VMware vSphere: Manage and Design for Security in collaboration with ALSO

Reference	VMMDS
Category	Storage
Duration	3  Days
Language	Lesson : French   Literature : English
Price (CHF)	3,400.00

Description

This course shows you how 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.

Audience

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

Requirements

This is an advanced course. Prerequisites include the completion of one of the following: VMware vSphere 4: Install, Configure, Manage. VMware vSphere: Fast Track. VMware vSphere 4: What’s New. Equivalent knowledge and administration experience with VMware ESX™/ESXi and VMware vCenter™ Server Experience working at the command prompt is helpful.

Objectives

1. Identify vulnerabilities in the current design of a vSphere environment and recommend corrective actions
2. Harden vSphere components as described in vSphere Hardening Guide
3. Recommend configuration and change management policies, processes, and systems

Program

Module 1: Course Introduction

- Introductions and course logistics

- Online resources for security and compliance

Module 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

Module 3: Secure Virtual Networking

- vNetwork security architecture

- vNetwork security architecture

- Secure virtual network configuration

- Traffic isolation with private VLANs

Module 4: Protecting the Management Environment

- vCenter Server authentication, authorization, and accountingWorking with SSL certificates

- Hardening the vCenter Server system

Module 5: Protecting VMware ESX/ESXi Host Systems

- ESX and ESXi security architecture

- Controlling access to storage

- Hardening ESX and ESXi hosts.

Module 6: Hardening Virtual Machines

- Virtual machine security architecture

- Configuring security parameters

Module 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