Table of Contents

• Part I General Deployment
• Chapter 1 Introduction to Cisco Secure Firewall and IPS
• Chapter 2 Deployment of Secure Firewall Virtual
• Chapter 3 Licensing and Registration
• Chapter 4 Firewall Deployment in Routed Mode
• Chapter 5 Firewall Deployment in Transparent Mode
• Chapter 6 IPS-Only Deployment in Inline Mode
• Chapter 7 Deployment in Detection-Only Mode
• Part II Basic Security Operations
• Chapter 8 Capturing Traffic for Advanced Analysis
• Chapter 9 Network Discovery Policy
• Chapter 10 Access Control Policy
• Chapter 11 Prefilter Policy
• Chapter 12 Security Intelligence
• Chapter 13 Domain Name System (DNS) Policy
• Chapter 14 URL Filtering
• Part III Advanced Configurations
• Chapter 15 Network Analysis and Intrusion Policies
• Chapter 16 Malware and File Policy
• Chapter 17 Network Address Translation (NAT)
• Chapter 18 Traffic Decryption Policy
• Chapter 19 Virtual Private Network (VPN)
• Chapter 20 Quality of Service (QoS)
• Chapter 21 System Logging (Syslog)
• Part IV Conclusion
• Chapter 22 Final Preparation
• Part V Appendixes
• Appendix A Answers to the Do I Know This Already? Questions
• Appendix B CCNP Security Cisco Secure Firewall and Intrusion Prevention System Official Cert Guide Updates
• Glossary

About the Author

Nazmul Rajib is a senior product marketing manager of Cisco Systems, Inc. He leads Cisco's global initiatives on cybersecurity enablement, focusing on the firewall and intrusion prevention technologies. As a senior member of the Security Business Group (SBG), Nazmul regularly advises Cisco on security product roadmaps, content strategies, and technical communications. He develops training programs for the Global Security Sales Organization (GSSO) and worldwide channel partners. Nazmul also worked as a technical marketing engineer in the product management organization, where he was responsible for validating security designs, researching best practices, publishing white papers, and presenting new security capabilities.

Nazmul is a veteran of Sourcefire, Inc., which developed the world's greatest open-source intrusion prevention system. At Sourcefire, Nazmul created and managed the customer knowledge base, new hire onboarding process, and partner certification program. He routinely trained Sourcefire's security engineers and managed security service providers (MSSP) in the United States.

Nazmul has a master of science degree in Internetworking. He also holds many certifications in the areas of cybersecurity, information technology, technical communication, and product marketing. He is a Sourcefire Certified Expert and Sourcefire Certified Security Engineer.