300-710 Exam Dumps - Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower (300-710 SNCF) v1.2

When creating a new intrusion rule in a Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) device, the keyword type " metadata " must be used to add a line that identifies the author of the rule and the date it was created. The metadata keyword is used to store additional information about the rule, such as authorship and creation date.

Steps:

In FMC, navigate toPolicies > Intrusion > Rules.

Create a new rule or edit an existing one.

Use the " metadata " keyword to add information about the author and date.

Example:

metadata: created_at 2023-06-15, author " John Doe " ;

By using the metadata keyword, you ensure that the rule contains relevant information for tracking its creation and authorship, which is essential for maintaining rule documentation and accountability.

To streamline the process of reviewing events and modifying blocking of specific files across both the firewall console and the endpoint console, the security engineer should initiate the integration between Secure FMC and Cisco Secure Endpoint (formerly AMP for Endpoints) from the Secure FMC using the AMP tab.

Steps:

In the FMC, navigate toDevices > Device Management.

Select the device and go to theAMPtab.

Initiate the integration by configuring the necessary API credentials and linking the FMC to the Cisco Secure Endpoint console.

This integration allows the security engineer to view endpoint events and apply blocking actions directly from the FMC, consolidating the management tasks.

This approach simplifies the workflow by providing a single interface to manage both network and endpoint security, reducing the time and effort required to maintain security across the organization.

In a failover configuration with Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) devices, ensuring that users on the internal network can continue to communicate with outside devices if the primary device (FTD1) fails requires the implementation of a stateful failover link. The stateful failover link allows the secondary device (FTD2) to maintain session information and state data, ensuring seamless failover and minimizing disruptions.

Steps to implement a stateful failover link:

Physically connect a stateful failover link between FTD1 and FTD2.

Configure the stateful failover link in the FMC.

Ensure that both devices are properly synchronized and that stateful failover is enabled.

Deploy the changes to both FTD devices.

By configuring a stateful link, the secondary FTD can take over active sessions without requiring users to re-establish their connections, thus ensuring continuous communication.