The Securing Cisco Networks with Snort Rule Writing Best Practices (SSF Rules) v2.1 course shows you how to write rules for Snort, an open-source intrusion detection and prevention system. Through a combination of expert-instruction and hands-on practice, this course provides you with the knowledge and skills to develop and test custom rules, standard and advanced rules-writing techniques, how to integrate OpenAppID into rules, rules filtering, rules tuning, and more.

The hands-on labs give you practice in creating and testing Snort rules.

The Implementing Secure Solutions with Virtual Private Networks (SVPN) training teaches you how to implement, configure, monitor, and support enterprise virtual private network (VPN) solutions. Through a combination of lessons and hands-on experiences, you will acquire the knowledge and skills to deploy and troubleshoot traditional internet protocol security (IPsec), dynamic multipoint virtual private network (DMVPN), FlexVPN, and remote access VPN to create secure and encrypted data, remote accessibility, and increased privacy.

This training prepares you for the 300-730 SVPN v1.1 exam. If passed, you earn the Cisco Certified Specialist – Network Security VPN Implementation certification and satisfy the concentration exam requirement for the CCNP Security certification. This training also earns you 40 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.