Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (MARS)

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

• 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 / customise 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 / customise rules that detects dark net through best practices example
• Know how to tune signature / log level on device side and CS-MARS side

Prerequisites
Fundamental knowledge of implementing network security / CCSP or Security CQS and working knowledge of routing and switching / CCNA


Who should attend

• Channel Partner
• Resellers
• Customers
• Employees

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 Optimising Cisco Security MARS
• Using the Cisco Security MARS Global Controller
• Course Review

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