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

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FAQs

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.

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