Cisco CCNP Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower (300-710 SNCF)

Security teams supporting Cisco Firepower need consistent operational skills across policy deployment, inspection, upgrades, VPNs, and reporting—not just exam familiarity. This professional-level CCNP Security course is best assigned to experienced Network Administrators, Security Engineers, or IT Practitioners with roughly 3–5 years of network security background. Plan for about 20 hours per learner, with change-management time for hands-on lab setup in ESXi, VMware Workstation, or EVE-NG before production procedures are standardized. IT Directors can use it for 300-710 SNCF exam preparation, Firepower onboarding, or as a reference path for teams that manage IDS/IPS, SSL decryption, malware/file policies, high availability, and audit logging. CBT Nuggets Playlists help sequence the rollout by role or milestone, while Team Reporting helps Training Managers track completion across the team.

IT teams complete this training to turn Cisco Firepower from a specialized platform into a repeatable operational capability. The course maps to real security administration work: building Firepower labs, configuring access control, deploying inspection policies, managing upgrades, and producing audit-ready reports.

• Standardize how teams configure and validate Firepower access control, IPS/IDS, SSL decryption, malware, file, and Security Intelligence policies.
• Reduce change-related risk by practicing upgrades, high availability, VPN configuration, and device/platform settings before production work.
• Improve incident response and escalation quality through Firepower troubleshooting, dashboards, scheduling, correlation policies, and reporting.
• Support certification goals by aligning team training to the Cisco 300-710 SNCF concentration exam for CCNP Security.

Knowledge

• Cisco Firepower lab architecture options using ESXi, VMware Workstation, and EVE-NG.
• Firepower access control policy fundamentals and how policy decisions affect traffic handling.
• IPS/IDS, SSL decryption, malware, file, and Security Intelligence concepts in Firepower deployments.
• High availability, identity-based controls, VPNs, platform settings, and integration points.
• Firepower audit logging, reporting, dashboards, scheduling, correlation policies, and troubleshooting workflows.

Ability

• Build a Firepower practice environment before applying changes in production.
• Configure and manage core Firepower security policies across traffic, file, malware, and intelligence use cases.
• Plan and execute Firepower upgrades with awareness of operational risk.
• Configure VPNs, identity-aware controls, and device/platform settings.
• Troubleshoot Firepower behavior and produce reports that support operational review and audit needs.