
1490 € 1510 $ |
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17.11.2025 - 18.11.2025 |
English |
Online, GMT+1 |
1490 € 1510 $ |
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Objectives
After taking 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
Who should enroll?
- Security architects
- System designers
- Network administrators
- Operations engineers
- Network managers, network or security technicians, and security engineers and managers responsible for web security
- Cisco integrators and partners
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Course Outline
- Describing Cisco WSA
- Deploying Proxy Services
- Utilizing Authentication
- Creating Decryption Policies to Control HTTPS Traffic
- Understanding Differentiated Traffic Access Policies and Identification Profiles
- Defending Against Malware
- Enforcing Acceptable Use Control Settings
- Data Security and Data Loss Prevention
- Performing Administration and Troubleshooting
- References
Lab Outline
- Configure the Cisco Web Security Appliance
- Deploy Proxy Services
- Configure Proxy Authentication
- Configure HTTPS Inspection
- Create and Enforce a Time/Date-Based Acceptable Use Policy
- Configure Advanced Malware Protection
- Configure Referrer Header Exceptions
- Utilize Third-Party Security Feeds and MS Office 365 External Feed
- Validate an Intermediate Certificate
- View Reporting Services and Web Tracking
- Perform Centralized Cisco AsyncOS Software Upgrade Using Cisco SMA
Prerequisite Knowledge
To fully benefit from this course, you should have knowledge of these topics:
- TCP/IP services, including Domain Name System (DNS), Secure Shell (SSH), FTP, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), HTTP, and HTTPS
- IP routing
You are expected to have one or more of the following basic technical competencies or equivalent knowledge:
- Cisco certification (CCENT certification or higher)
- Relevant industry certification [International Information System Security Certification Consortium ((ISC)2), Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) Security+, International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council), Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC), ISACA]
- Cisco Networking Academy letter of completion (CCNA1 and CCNA 2)
- Windows expertise: Microsoft [Microsoft Specialist, Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA), Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE)], CompTIA (A+, Network+, Server+)
You should have the following skills and knowledge prior to taking this course:
- Web Security Training resources
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