Tag: Threat Defense

The Implementing Cisco Threat Control Solutions (SITCS) (300-207) exam tests a network security engineer on advanced firewall architecture and configuration with the Cisco next-generation firewall, utilizing access and identity policies. This 90-minute exam consists of 65-75 questions and covers integration of Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and context-aware firewall components, as well as Web (Cloud) and Email Security solutions.

300-207 SITCS is known as Implementing Cisco Threat Control Solutions. The Associated Certification is CCNP Security. There are 65-75 questions in real Cisco 300-207 SITCS exam, which will take the candidates 90 minutes to complete the test. The available languages are English and Japanese. Candidates can register Cisco 300-207 SITCS exam at Pearson VUE testing center.

Cisco 300-207 SITCS exam topics cover the following sections, which are helpful in your preparation.

22% 1.0 Content Security

1.1 Cisco ASA 5500-X NGFW Security Services
1.1.a Describe features and functionality
1.1.b Implement web usage control (URL-filtering, reputation based, file filtering)
1.1.c Implement AVC
1.1.d Implement decryption policies
1.1.e Describe traffic redirection and capture methods
1.2 Cisco Cloud Web Security
1.2.a Describe features and functionality
1.2.b Implement IOS and ASA connectors
1.2.c Implement AnyConnect web security module
1.2.d Describe web usage control
1.2.e Implement AVC
1.2.f Implement anti-malware
1.2.g Describe decryption policies
1.3 Cisco WSA
1.3.a Describe features and functionality
1.3.b Implement data security
1.3.c Implement WSA Identity and Authentication, including Transparent User Identification
1.3.d Describe web usage control
1.3.e Implement AVC
1.3.f Implement anti-malware
1.3.g Describe decryption policies
1.3.h Describe traffic redirection and capture methods (Explicit Proxy vs. Transparent Proxy)
1.4 Cisco ESA
1.4.a Describe features and functionality
1.4.b Implement email encryption
1.4.c Implement anti-spam policies
1.4.d Implement virus outbreak filter
1.4.e Implement DLP policies
1.4.f Implement anti-malware
1.4.g Implement inbound and outbound mail policies and authentication
1.4.h Describe traffic redirection and capture methods

23% 2.0 Threat Defense

2.1 Network IPS
2.1.a Implement traffic redirection and capture methods
2.1.b Implement network IPS deployment modes
2.1.c Describe signatures engines
2.1.d Implement event actions & overrides/filters
2.1.e Implement anomaly detection
2.1.f Implement risk ratings
2.1.g Describe IOS IPS
2.2 Configure device hardening per best practices
2.2.a IPS
2.2.b Content Security appliances

16% 3.0 Devices GUIs and Secured CLI

3.1 Content Security
3.1.a Implement HTTPS and SSH access
3.1.b Describe configuration elements
3.1.c Implement ESA GUI for message tracking

19% 4.0 Troubleshooting, Monitoring and Reporting Tools

4.1 Configure IME and IP logging for IPS
4.2 Content Security
4.2.a Describe reporting functionality
4.2.b Implement the WSA Policy Trace tool
4.2.c Implement the ESA Message Tracking tool
4.2.d Implement the ESA Trace tool
4.2.e Use web interface to verify traffic is being redirected to CWS
4.2.f Use CLI on IOS to verify CWS operations
4.2.g Use CLI on ASA to verify CWS operations
4.2.h Use the PRSM Event Viewer to verify ASA NGFW operations
4.2.i Describe the PRSM Dashboards and Reports
4.3 Monitor Cisco Security IntelliShield
4.3.a Describe at a high level the features of the Cisco Security IntelliShield Alert Manager Service

8% 5.0 Threat Defense Architectures

5.1 Design IPS solution
5.1.a Deploy Inline or Promiscuous
5.1.b Deploy as IPS appliance, IPS software or hardware module or IOS IPS
5.1.c Describe methods of IPS appliance load-balancing
5.1.d Describe the need for Traffic Symmetry
5.1.e Inline modes comparison – inline interface pair, inline VLAN pair, and inline VLAN group
5.1.f Management options

12% 6.0 Content Security Architectures

6.1 Design Web Security solution
6.1.a Compare ASA NGFW vs. WSA vs. CWS
6.1.b Compare Physical WSA vs. Virtual WSA
6.1.c List available CWS connectors
6.2 Design Email Security solution
6.2.a Compare Physical ESA vs. Virtual ESA
6.2.b Describe Hybrid mode
6.3 Design Application Security solution
6.3.a Describe the need for application visibility and control