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VMware vSphere: Manage and Design for Security [V4x] On-Site Training

VMware vSphere: Manage and Design for Security [V4x]

Course Description/Agenda

In this course, you will learn to follow best practices for secure design, deployment, and operation of a VMware® vSphere™ environment. Through lecture, discussion, and hands-on practice, you will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the security and compliance goals of your organization.

What You'll Learn

• Identify vulnerabilities in the current design of a vSphere environment and recommend corrective actions
• Harden vSphere components as described in VMware's vSphere 4.0 Security Hardening Guide
• Recommend configuration and change management policies, processes, and systems

Who Should Attend

System administrators, systems engineers, and consultants responsible for securing a vSphere installation

Course Prerequisites

• Completion of one of the following:
  • VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V4.1]
  • VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V4]
  • VMware vSphere: Fast Track [V4]
  • VMware vSphere: What's New [V4]
  • Equivalent knowledge and administration experience with VMware ESX™/ESXi and VMware vCenter™ Server
• Experience working at the command prompt is helpful

Course Outline

1. Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Online resources for security and compliance

2. Security in a Virtual Environment

• Review of information security and risk management concepts
• How virtualization affects security and compliance
• Top vulnerabilities in a virtual environment
• Basic guidelines for securing a virtual environment
• Security tools and technologies

3. Secure Virtual Networking

• vNetwork security architecture
• Network segmentation and traffic isolation
• Secure virtual network configuration
• Traffic isolation with private VLANs

4. Protecting the Management Environment

• vCenter Server authentication, authorization, and accounting
• Working with SSL certificates
• Hardening the vCenter Server system

5. Protecting VMware ESX/ESXi Host Systems

• ESX and ESXi security architecture
• Controlling access to storage
• Hardening ESX and ESXi hosts

6. Hardening Virtual Machines

• Virtual machine security architecture
• Configuring security parameters

7. Configuration and Change Management

• Configuration and change management goals and guidelines
• Maintaining the proper configuration of vSphere components
• Monitoring logs for security-related events
• Configuration and change management tools and technologies

Labs

Approximately 60% of class time is devoted to hands-on labs.

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