Cisco ASA & Firepower FTD
Two Cisco firewall platforms in one program — classic ASA for the massive installed base and FTD/FMC for modern deployments, including the migration path every enterprise is walking right now. You will be the engineer who can run both.
Training Highlights
- 1-on-1 live training with Aviraj Sharma (Cisco Systems (Ex-TAC), Ex-Juniper Networks)
- 50+ Hours of live instructor-led sessions — flexible timing, your pace
- Live class recordings with timestamped notes — revise anytime
- 24x7 dedicated lab pod — 8+ guided hands-on labs
- Trainer-written PDF notes, workbooks & cheat sheets
- Mock interviews, resume building & placement assistance
- Course completion certificate with unique ID
- Free demo session before you pay anything
Course Content
What You Will Learn — Topic by Topic
- ASA architecture & security-level traffic logic
- Interface config, redundancy & EtherChannel
- ACLs, object-groups & hit-count analysis
- NAT — object, twice, identity & NAT exemption
- Modular Policy Framework (MPF) & inspections
- AnyConnect — profiles, DTLS, split tunneling & posture
- IKEv1 vs IKEv2 site-to-site VPN design
- Active/Standby failover & state replication
- FTD architecture — Lina vs Snort engines
- FMC device registration & platform settings
- Access Control Policies — rules, zones & actions
- Prefilter policies & fast-pathing
- Snort 3 intrusion rules & variables
- File, malware (AMP) & URL filtering policies
- Identity policies & realm configuration
- ASA→FTD migration tool workflow & caveats
Hands-on Labs You Will Perform
ASA baseline — interfaces, ACLs & NAT scenarios
AnyConnect RA VPN end-to-end deployment
IKEv2 L2L tunnel with NAT-T
Failover pair build & stateful switchover
FMC onboarding & first access policy
Snort rule tuning with real traffic captures
File/malware policy with sandbox verdicts
Live ASA→FTD migration dry-run
Certification Exam Details
Exam Code
300-710 SNCF (FTD)
Duration
90 Minutes
Format
55–65 Questions
Validity
3 Years
Exam Fee
$300 (approx ₹25,500)
Prerequisites
- CCNA-level networking
- Basic firewall concepts
- VPN fundamentals helpful
Who Can Do This Course
- Cisco firewall administrators
- Security engineers managing ASA estates
- Engineers planning FTD migrations
Career Opportunities & Salary
Cisco Security Engineer
Firewall Migration Specialist
Network Security Analyst
Frequently Asked Questions
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