The Symantec Web Security Service Planning, Implementation, and Administration course is intended for IT professionals who will be planning, installing, configuring or administering the Symantec Web Security Service (WSS).

Associated certification:

• Exam 250-554: Symantec Web Security Service – R1.2 Technical Specialist

• Describe the architecture, components and process flow of WSS
• Identify installation, configuration and administration of the core features and products of WSS.
• Identify the key elements for planning a WSS deployment

Module 1: Cloud Delivered Security

• What is Cloud Delivered Security
• What are the Key Considerations for Having Cloud Delivered Security
• What are the Key Features Needed for Cloud Delivered Security

Module 2: Web Security Service Connection Architecture and Functionality

• WSS Infrastructure
• WSS Connection Architecture
• WSS Features
• WSS Additional Products

Module 3: Getting Started with WSS

• Initial Registration
• User Administration
• Licensing
• Data Privacy Settings

Module 4: Enable Remote Users to Securely Access the Internet

• Remote Users and Solutions
• WSS Agent Access Method
• WSS-SEP Access Method
• Cloud Connect Defense (CCD) Access

Module 5: Provide Safe and Proper Web Usage Based on User Identity

• Authentication and WSS
• Auth Connector
• SAML
• Remote Authentication Methods with Auth Connector
• Authentication with WSS Agent and WSS-SEP Access Methods

Module 6: Create a more Effective Work Environment for Employee Web Usage

• Configure Content Filtering Rules to Determine Internet Usage
• Setting Global Content Filtering Policy Rules
• Creating Custom Response Pages
• Universal Policy Enforcement

Module 7: Providing Web Protection Against Malware

• WSS Threat Protection
• Malware Analysis and WSS
• Threat Protection Policies
• Creating Threat Protection Policy Rules

Module 8: Enable Encrypted Traffic Inspection

• Encrypted Traffic
• SSL Configuration
• Configuring SSL Exceptions

Module 9: Enable Corporate Users to Securely Access the Internet

• Firewall/VPN (IPsec) Access Method
• FQDN-IKEv2 Firewall Access Method
• Cert-Based Connection Access Method
• TransProxy (Explicit Proxy Over IPsec) Access Method
• Proxy Forwarding Access Method

Module 10: Identify Web Usage and Security Statistics with Reports

• Reports Overview
• Pre-defined Reports
• Simple Reporting
• Custom Reporting
• Forensic Reporting
• Managing and Using Reports

Module 11: Enable Mobile Users to Securely Access the Internet

• About Mobile Device Security
• Authentication for Mobile Users
• SEP-Moblie Solution
• Android Mobile Access Enrollment Process

Module 12: Course review

• Assessment of Needs
• Design – Access Methods and Authentication
• Design – Policy, Reporting and Threat Protection
• Design Evaluation

• Working knowledge of cloud based solutions
• Knowledge of internet traffic protocols
• Basic understanding of principles of authentication.