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Overview
This hands-on EDU-NSXTIS3X: VMware NSX-T Data Center for Intrinsic Security training course, equivalent to 5 days of training, provides you with the knowledge, skills, and tools to achieve competency in configuring, operating, and troubleshooting VMware NSX-T Data Center for intrinsic security. In this course, you are introduced to all the security features in NSX-T Data Center, including distributed and gateway firewall, Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDS/IPS), VMware NSX® Intelligence™, and Network Detection and Response (NDR).
In addition, you are presented with common configuration issues and given a methodology to resolve them.
Skills Covered
By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
- Define information-security-related concepts
- Explain the different types of firewalls and their use cases
- Describe the operation of intrusion detection and intrusion prevention systems
- Differentiate between Malware Prevention approaches
- Describe the VMware intrinsic security portfolio
- Implement Zero-Trust Security using VMware NSX® segmentation
- Configure user and role management
- Configure and troubleshoot Distributed Firewall, Identity Firewall, and time-based policies
- Configure and troubleshoot Gateway Security
- Use VMware vRealize® Log Insight™ for NSX™ and VMware vRealize® Network Insight™ to operate NSX firewalls
- Explain the security best practices related to grouping, tagging, and rule configuration
- Describe north-south and east-west service insertion
- Describe endpoint protection
- Configure and troubleshoot IDS/IPS
- Deploy NSX Application Platform
- Configure and troubleshoot NSX Malware Prevention
- Describe the capabilities of NSX Intelligence and NSX Network Detection and Response
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.
Target Audience
- Experienced security administrators
Module 1: Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
Module 2: Security Basics
- Define information security related concepts
- Explain different types of firewalls and their use cases
- Describe the operation of Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Prevention Systems
Module 3: VMware Intrinsic Security
- Define VMware intrinsic security strategy
- Describe VMware intrinsic security portfolio
- Explain how NSX-T Data Center aligns in the intrinsic security strategy
Module 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
Module 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
Module 6: Distributed Firewall
- Configure Distributed Firewall rules and policies
- Describe the Distributed Firewall architecture
- Troubleshoot common problems related to Distributed Firewall
- Configure time-based policies
- Configure Identity Firewall rules
Module 7: Gateway Security
- Configure gateway firewall rules and policies
- Describe the architecture of the gateway firewall
- Identify and troubleshoot common gateway firewall issues
- Configure URL analysis and identify common configuration issues
Module 8: Operating Internal Firewalls
- Use vRealize Log Insight, vRealize Network Insight, and NSX Intelligence to operate NSX firewalls
- Explain NSX Intelligence visualization and recommendation capabilities
- Explain security best practices related to grouping, tagging, and rule configuration
Module 9: Network Introspection
- Explain network introspection
- Describe the architecture and workflows of NorthSouth and East-West service insertion
- Troubleshoot North-South and East-West service insertion
Module 10: Endpoint Protection
- Explain Endpoint Protection
- Describe the architecture and workflows of endpoint protection
- Troubleshoot endpoint protection
Module 11: Intrusion Detection and Prevention
- 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
Module 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
Module 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
Module 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
Dates & Locations
Exam & Certification
VMware Certified Professional – Security 2022
The VCP – Security 2022 certification validates a candidates knowledge of VMware’s security solutions and the candidate’s ability to administer the security features and functions of NSX-T Data Center, Workspace ONE, and VMware Carbon Black Cloud.
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