Implementing Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and response System

- Introducing Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System
- Understanding the System Architecture
- Configuring a Cisco Security MARS Appliance
- Adding Reporting and Mitigation Devices
- Viewing the Summary Page
- Managing Rules
- Understanding Queries and Reports
- Investigating and Mitigating Incidents
- Working with User-Defined Log Parser Templates
- Integrating with Cisco Security Manager
- Managing and Administering the System
- Troubleshooting and Optimizing Cisco Security MARS
- Using the Cisco Security MARS Global Controller

The Cisco Security Monitoring Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS) is part of the Cisco Security Management Suite which provides security monitoring for network security devices and host application made by Cisco or non-Cisco providers. In addition to event correlation and data reduction features found in SIM products, CS-MARS also provides topology awareness and automatic mitigation features.

In knowing the topology of a network, CS-MARS can determine where the attack is originating and apply the appropriate remediation. CS-MARS is a key component in the Cisco Self Defending Network strategy. CS-MARS exchanges information with CS-Manager to provide a unified security management solution. For example, an administrator can view IPS signatures or the Firewall block / permit syslog messages received from sensors or firewalls. CS-MARS will communicate with CS-Manager and display the IPS signature table or firewall rule table.
From there the IPS signature or firewall rule can be modified as necessary. Together CS-MARS and CS-Manager provide a unified management solution for monitoring and provisioning.
- Use CS-MARS to monitor security and host application devices.
- Know CS-MARS architecture and how CS-MARS process events.
- Know how to use archive and restore features.
- Use CS-MARS to run / create / customize reports
- Use CS-MARS to investigate an incident and mitigate the security threats.
- Use CS-MARS to do customer parser for unknown devices in CS-MARS.
- Use CS-MARS to create / customize rules that detects dark net through best practices example.
- Know how to tune signature / log level on device side and CS-MARS side.

Los asistentes deberán tener los siguientes conocimientos:
- CCNA Security is a prerequisite
- This course/exam is an elective for the CCSP certification.It is recommended that the learner also take SNRS v3.0, SNAF v1.0 and IPS v6.0 prior to this course/exam.