Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance (SESA)

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this training. However, the knowledge and skills you are recommended to have before attending this training are:
• Cisco certification, such as Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Cybersecurity certification or higher
• Relevant industry certification, such as (ISC)2, CompTIA Security+, EC-Council, Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC), and ISACA
• Cisco Networking Academy letter of completion (CCNA® 1 and CCNA 2)
• Windows expertise, such as Microsoft [Microsoft Specialist, Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)], and CompTIA (A+, Network+, Server+)
• Transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) services, including domain name system (DNS), secure shell (SSH), file transfer protocol (FTP), simple network management protocol (SNMP), hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), and hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS)
• Experience with IP routing

Who should enroll

•  Security Engineers
• Security Administrators
• Security Architects
• Operations Engineers
• Network Engineers
• Network Administrators
• Network or Security Technicians
• Network Managers
• System Designers
• Cisco Integrators and Partners

Outline

• Describing the Cisco Email Security Appliance
• Controlling Sender and Recipient Domains
• Controlling Spam with Talos SenderBase and Anti-Spam
• Using Anti-Virus and Outbreak Filters
• Using Mail Polices
• Using Content Filters
• Using Message Filters
• Preventing Data Loss
• Using LDAP
• Describing SMTP Session Authentication
• Using Email Authentication
• Using Email Encryption
• Administering the Cisco Email Security Appliance
• Using System Quarantines and Delivery Methods
• Centralizing Management Using Clusters
• Testing and Troubleshooting

Lab Outline

• Verify and Test Cisco ESA Configuration
• Advanced Malware in Attachments (Macro Detection)
• Protect Against Malicious or Undesirable URLs Beneath Shortened URLs
• Protect Against Malicious or Undesirable URLs Inside Attachments
• Intelligently Handle Unscannable Messages
• Leverage AMP Cloud Intelligence Via Pre-Classification Enhancement
• Integrate Cisco ESA with AMP Console
• Prevent Threats with Anti-Virus Protection
• Applying Outbreak Filters
• Configure Attachment Scanning
• Configure Outbound Data Loss Prevention
• Integrate Cisco ESA with LDAP and Enable the LDAP Accept Query
• Domain Keys Identified Mail (DKIM)
• Sender Policy Framework (SPF)
• Forged Email Detection
• Perform Basic Administration
• Configure the Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager for Tracking and Reporting

What to expect on the exam
Securing Email with Cisco Secure Email Gateway (300-720 SESA) v1.1 is a 90-minute exam associated with the Cisco Certified Specialist – Email Content Security certification and satisfies the concentration exam requirement for the CCNP Security certification.
The exam tests your knowledge of Cisco Secure Email Gateway, including:
• Administration
• Spam control and antispam
• Message filters
• Data loss prevention
• LDAP
• Email authentication and encryption

System quarantines and delivery methods