NSXTIS32 – VMware NSX-T Data Center for Intrinsic Security v3.2

Course Overview

This five-day, hands-on training course provides you with the knowledge, skills, and tools to achieve competency in configuring, operating, and troubleshooting VMware NSX-T™ Data Center for intrinsic security. In this course, you are introduced to all the security features in NSX-T Data Center, including Distributed Firewall and Gateway Firewall, Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDS/IPS), NSX Application Platform, NSX Malware Prevention, VMware NSX® Intelligence™, and VMware NSX® Network Detection and Response™.

In addition, you are presented with common configuration issues and given a methodology to resolve them.

Product Alignment

VMware NSX-T Data Center 3.2.x

Who should attend

Experienced security administrators

Certifications

This course is part of the following Certifications:

VMware Certified Professional ‒ Network Virtualization 2023

Prerequisites

You should also have the following understanding or knowledge:

Good understanding of TCP/IP services and protocols
Knowledge and working experience of network security, including:
L2 through L7 firewalling
Intrusion detection and prevention systems
Malware prevention systems
Knowledge of and working experience with VMware vSphere® environments and KVM-based environments
The VMware Certified Technical Associate – Network Virtualization is recommended.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

Define information-security-related concepts
Explain the different types of firewalls and their use cases
Describe the operation of intrusion detection and intrusion prevention systems
Differentiate between Malware Prevention approaches
Describe the VMware intrinsic security portfolio
Implement Zero-Trust Security using VMware NSX® segmentation
Configure user and role management
Configure and troubleshoot Distributed Firewall, Identity Firewall, and time-based policies
Configure and troubleshoot Gateway Security
Use VMware vRealize® Log Insight™ for NSX™ and VMware vRealize® Network Insight™ to operate NSX firewalls
Explain the security best practices related to grouping, tagging, and rule configuration
Describe north-south and east-west service insertion
Describe endpoint protection
Configure and troubleshoot IDS/IPS
Deploy NSX Application Platform
Configure and troubleshoot NSX Malware Prevention
Describe the capabilities of NSX Intelligence and NSX Network Detection and Response