Cisco CCNP Security · SCOR + SNCF · SNCF 2.2–2.6 · SCOR 2.8

Next-generation policies on Threat Defense: Security Intelligence, application and URL control, intrusion, file & malware, decryption

Turn a stateful firewall into an NGFW: block known-bad IPs and domains with Talos feeds and a DNS sinkhole, control applications and URL categories, stop attacks with Snort intrusion rules, block malware downloads by SHA-256 — and learn why HTTPS hides all of it until you decrypt.

52 min read10 chapters5 labs15 quiz7 scenarios15 interview Q&A

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Inside this module

  • Lab · Security Intelligence and a DNS sinkhole against a C2 server
  • Lab · Application control and URL filtering for the office
  • Lab · Intrusion policy in front of the published web server
  • Lab · File & malware policy: stop malicious downloads
  • Lab · Ticket: payroll login broken by the IPS, and a beacon nobody saw
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