Course Overview

This 3-day instructor-led training program provides in-depth knowledge and practical skills required to configure, manage, and optimize Cisco Firepower Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) using Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) and Firepower Management Center (FMC). The course focuses on access control policy design, advanced inspection, NAT, VPN integration, logging, monitoring, and operational best practices. Participants will gain hands-on experience in policy deployment, rule optimization, and troubleshooting, enabling them to effectively manage Firepower NGFWs in enterprise, data center, and service-provider environments.

Course Outcomes

  • By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
  • • Design and deploy effective access control policies
  • • Configure IPS, malware, and URL inspection
  • • Implement and troubleshoot NAT and VPN integration
  • • Monitor and analyze logs and security events
  • • Operate and optimize Cisco Firepower NGFW environments

Upcoming Trainings

Mar 16, 2026

Paris, France

Mar 30, 2026

Irwin, USA

Apr 13, 2026

Dallas, USA

Apr 27, 2026

New York City, USA

Target Audience

  • • Network and security engineers
  • • Firewall administrators and SOC engineers
  • • Network operations and security operations teams
  • • System integrators and consultants

Prerequisites

  • • Understanding of networking fundamentals (IP, routing, switching)
  • • Basic knowledge of firewall concepts
  • • Prior exposure to Cisco Firepower or FMC is recommended
  • • Completion of FMC Basics or equivalent experience is preferred
Course Outline

Day-wise Course Outline