The Implementing Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) course is part of the curriculum path leading to the Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP Security) certification. It is a five-day instructor-led course aimed at providing network security engineers with the knowledge and skills needed to deploy Cisco IPS-based security solutions. Successful graduates will be able to reduce risk to the IT infrastructure and applications using Cisco IPS features, and provide detailed operations support for the Cisco IPS.

• Introduction to Intrusion Prevention and Detection, Cisco IPS Software, and Supporting Devices.
  
• Installing and Maintaining Cisco IPS Sensors.
  
• Applying Cisco IPS Security Policies.
  
• Adapting Traffic Analysis and Response to the Environment. Managing and Analyzing Events.
  
• Deploying Virtualization, High Availability, and High Performance Solutions.
  
• Configuring and Maintaining Specific Cisco IPS Hardware.

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Evaluate products and deployment architectures for the Cisco IPS product line.
  
• Perform an initial implementation of a Cisco IPS sensor.
  
• Implement an initial security policy using a Cisco IPS sensor according to local policies and environmental requirements.
  
• Deploy customized policies to adapt Cisco IPS traffic analysis and response to the target environment.
  
• Implement a basic Cisco IPS data management and analysis solution.
  
• Implement complex Cisco IPS policy virtualization, high availability, and high performance solutions according to policy and environmental requirements.
  
• Perform the initial setup of, and maintain specific Cisco IPS hardware.