SESA (300-720)

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The Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance (SESA) course equips you to protect email systems from phishing, ransomware, and data breaches using Cisco Secure Email Gateway. Through hands-on training, you’ll learn to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot features like malware protection, spam filtering, encryption, quarantines, and data loss prevention. This course prepares you for the 300-720 SESA exam, earning you the Cisco Certified Specialist – Email Content Security certification and fulfilling a CCNP Security concentration requirement.

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Course Description

Key Takeaways

Describe and administer the Cisco Secure Email Gateway
Control sender and recipient domains
Control spam with Talos SenderBase and anti-spam
Use anti-virus and outbreak filters
Use mail policies
Use content filters
Use message filters
Prevent data loss
Perform lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) queries
Authenticate simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) sessions
Authenticate email
Encrypt email
Use system quarantines and delivery methods
Perform centralized management using clusters
Test and troubleshoot

Who should attend

Security Engineers
Security Administrators
Security Architects
Operations Engineers
Network Engineers
Network Administrators
Network or Security Technicians
Network Managers
System Designers
Cisco Integrators and Partners

Prerequisites

Cisco certification, such as Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Cybersecurity certification or higher
Relevant industry certification, such as (ISC)2, CompTIA Security+, EC-Council, Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC), and ISACA
Cisco Networking Academy letter of completion (CCNA® 1 and CCNA 2)
Windows expertise, such as Microsoft [Microsoft Specialist, Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)], and CompTIA (A+, Network+, Server+)
Transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) services, including domain name system (DNS), secure shell (SSH), file transfer protocol (FTP), simple network management protocol (SNMP), hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), and hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS)
Experience with IP routing

Course Outline

Section 1: Describing the Cisco Email Security Appliance
Section 2: Controlling Sender and Recipient Domains
Section 3: Controlling Spam with Talos SenderBase and Anti-Spam
Section 4: Using Anti-Virus and Outbreak Filters
Section 5: Using Mail Policies
Section 6: Using Content Filters
Section 7: Using Message Filters
Section 8: Preventing Data Loss
Section 9: Using LDAP
Section 10: Describing SMTP Session Authentication
Section 11: Using Email Authentication
Section 12: Using Email Encryption
Section 13: Administering the Cisco Email Security Appliance
Section 14: Using System Quarantines and Delivery Methods
Section 15: Centralizing Management Using Clusters
Section 16: Testing and Troubleshooting

Lab Outline

Discovery 1: Verify and Test Cisco ESA Configuration

Discovery 2: Advanced Malware in Attachments (Macro Detection)

Discovery 3: Protect Against Malicious or Undesirable URLs Beneath Shortened URLs

Discovery 4: Protect Against Malicious or Undesirable URLs Inside Attachments

Discovery 5: Intelligently Handle Unscannable Messages

Discovery 6: Leverage AMP Cloud Intelligence Via Pre-Classification Enhancement

Discovery 7: Integrate Cisco ESA with AMP Console

Discovery 8: Prevent Threats with Anti-Virus Protection

Discovery 9: Applying Outbreak Filters

Discovery 10: Configure Attachment Scanning

Discovery 11: Configure Outbound Data Loss Prevention

Discovery 12: Integrate Cisco ESA with LDAP and Enable the LDAP Accept Query

Discovery 13: DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM)

Discovery 14: Sender Policy Framework (SPF)

Discovery 15: Forged Email Detection

Discovery 16: Perform Basic Administration

Discovery 17: Configure the Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager for Tracking and Reporting

Simulation 1: Request cisco AMP for Endpoints User Account

Exam Details

Exam Name: Securing Email with Cisco Secure Email Gateway
Exam Code: 300-720
Duration: 90 minutes
Languages: English, Japanese
Price: USD 300
Official Blueprint: https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/sesa-exam-topics
CE Credits: 40

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MOHAMMED GUFRAN

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Enterprise Networking | Network Security | Cybersecurity | Software Defined Networking & Automation

MUHAMMAD MUSAB

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If I take the SESA course, which certification exam will it prepare me for, and how will it help me succeed in it?

Securing Email with Cisco Secure Email Gateway— 300-720 SESA, 90 minutes, earns 24 CE credits.

By the end of SESA training, what practical skills and real-world knowledge will I walk away with?

Deploy, administer & troubleshoot Cisco Secure Email Gateway: malware/spam blocking, DLP, encryption, quarantine management, LDAP & policy controls.

Is SESA course the right fit for me, and what kind of learners will benefit the most from it?

Security engineers/administrators, network or operations engineers, architects, managers, and Cisco partners responsible for email security.

Do I need any prior experience or qualifications before enrolling, or can beginners also join?

Nonmandatory; recommended: CCST Cybersec or higher, basic TCP/IP & Windows skills, plus CCNA-level networking.

Will I get to practice through hands-on labs and real-life scenarios during the SESA course?

Yes — lab set includes ESA configuration, AMP integration, DLP, DKIM/SPF, LDAP queries, and outbreak/malware filtering exercises.

SESA (300-720)

Course Description

Key Takeaways

Who should attend

Prerequisites

Course Outline

Lab Outline

Exam Details

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SHAYISTA SHAFI

NEELOFAR LATIEF

FAIZAN AHMAD

SAAD SHAH

Ikra Khan

ABRAR AHMAD

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If I take the SESA course, which certification exam will it prepare me for, and how will it help me succeed in it?

By the end of SESA training, what practical skills and real-world knowledge will I walk away with?

Is SESA course the right fit for me, and what kind of learners will benefit the most from it?

Do I need any prior experience or qualifications before enrolling, or can beginners also join?

Will I get to practice through hands-on labs and real-life scenarios during the SESA course?

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