
This course provides an overview of the USM Appliance product and its architecture. Students will learn the basics of how to configure the product, including how to manage assets, perform vulnerability scans and understand data sources.
Students benefit from instructor lectures, and product demonstration. This course covers Modules 0-5 of the live online version of AUSE.
Audience
- Security Engineers
- Security Analysts
- IT Professionals who implement, operate or support security systems
- Security professionals working at resellers or partners
Modules
- USM Appliance Overview
- Initial Configuration
- Asset Management
- Data Sources
- Vulnerability Scanning
Course Duration 3 hours 50 minutes

This course describes how to search and filter for alarms, events and logs within the USM Appliance product. Students benefit from instructor lectures, and product demonstration.
This course covers Modules 6-8 of the live online version of AUSE.
Audience
- Security Engineers
- Security Analysts
- IT Professionals who implement, operate or support security systems
- Security professionals working at resellers or partners
Modules
- Alarms, Events, Directives and Logs
- Policies and Actions
- Writing Directives
Course Duration 3 hours 5 minutes

This course describes how to implement threat detection using Host Based Intrusion Detection (HIDS) and Network Based Intrusion Detection (NIDS). Students benefit from instructor lectures, and product demonstration.
This course covers Modules 9-10 of the live online version of AUSE.
Audience
- Security Engineers
- Security Analysts
- IT Professionals who implement, operate or support security systems
- Security professionals working at resellers or partners
Modules
- Threat Detection - NIDS and HIDS
- Netflow
- Availability Monitoring
Course Duration 1 hour 15 minutes

This course describes Open Threat Exchange (OTX) and how to perform security analysis within the USM Appliance product. Students benefit from instructor lectures, and product demonstration.
This course covers Modules 11-13 of the live online version of AUSE.
Audience
- Security Engineers
- Security Analysts
- IT Professionals who implement, operate or support security systems
- Security professionals working at resellers or partners
Modules
- Open Threat Exchange (OTX)
- Security Analysis
- Reports
Course Duration 33 minutes

This course describes the USM Appliance deployment options and covers system maintenance. Students will learn how to manage users and create custom plugins. Students benefit from instructor lectures, and product demonstration.
This course covers Modules 14-17 of the live online version of AUSE.
Audience
- Security Engineers
- Security Analysts
- IT Professionals who implement, operate or support security systems
- Security professionals working at resellers or partners
Modules
- Deployment
- System Maintenance
- User Management
- Plugins
Course Duration 45 minutes

This course reviews how to troubleshoot common configuration problems within the USM Appliance product. Students benefit from instructor lectures, and product demonstration.
This course covers Modules 18-19 of the live online version of AUSE.
Audience
- Security Engineers
- Security Analysts
- IT Professionals who implement, operate or support security systems
- Security professionals working at resellers or partners
Modules
Troubleshooting
Course Duration 21 minutes