This course focuses on the use of the Arbor Peakflow X solution (“Peakflow X”) within the enterprise network and outlines what information the solution collects, processes and stores. Participants learn how to collect, display and utilize the pertinent information required to meet corporate network security objectives. Additionally, the course provides participants with the knowledge and skills needed to install, configure, operate and perform ongoing Peakflow X administrative functions.

Target Audience: Network operations personnel, security administrators and staff responsible for monitoring and reporting network anomalies, ensuring network availability and optimizing Peakflow X for peak performance.

Location: Open-enrollment courses are delivered at the Arbor training facility in Chelmsford, MA USA. A private, on-site course is available at customer locations worldwide.

Duration: 2 days

Course Topics:

• Peakflow X Technical Overview
• Terms and Web User Interface Overview
• Network Visibility
• Workflows
• Rule Creation and Management
• Reports
• Initial Configuration
• System Settings
• Maintenance and Troubleshooting
• Architecture and Data Path

• Describe how Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) helps to detect abnormal—and possibly malicious— network behavior and provide an added layer of security and visibility for your internal network.
• Understand how Peakflow X detects and stops unknown and emerging threats such as zero-day attacks.
• Know how anomalies are presented in the Web user interface and how to interpret anomaly data.
• Explain different types of malware (i.e., network worms, phishing and botnets) and why they are so destructive in enterprise networks.
• Use Peakflow X for capacity planning and bandwidth recovery.
• Utilize Peakflow X for incident investigation and analysis.
• Recognize appropriate traffic levels when detecting and preventing attacks.
• Know how Peakflow X can segment and harden critical internal network resources against emerging threats through the use of virtual perimeters.
• Create user rules to detect misuse and violations of various acceptable use policies.
• Describe Arbors’ Active Threat Feed (ATF) service and how it provides continuous protection through automatic updates.
• Generate in-depth, easily readable reports for internal and external auditing purposes.
• Install and configure various components of Peakflow X.
• Understand the function of various administration settings (e.g., adding and deleting users, setting up services, managing rules/groups, setting up notification groups, creating system settings and defining configuration backup/restoration).
• Describe the software architecture of Peakflow X and use various “system attributes” to further customize it for a specific application.