Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) : Configuration and Troubleshooting Best Practices for the Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS), and Advanced Malware Protection (AMP), 1st Edition

The authoritative visual guide to Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) This is the definitive guide to best practices and advanced troubleshooting techniques for the Cisco flagship Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) system running on Cisco ASA platforms, Cisco Firepower security appliances, Firepower eXtensible Operating System (FXOS), and VMware virtual appliances. Senior Cisco engineer Nazmul Rajib draws on unsurpassed experience supporting and training Cisco Firepower engineers worldwide, and presenting detailed knowledge of Cisco Firepower deployment, tuning, and troubleshooting. Writing for cybersecurity consultants, service providers, channel partners, and enterprise or government security professionals, he shows how to deploy the Cisco Firepower next-generation security technologies to protect your network from potential cyber threats, and how to use Firepower's robust command-line tools to investigate a wide variety of technical issues. Each consistently organized chapter contains definitions of keywords, operational flowcharts, architectural diagrams, best practices, configuration steps (with detailed screenshots), verification tools, troubleshooting techniques, and FAQs drawn directly from issues raised by Cisco customers at the Global Technical Assistance Center (TAC). Covering key Firepower materials on the CCNA Security, CCNP Security, and CCIE Security exams, this guide also includes end-of-chapter quizzes to help candidates prepare. · Understand the operational architecture of the Cisco Firepower NGFW, NGIPS, and AMP technologies · Deploy FTD on ASA platform and Firepower appliance running FXOS · Configure and troubleshoot Firepower Management Center (FMC) · Plan and deploy FMC and FTD on VMware virtual appliance · Design and implement the Firepower management network on FMC and FTD · Understand and apply Firepower licenses, and register FTD with FMC · Deploy FTD in Routed, Transparent, Inline, Inline Tap, and Passive Modes · Manage traffic flow with detect-only, block, trust, and bypass operations · Implement rate limiting and analyze quality of service (QoS) · Blacklist suspicious IP addresses via Security Intelligence · Block DNS queries to the malicious domains · Filter URLs based on category, risk, and reputation · Discover a network and implement application visibility and control (AVC) · Control file transfers and block malicious files using advanced malware protection (AMP) · Halt cyber attacks using Snort-based intrusion rule · Masquerade an internal host's original IP address using Network Address Tra This is the definitive guide to best practices and advanced troubleshooting techniques for the newest versions of Cisco's flagship Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) system running on Cisco ASA, VMWare ESXi, and FXOS platforms. The authors draw on unsurpassed personal experience supporting Cisco Firepower customers worldwide, presenting detailed knowledge for configuring Firepower features to maximize performance and avoid trouble. Writing for consultants, service providers, and enterprise or government technical and security professionals, they show how to use Firepower's robust tools to investigate a wide variety of technical issues. Readers will also find expert guidance on other technologies that integrate Sourcefire capabilities, including ACS, ISE, and Splunk. Coverage includes: Best practices for installation and hardware troubleshooting Best practices and troubleshooting of deployment issues, traffic control policies, system administration, user identity, and access control Best practices for generating log, report and troubleshoot data Each consistently-organized chapter contains definitions, flowcharts or architectural diagrams, best practices, configuration steps (with detailed screenshots), troubleshooting tools and techniques, and FAQs drawn directly from issues raised by customers at Cisco Technical Assistance Centers. The first Cisco guide to cover Firepower material that will be included in the new CCIE Security v5 exams, Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) also includes quizzes to help CCIE candidates prepare.