Cisco Network Security: Cisco Firewall Technologies

Introduction

• Allowing only authorized connections
• Discovering resources
• Obtaining Packet Tracer

1. Review Firewall Technologies

• Understanding firewalls
• Recognizing security contexts
• Reviewing CBAC
• Challenge: Configuring CBAC
• Solution: Configuring CBAC
• Employing Cisco AutoSecure

2. Compare Firewall Types

• Filtering packets
• Monitoring the state
• Examining the application layer
• Comparing modes of deployment

3. Manage Access Control Lists

• Understanding ACLs
• Working with IPv6 ACLs
• Challenge: Configuring IPv6 ACLs
• Solution: Configuring IPv6 ACLs

4. Implement NAT on Cisco ASA

• Understanding NAT
• Comparing types of NAT
• Challenge: Configuring static NAT
• Solution: Configuring static NAT

5. Examine Zone-Based Firewalls

• Understanding zone-based firewalls
• Managing traffic between zones
• Challenge: Configuring a ZBF
• Solution: Configuring a ZBF

6. Review Firewall Features on a Cisco ASA

• Managing access on an ASA
• Logging onto the ASA
• Assigning security levels on the ASA
• Understanding Modular Policy Framework (MPF)
• Implementing high availability
• Grasping Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)
• Challenge: Hot Standby Router Protocol
• Solution: Hot Standby Router Protocol

Conclusion

• Next steps