Security Newsletter Issue 24 - New Series ASA FirePower (SourceFire)

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Cisco ASA FirePower (SourceFire)

We are releasing a new security lab video series: Cisco ASA FirePower (SourceFire). This comprehensive video series is for those that are new to the technology or want to learn it properly. Without prior experience required, we will get you started on basic ASA FirePower installation and configuration and help you progress through the more advance and many of its available features. The majority of topics covered here are not only applicable to the ASA FirePower but also other Cisco FirePower physical and virtual appliances (ie. previous SourceFire products). Some of the topics that will be covered include:

ASA FirePower Service and FireSight System Installation
Network Discovery and AD Integration
Access Control Policy Configuration
Application, URL, Web Category, File Type Filtering
Malware, and Intrusion Detection/Prevention
Host Whitelist, Event Correlation, and Traffic Profiling
and much more

To view a complete list of our ASA FirePower videos, you can visit Cisco ASA FirePower Video List.

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Here are the latest video releases.

SEC0158 - ASA FirePower Service Installation

The video gets you started on software installation of Cisco ASA FirePower service module and prepare it to be a managed device that will be added later to a FireSight system. The lab assumes no existing FirePower software installation or that you want to replace the previous IPS or CX services on the ASA.

SEC0159 - ASA FirePower FireSight System Installation

The video walks you through an installation procedure for Cisco FireSight System virtual appliance, and system configuration wizard to setup basic network parameters. We will have access to the FireSight web interface at the end of this video. Familiarity with VMware ESXi is recommended.

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Technology Background (from cisco.com):

Meet the industry’s first adaptive, threat-focused next-generation firewall (NGFW) designed for a new era of threat and advanced malware protection. Cisco® ASA with FirePOWER Services delivers integrated threat defense for the entire attack continuum - before, during, and after an attack - by combining the proven security capabilities of the Cisco ASA firewall with the industry-leading Sourcefire® threat and advanced malware protection features together in a single device. The solution uniquely extends the capabilities of the Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls beyond what today’s NGFW solutions are capable of.