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401 - SECURITY SOLUTIONS EXPERT NOTES

Section 1: Threat Analysis

Item Objective
1.01 Analyze external threat reasearch to determine potential impact to an organization
1.02 Analyze threat modeling data to determine risk profiles of the infrastructure and application

Threat Research/Threat Modeling

Section 2: Architect Solutions

Item Objective
2.01 Determine the correct solution to mitigate a given threat
2.02 Determine the correct control to address a compliance or business requirement
2.03 Determine the appropriate security framework for an application
2.04 Explain the justificiation for a proposed solution
2.05 Determine when a BIG-IQ is required for centralized management and visibility

Security Framework

BIG-IQ Centralized Management and Visibility

Compliance/Business Requirement

FIPS

Section 3: Operation and Implementation

Item Objective
3.01 Apply procedural comcepts required to configure F5 technology to provide network layer DOS protection
3.02 Determine the appropriate protection against known bad actors
3.03 Determine the appropriate settings to mitigate web fraud
3.04 Articulate architectural requirements for outbound SSL visibility
3.05 Apply procedural concepts to configure network firewall protection
3.06 Troubleshoot F5 technology to address functionality or performance issues
3.07 Verify a configuration is functioning as intendted to mitigate a vulnerability

AFM

ASM

IP Intelligence

Websafe

MobileSafe

DataSafe

Silverline

SSL Orchestrator

Section 4: Security Response

Item Objective
4.01 Analyze logs or other data sources for security incidents
4.02 Determine the appropriate proactive security response plan
4.03 Determine the appropriate incident response plan given specific attack details

ASM Logs

AFM Logs

BIG-IQ Logs

F5 SIRT

Honorable Mention: