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SDWSEC : Cisco SD-WAN Advanced Policy and Security

Course Duration

3 Days

Delivery

ILT/VILT

Overview

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Take control of application experience and security at scale—master advanced Cisco SD WAN policy and SASE integrations in just 3 days. Designed for engineers and architects, this intensive course dives deep into the SD WAN policy framework (centralized/local control & data policies, application aware routing, QoS, segmentation, and security policies, showing you how to harden the edge with SD-WAN integrated security (Firewall, IPS/IDS, Malware Protection and URL filtering). This course also covers the integration between SD-WAN and Cisco Umbrella’s full stack—DNS Security, Cloud Delivered Firewall, and Secure Internet Gateway.

Through step by step design patterns and hands on labs, you’ll learn how to integrate, operate, and troubleshoot secure Cisco SD WAN across enterprise and service provider environments, enforcing zero trust principles while boosting performance and visibility. By the end, you’ll be able to build policy with intent, secure users and sites anywhere, and apply best practices that translate directly into reliable, high performing production deployments

What You'll Learn

Describe the Cisco SD-WAN architecture, explain its key concepts and identify the control components and their roles
Explain the Secure Enterprise Network (SEN) approach with the secure control plane using DTLS tunnels and secure data plabe using IPSec tunnels for a Zero trust networking
Define Direct Internet Access (DIA) at branch locations in the SD-WAN infrastructure and identify the security challenges associated to it
List the network security considerations when migrating enterprise applications and services to public cloud and summarize what is “Cloud on Ramp” and how it addresses security concerns in the context of SaaS and IaaS
List the multiple security mechanisms included in the SD-WAN integrated security approach, including Zone Based Firewall, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Advanced Malware Protection and URL filtering, and the uses cases and scenarios where they are applied
Design and deploy security policies with integrated services in SD-WAN infrastructures using SD-WAN Manager workflows
Identify the security risks involved with the domain name resolution services (DNS) and what are the strategies to shield the DNS lookups
Design, implement, verify, operate and support DNA security using Cisco Umbrella
Describe the Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) approach to deploy security into SD-WAN solutions as a Cloud-based service and match the benefits of Cisco Umbrella as SIG solution
Integrate SD-WAN with Cisco Umbrella for Cloud Firewall services
Troubleshoot SD-WAN and Cisco Umbrella Integration, diagnosing and solving integration and security policy issues

Who Should Attend

Systems Engineers
Technical Solutions Architects
Field Engineers

Prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that the learner should have before attending this course are as follows:

Knowledge of WAN architectures and routing networking concepts
High-level familiarity with basic network protocols and applications
Familiarity with common application delivery methods
Fundamental Understanding of perimeter security
Basic Cisco SD-WAN familiarity

Learning Journey

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Module 1: Cisco SD-WAN Introduction

High-level Cisco SD-WAN Deployment models
Application-level SD-WAN solution
Cisco SDWAN plan for HA and Scalability
Cisco SD-WAN solution components: vManage NMS, vSmart Controller, vBond Orchestrator
Edge Routers (cEdge, vEdge, and Catalyst 8K)
Cloud Based Deployment vs On-Premises Deployment

Module 2: Zero Touch Provisioning

Overview
User Input Required for the ZTP Automatic Authentication Process
Authentication between the vBond Orchestrator and WAN Edges
Authentication between the Edge Routers and the vManage NMS
Authentication between the vSmart Controller and the Edge Routers

Module 3: Cisco SD-WAN Solution

Overlay Management Protocol (OMP)
Cisco SD-WAN Circuit Aggregation Capabilities
Secure Connectivity in Cisco SD-WAN
Performance Tracking Mechanisms
Application Discovery
Dynamic Path Selection
Performance Based Routing
Direct Internet Access
Advanced Routing (OSPF, BGP, LISP, VXLAN, MPLS)
Application Aware Routing
Localized and Centralized Policies (Data and Control)
Cisco SD-WAN In-built Security features: App Aware FW, Talos IPS, URL Filtering, Umbrella Integration, and Advanced Malware Protection
Dynamic Cloud Access: Cloud On-Ramp for SaaS and IaaS (AWS, Azure & GPC)
API and Programmatic Interaction via Python

Module 4: Deeper Insight into Cisco SD-WAN Security

Designing Security Requirements within Cisco SD-WAN
DIA Security
Direct Cloud Access Security
Guest User Security
Compliance Requirements
Security Implementation at the Branch Site
Implementing Zone Based Firewalls on Cisco WAN Edge
Implementing UTD on Cisco WAN Edge
Configuring URL Filtering
Configuring Snort IPS
Best Practices for UTD setup (Based on production deployment experiences)
Implementing Advanced Malware Protection
Configuring AMP
Overview of integration with Threat Grid

Module 5: Designing and Implementing DNS Security

Prerequisite check before integrating Umbrella with Cisco SD-WAN
Making sure you have the correct licensing
Platform support check
Internet Connectivity check
Walking through the Umbrella Dashboard
Dashboard Overview
DNS Policy GUI Overview
Firewall Policy GUI Overview
Web Policy GUI Overview
Umbrella AD/SAML Integration Overview (optional)
Integrating Cisco Umbrella for DNS Security
Umbrella API Integration
Configuring the DNS Encryption Policy
Excluding the local domains
Configuring the Security Policy in vManage
Implementing the policy at the DIA Sites
Verification
Checking the logs on Umbrella Dashboard
Checking the vManage Security Dashboard

Module 6: Cisco SD-WAN and Cisco Umbrella SIG Integration

SIG Integration Overview
Configuring Cisco vManage Templates for SIG Tunnel Creation
Using the pre-configured Feature Templates in vManage 20.X
Adding the SD-WAN Routers and Sites in Umbrella Identities
Validate that the routers show up from the Umbrella Dashboard
Designing and Configuring Policy for SIG Redirection
Setting up the vSmart Centralized Policies for SIG Redirection on DIA Traffic
Verification
Checking the logs on Umbrella Dashboard
Checking the vManage Security Dashboard

Module 7: Cisco SD-WAN and Cisco Umbrella Cloud Firewall Integration

Umbrella Cloud Firewall Integration Overview
Configuring Cisco vManage Templates for Firewall Tunnel Creation
Using the pre-configured Feature Templates in vManage 20.X
Adding the SD-WAN Routers and Sites in Umbrella Identities
Validate that the routers show up from the Umbrella Dashboard
Designing and Configuring Policy for Firewall Redirection
Setting up the vSmart Centralized Policies for Umbrella FW Redirection on DIA Traffic
Verification
Checking the logs on Umbrella Dashboard
Checking the vManage Security Dashboard

Module 8: Troubleshooting Umbrella Integration

Troubleshooting DNS Security
API Integration not working
DNS for local domain failing
No redirection to Cisco Umbrella for external domains
Troubleshooting SIG and Firewall
Making sure the IPSec Tunnels to Troubleshooting the vManage policies for redirection
Load balancing using vManage policies
Reviewing logs in Umbrella
Checking Alarms and Notifications
Checking Alarms on vManage
Checking Alarms on Cisco Umbrella

Lab Outline:

Labs are designed to assure learners a whole practical experience, through the following practical activities:

Onboard Edge
Onboard Edge via ZTP
Onboard vSmart Controller
AVC integration and Traffic Visibility
Application Aware Routing Lab
Local DIA and Regional DIA
Backup and Restore using Python API
Intra Zone Firewall
Inter Zone Firewall
UTD integration
URL Filtering
Snort IPS
Umbrella Integration
DNS Policy
Web Policy
SIG Tunnel Creation
SIG Tunnel Redirection Policy
Configuring Policy for Umbrella Firewall Redirection
Trouble Ticket 1
Trouble Ticket 2
Trouble Ticket 3

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