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Symantec Data Center Security Server Advanced 6.7: Administration
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Course Details
Symantec Data Center Security Server Advanced 6.7: Administration
Course Code: SDCSSAA6.7
Duration: 3 Days
Prerequisite:
You should have working knowledge of TCP/IP protocols and communications concepts. You must have experience with the Windows and UNIX operating systems in general. A basic understanding of key security disciplines (firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention, policy management, vulnerability assessment, antivirus protection and so on) is required.
Course Description:
The Symantec Data Center Security: Server Advanced 6.7 Administration course is an introduction to implementing and managing a Symantec Data Center Security: Server Advanced 6.7 deployment. The architecture and individual components of the SDCS:SA 6.7 solution are detailed and explained. Agent installation and configuration are taught along with deployment and management of SDCS:SA agents and policies across the enterprise. The course also covers SDCS:SA Policy creation/modification in detail.
Course Objectives:
• Describe the major components of Symantec Data
• Center Security: Server Advanced and how they communicate.
• Install the management server, consoles, and agent.
• Define, manage and create assets, policies, events and configurations.
• Understand policy creation and editing in depth.
Intended Audience:
This course is for information technology professionals, security professionals, network, system managers and administrators who are charged with the installation, configuration, and day-to-day management of Symantec Data Center Security: Server Advanced.
Hands-On
This course includes practical hands-on exercises that enable you to test your new skills and begin to use those skills in a working environment.
Course Outline:
Lesson 1: Introduction to Security Risks and Risk
• Security Risks
• Security Risk Management
• Managing and Protecting Systems
• Corporate Security Policies and Security Assessments
• Host-Based Computer Security Issues
Lesson 2: SDCS:Server Advanced Overview
• SDCS: Server Advanced Component Overview
• How Does SDCS:SA Work?
• Policy Types and Platforms
• Management Console Overview
• Agent User Interface Overview
Lesson 3: Installation and Deployment
• Planning the Installation
• Deployment Planning
• Server Installation
• Installing the Server Management Console
• Installing a Windows Agent
• Installing a Unix Agent
Lesson 4: Configuring Agents
• Assets Defined
• Agent Architecture
• Viewing Agents and Assets
• Managing Agents
• Managing Agents on Assets by Command Line
Lesson 5: Policy Overview
• Policies Defined
• Prevention Policy Overview
• Detection Policy Overview
• Policy Workspace
• Implementing Policies with SDCS:SA
• SDCS:SA Use Cases
Lesson 6: Windows Prevention Policies
• Windows Prevention Policy Structure Overview
• Editing a Windows Prevention Policy—Basic
• Advanced Policy Settings: Global Policy Options
• Advanced Policy Settings: Sandboxes
• Resource Lists
Lesson 7: UNIX and Legacy Prevention Policies
• Global Policy Options
• Daemon and Service Options
• Interactive Program Options
• Resource Lists
• Sandbox Options
• Profile Lists
• Predefined Policies
Lesson 8: Advanced Prevention
• Profile Applications
• Customize Predefined Prevention Policies
• Custom Sandbox
• Prepare for Policy Deployment
• Create New Policies
Lesson 9: Detection Policies
• Detection Policy Details
• Predefined Detection Policies
Lesson 10: Event Management
• Defining Events
• Viewing Events
• Event Handling Best Practices
• Creating Alerts
Lesson 11: Agent Management and Troubleshooting
• Configurations Defined
• Creating and Editing Configurations
• Analyzing Event Log Files
• Agent Logs
• Diagnostic Policies
• Local Agent Tools
Lesson 12: System Management
• Database Management
• Managing Users and Roles
• Server Management
• Server Logs