Forescout Certified Associate (FSCA)
- Course Code ENFSCASS
- Duration 4 days
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Public Classroom
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Virtual Learning
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Course Overview
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ForeScout Certified Associate training is a four-day course featuring instruction and includes hands-on labs in a simulated IT environment. Students learn how to establish security policies using all our available tools. Students will classify and control assets in a network environment and observe how CounterACT monitors and protects an enterprise network.
Virtual Learning
This interactive training can be taken from any location, your office or home and is delivered by a trainer. This training does not have any delegates in the class with the instructor, since all delegates are virtually connected. Virtual delegates do not travel to this course, Global Knowledge will send you all the information needed before the start of the course and you can test the logins.
Course Schedule
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- Chapter 1: Introduction
A brief introduction to ForeScout’s vision and concepts of Network Access Control.
- Chapter 2: Terms and Architecture
This lesson introduces students to commonly used terms such as plugin, segment, channel, organizational unit and general networking vocabulary.
- Chapter 3: CounterACT Installation
Participants configure CounterACT for installation in a practical network environment, including configuring switch connectivity, Active Directory integration and account management. Lab included.
- Chapter 4: Console Overview
This is a tour of the console to illustrate features and demonstrate navigation.
Day Two
- Chapter 5: CounterACT Configuration
Detailed instructions for configuring CounterACT independent from first-time login. Plugins, Channel, Host Property Scanner, Switch Observe and configuration options are covered. Lab included.
- Chapter 6: CounterACT Deployment
Students learn the best practices for a successful CounterACT deployment, including planning, defining project goals, appliance locations, layer 2 versus layer 3 installation, network integration and rollout strategies.
- Chapter 7: Policy Overview
Students get a foundational overview of how to create policies and how they function within the CounterACT console.
- Chapter 8: Classification
Students learn how to classify network assets in CounterACT. Lab included.
Day Three
- Chapter 9: Clarification
Students learn how to identify the management capabilities of the hosts starting with established Classification groups. Lab included.
- Chapter 10: Compliance
Students create policies to establish a network and endpoint compliance posture for a typical corporate environment. Lab included.
- Chapter 11: Control
Students enforce a compliance posture by assigning network devices to Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) and Access Control Lists (ACLs), updating asset antivirus and patch levels, and enabling guest registration, ActiveResponse™ and Domain Name Service (DNS) Enforcement. Lab included.
- Chapter 12: CounterACT Host Management
Students configure Windows, Linux and network endpoints with CounterACT. In addition, students will perform housekeeping tasks such as backups and appliance updates. Lab included.
Day Four
- Chapter 13: CounterACT Administration
Students work with CounterACT appliance and CounterACT Enterprise Manager administration as well as console user management.
- Chapter 14: Inventory, Assets, Reporting, Dashboard
Students learn to use the inventory, assets portal, reporting and dashboard. Lab included.
- Chapter 15: Troubleshooting
This lesson introduces common troubleshooting methods used in a typical CounterACT deployment. Lab included.
