Securing Cisco Networks with Open Source Snort (SSFSNORT)

Duration

4 Days

Prerequisites

To fully benefit from this course, you should have:

• Technical understanding of TCP/IP networking and network architecture
• Proficiency with Linux and UNIX text editing tools (vi editor is suggested but not required)

Course Content

The Securing Cisco Networks with Open Source Snort (SSFSNORT) v2.1 course shows you how to deploy a network intrusion detection system based on Snort. Through a combination of expert instruction and hands-on practice, you will learn how to install, configure, operate, and manage a Snort system, rules writing with an overview of basic options, advanced rules writing, how to configure Pulled Pork, and how to use OpenAppID to provide protection of your network from malware. You will learn techniques of tuning and performance monitoring, traffic flow through Snort rules, and more.

Course Outline

• Introduction to Snort Technology
• Snort Installation
• Snort Operation
• Snort Intrusion Detection Output
• Rule Management
• Snort Configuration
• Inline Operation and Configuration
• Snort Rule Syntax and Usage
• Traffic Flow Through Snort Rules
• Advanced Rule Options
• OpenAppID Detection
• Tuning Snort

Who Should Attend

This course is for technical professionals who need to know how to deploy open source, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), and how to write Snort rules.

• Security administrators
• Security consultants
• Network administrators
• System engineers
• Technical support personnel
• Channel partners and resellers