Implementing Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (MARS) v3.0

Duration: 4 days

Course Content

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.

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, you will be able to meet these objectives:

·          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.

Course Outline

·          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

·          Course Review

Prerequisite

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.