RSA NetWitness Endpoint Foundations

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Summary

This classroom-based training introduces security analysts and executives to the major features of RSA NetWitness Endpoint, focusing on Advanced Endpoint functionality introduced in RSA NetWitness Platform 11.3.

Overview

This training provides a general introduction to RSA NetWitness Endpoint: it’s architecture and data flow, analysis workflow and interface, and some of the characteristics of malicious files and behavior it is designed to detect. The two days consist of about 50% lecture and 50% hands-on lab work in a virtual environment.

Audience

Anyone new to RSA NetWitness Endpoint interested in increasing their familiarity with the tool’s analysis and admin functionality. Familiarity with other RSA NetWitness Platform tools is recommended.

Duration

2 days

Recommended Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills

• RSA NetWitness Platform Fundamentals
• Basic knowledge of malware, networking fundamentals and general security concepts.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this training, participants should be able to:

• Define what NetWitness Endpoint is and what it does
• Identify architecture components
• Triage assessment of potentially malicious files and hosts by risk score
• Navigate the NetWitness Endpoint interface to investigate suspicious files and processes
• Customize the Endpoint interface 
• Perform basic threat assessment in context of NetWitness metadata 

Course Outline

Module 1 – Introduction

• The role of Endpoint
• Event reporting
• High-level data flow
• Typical roles and workflow

Module 2 – Architecture

• Overview
• Detailed data flow and architecture
• The Endpoint hybrid 

Module 3 – Agents, Hosts, and Scans

• Advanced vs. Insights
• Agent Deployment
• Global Hosts View
• On-Demand and Scheduled Scans

Module 4 – Risk Scores and Metadata

• Interpreting scores
• Global vs. Local scores
• Endpoint Meta Keys

Module 5 – Files and Libraries

• Threat assessment and file status
• Signatures and recognition
• Characteristics
• Behavior

Module 6 – Processes, Autoruns, and Anomalies

• Floating/fileless processes
• Signatures
• Registry alterations]
• Hooked filenames and processes

Module 7 – Alerts and Incidents

• Alert examples
• Incident creation

Module 8 – Malicious Behavior

• Malicious behavior cycle

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On-demand

In order to register for a class, you need to first create a Dell Education account

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