Advanced Network Technologies

The Cisco Security Monitoring Analysis and Response System (MARS), a four-day instructor-led course, 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 migration features. In knowing the topology of a network, 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. 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. 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 MARS and CS-Manager provide a unified management solution for monitoring and provisioning.

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

•Introducting Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysisl and Response System
•Understanding the System Architecture
•Configuring a Cisco Security MARS Appliance
•Adding Reportin and Mitigation Devices
•Viewing the Summary Page
•Managing Rules
•Understanding Queries and Reports
•Investigating and Mitigating Incidents