Citrix Enterprise Security Solutions

Learn to secure your Citrix environment in this hands-on course that encompasses the core Citrix technologies, including XenApp and XenDesktop, NetScaler, XenMobile, ShareFile, and Citrix Cloud. Explore potential security gaps in your environment and learn how to mitigate these through a comprehensive look at the Citrix technologies. Topics include application and data security, Citrix authentication, authorization, and auditing workflows, operating system hardening, mitigation against network vulnerabilities, hypervisor security, and methods to secure Citrix traffic.

Is this course for you?
Built for IT Professionals familiar with the following products XenApp, XenDesktop, NetScaler, XenMobile, and/or ShareFile. Potential students include administrators, engineers, and architects interested in securing a Citrix environment.

Citrix Technologies Covered:

XenApp/XenDesktop 7.13
NetScaler 12.0
XenMobile 10.5
ShareFile
Citrix Cloud

Prerequisites

Citrix course materials are only available to delegates in e-courseware format. Delegates will be provided with instructions on how to access their e-courseware on day one of the event. Those delegates who are attending via either virtual or extended classroom will be required to provide either three monitors (to view courseware, labs and instructor demos simultaneously) or two monitors and a mobile device. Delegates will be required to have an active TCC (Training.Citrix.com) account in order to access course materials and labs.

Please set up Your TCC account up in advance of the course using the following link:

https://www.citrix.com/welcome/create-account/create-account-form.html

Please note: It is highly recommended that the delegate uses a personal email address (rather than company email) to set up their TCC account. If you do not wish to reference your company name when setting up your TCC account we recommend you use 'EDUCALC' as reference.

Should you encounter any issues in setting up your TCC account please ensure that you raise this directly with Citrix in advance of your event by visiting http://training.citrix.com then on the home page click, Help, then select Classroom Support, and submit a Critical or High priority request notifying Citrix of the course start date.

Technical pre-requisites

Citrix recommends students have basic understanding, and hands-on experience with installing and configuring XenApp, XenDesktop, Citrix Cloud, NetScaler, XenMobile, or ShareFile.

Recommended courses, or equivalent field experience, include knowledge of the topics covered in:

CXD-210 XenApp and XenDesktop 7.1x Administration
CNS-220 Citrix NetScaler Essentials and Traffic Management or CNS-222 Citrix NetScaler Essentials and Unified Gateway
CXM-303 Deploying Enterprise Mobility Solutions with Citrix XenMobile
CSF-201 Citrix ShareFile Enterprise Essentials
CXD-250 Moving to XenApp and XenDesktop Service on Citrix Cloud

Objectives:

What you’ll learn:

Understand Citrix authentication and authorization workflows with multifactor authentication
Identify methods for desktop and application hardening with registry and policy lockdowns
Identify network attacks and learn how to protect your network and mobile environment
Learn to optimize monitoring and operations with Citrix leading security practices

Course Outline:

Networking (Days 1-2)

Module 1: NetScaler Network Topology and SSL Offload
Module 2: NetScaler Gateway Authentication and Authorization
Module 3: NetScaler Application Firewall Overview
Module 4: NetScaler Attacks and Protections

Mobility (Day 3)

Module 5: XenMobile Introduction
Module 6: XenMobile NetScaler Integration
Module 7: XenMobile Encryption
Module 8: XenMobile Server Console
Module 9: Managing Security
Module 10: Secure Apps
Module 11: ShareFile Introduction
Module 12: StorageZones
Module 13: ShareFile NetScaler Integration
Module 14: Authentication
Module 15: Data Loss Prevention

Virtualization (Days 4-5)

Module 16: Securing Traffic in a XenApp/XenDesktop environment
Module 17: Implementing Advanced Authentication Methods for XenApp and XenDesktop
Module 18: Improving App and Data Security
Module 19: Implementing XenApp/XenDesktop Operating System Hardening
Module 20: Hypervisor Security
Module 21: Monitoring and Operations