VMware NSX-T Data Center for Intrinsic Security [V3.2]

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$4,625.00 USD

Duration
5 Days

 

Delivery Methods
Virtual Instructor Led
Private Group

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Course Overview

This five-day, hands-on training course provides you with the knowledge, skills, and tools to achieve competency in configuring, operating, and troubleshooting VMware NSX-TTM Data Center for intrinsic security. In this course, you are introduced to all the security features in NSX-T Data Center, including Distributed Firewall and Gateway Firewall, Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDS/IPS), NSX Application Platform, NSX Malware Prevention, VMware NSX® Intelligence™, and VMware NSX® Network Detection and Response™.

In addition, you are presented with common configuration issues and given a methodology to resolve them.

Who Should Attend?

Experienced security administrators
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Course Prerequisites

You should also have the following understanding or knowledge:

  • Good understanding of TCP/IP services and protocols
  • Knowledge and working experience of network security, including:
  • L2 through L7 firewalling
  • Intrusion detection and prevention systems
  • Malware prevention systems
  • Knowledge of and working experience with VMware vSphere® environments and KVM-based environments

The VMware Certified Technical Associate - Network Virtualization is recommended.

Agenda

1 Course Introduction

  • Introductions and course logistics
  • Course objectives

2 Security Basics

  • Define information-security-related concepts
  • Explain the different types of firewalls and their use cases
  • Describe the operation of IDS/IPS
  • Differentiate between Malware Prevention approaches

3 VMware Intrinsic Security

  • Define the VMware intrinsic security strategy
  • Describe the VMware intrinsic security portfolio
  • Explain how NSX-T Data Center aligns with the intrinsic security strategy

4 Implementing Zero-Trust Security

  • Define Zero-Trust Security
  • Describe the five pillars of a Zero-Trust Architecture
  • Define NSX segmentation and its use cases
  • Describe the steps needed to enforce Zero-Trust with NSX segmentation

5 User and Role Management

  • Integrate NSX-T Data Center and VMware Identity Manager™
  • Integrate NSX-T Data Center and LDAP
  • Describe the native users and roles in NSX-T Data Center
  • Create and assign custom user roles

6 Distributed Firewall

  • Configure Distributed Firewall rules and policies
  • Describe the NSX Distributed Firewall architecture
  • Troubleshoot common problems related to NSX Distributed Firewall
  • Configure time-based policies
  • Configure Identity Firewall rules

7 Gateway Security

  • Configure Gateway Firewall rules and policies
  • Describe the architecture of the Gateway Firewall
  • Identify and troubleshoot common Gateway Firewall issues
  • Configure TLS Inspection to decrypt traffic for both internal and external services
  • Configure URL filtering and identify common configuration issues

8 Operating Internal Firewalls

  • Use vRealize Log Insight for NSX and vRealize Network Insight to operate NSX firewalls
  • Explain security best practices related to grouping, tagging, and rule configuration

9 Network Introspection

  • Explain network introspection
  • Describe the architecture and workflows of north-south and east-west service insertion
  • Troubleshoot north-south and east-west service insertion

10 Endpoint Protection

  • Explain endpoint protection
  • Describe the architecture and workflows of endpoint protection
  • Troubleshoot endpoint protection

11 Intrusion Detection and Preventionv

  • Describe the MITRE ATT&CK framework
  • Explain the different phases of a cyber attack
  • Describe how NSX security solutions can be used to protect against cyber attacks
  • Configure and troubleshoot Distributed IDS/IPS
  • Configure and troubleshoot North-South IDS/IPS

12 NSX Application Platform

  • Describe NSX Application Platform and its use cases
  • Identify the topologies supported for the deployment of NSX Application Platform
  • Deploy NSX Application Platform
  • Explain the NSX Application Platform architecture and services
  • Validate the NSX Application Platform deployment and troubleshoot common issues

13 NSX Malware Prevention

  • Identify use cases for NSX Malware Prevention
  • Identify the components in the NSX Malware Prevention architecture
  • Describe the NSX Malware Prevention packet flows for known and unknown files
  • Configure NSX Malware Prevention for east-west and north-south traffic

14 NSX Intelligence and NSX Network Detection and Response

  • Describe NSX Intelligence and its use cases
  • Explain NSX Intelligence visualization, recommendation, and network traffic analysis capabilities
  • Describe NSX Network Detection and Response and its use cases
  • Explain the architecture of NSX Network Detection and Response in NSX-T Data Center
  • Describe the visualization capabilities of NSX Network Detection and Response
 

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