SSFSNORT - Securing Cisco Networks with Open Source Snort®

Cisco Cisco Training

5826

SSFSNORT - Securing Cisco Networks with Open Source Snort®

$3,600

Classroom

$3,600

Live Virtual

for

Private/On Site

This lab-intensive course introduces you to the open source Snort technology, as well as rule writing. Among other powerful features, you become familiar with:

  • How to build and manage a Snort system
  • How to update rules
  • Snort rules language
  • The capabilities of Snort when deployed passively and inline

The course begins by introducing the Snort technology and progresses through the installation and operation of Snort. You will discover the various output types that Snort provides and learn about automated rule management including how to deploy and configure Pulled Pork, inline operations, and how to create custom Snort rules, including advanced rule-writing techniques and OpenAppID.

This course combines lecture materials and hands-on labs that give you practice in deploying and managing Snort.

  • Snort technology and identify the resources that are available for maintaining a Snort deployment
  • Install Snort on a Linux-based operating system
  • Snort operation modes and their command-line options
  • Snort intrusion detection output options
  • Download and deploy a new rule set to Snort
  • Configure the snort.conf file
  • Configure Snort for inline operation and configure the inline-only features
  • Snort basic rule syntax and usage
  • How traffic is processed by the Snort engine
  • Several advanced rule options used by Snort
  • OpenAppID features and functionality
  • How to monitor of Snort performance and how to tune rules

  • Security administrators
  • Security consultants
  • Network administrators
  • System engineers
  • Technical support personnel using open source IDS and IPS
  • Channel partners and resellers

Basic understanding of:

  • Networking and network protocols
  • Linux command line utilities
  • Text-editing utilities commonly found in Linux
  • Network security concepts

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

Labs

Lab 1: Connecting to the Lab Environment

Lab 2: Snort Installation

Lab 3: Snort Operation

Lab 4: Snort Intrusion Detection Output

Lab 5: Pulled Pork Installation

Lab 6: Configuring Variables

Lab 7: Reviewing Preprocessor Configurations

Lab 8: Inline Operations

Lab 9: Basic Rule Syntax and Usage

Lab 10: Advanced Rule Options

Lab 11: OpenAppID

Lab 12: Tuning Snort

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