Imperva Web Application Firewall (WAF) Course Plan

Firewall professionals and enterprise security experts have designed this course plan to offer hands-on skills to learners and make them knowledgeable in handling web-based threats. Following are the web application firewall modules covered in this program:

Topics:

  • SecureSphere Architecture
  • Set up a lab environment, topology, and user accounts.
  • SecureSphere Web UI’s significant components 
  • Navigating Web UI.

Topics:

  • Setting up password strength requirements.
  • Making changes to security policies.
  • SecureSphere user accounts and roles creation.
  • Active Directory configuration.

Topics:

  • Web Applications configuration
  • Direct HTTP client traffic to target Web Applications.

Topics:

  • Define Action Interfaces and Action Sets
  • Placeholders and Placeholders Information.
  • Create Email, FTP, Syslog, etc.
  • Create Email, FTP, Syslog, etc.
  • implementation Action Sets

Topics:

  • Types of Web attacks, 
  • Policies to defend against attacks on Web applications.
  • Followed Actions in Security Policies.
  • Signature policies 
  • Protocol policies
  • Correlation policies
  • Custom Web Policies
  • Built-in policy

Topics:

  • SecureSphere Architecture
  • Set up a lab environment, topology, and user accounts.
  • SecureSphere Web UI’s significant components 
  • Navigating Web UI.

Topics:

  • Setting up password strength requirements.
  • Making changes to security policies.
  • SecureSphere user accounts and roles creation.
  • Active Directory configuration.

Topics:

  • Web Applications configuration
  • Direct HTTP client traffic to target Web Applications.

Topics:

  • Define Action Interfaces and Action Sets
  • Placeholders and Placeholders Information.
  • Create Email, FTP, Syslog, etc.
  • Create Email, FTP, Syslog, etc.
  • implementation Action Sets

Topics:

  • Types of Web attacks, 
  • Policies to defend against attacks on Web applications.
  • Followed Actions in Security Policies.
  • Signature policies 
  • Protocol policies
  • Correlation policies
  • Custom Web Policies
  • Built-in policy

Topics:

  • Components of the Web Application Profile.
  • Application activity mapping
  • Standard web application components.
  • Web application user tracking process.
  • Selection of Web Profile Policy rules

Topics:

  • ThreatRadar Configuration and Role in Secure Web Applications.
  • Use of TR Reputation Services.
  • ThreatRadar Bot Protection.

Topics:

  • Monitoring Dashboard
  • Analysis of Alerts and Violations 
  • SecureSphere’s Alert Flags uses

Topics:

  • Features of SecureSphere’s Report Settings.
  • Report Keywords.
  • Generating various reports.
  • Schedule Reports and Reports Archive job.
  • Creation of Daily or Weekly security reports.

Topics:

  • Tune SecureSphere.
  • Profile Optimization Wizard
  • Various Profile tuning options

Topics:

  • Configure SecureSphere for tuned configuration.
  • Converting SecureSphere from Simulation mode to Active Blocking mode.
  • Action Block events.

Topics:

  • Reverse proxy mode Configuration
  • Configure and apply SSL Cipher
  • Custom web error pages for use in security policies.
  • URL rewrite and redirection rules.

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Imperva WAF Online Training Objectives

Upon successful completion of the Imperva WAF training, you will be able to:

  • Understand Web Application Security fundamentals.
  • Learn Imperva SecureSphere architecture and components.
  • Install, deploy, and configure Imperva WAF.
  • Configure SecureSphere Management Server, Web UI, and Gateways.
  • Create and manage Sites, web applications, Server Groups, and Services.
  • Configure SSL/TLS, HTTP/HTTPS services, and certificates.
  • Implement action sets, security policies, and active blocking.
  • Perform Application Profiling 
  • Learn the procedure to fine-tune security policies.
  • Detect and analyze security violations and events.
  • Configure exception policies, custom security rules, and signatures.
  • Integrate ThreatRadar for advanced threat intelligence.
  • Protect web applications, APIs, and microservices from modern cyber threats.
  • Configure bot mitigation and API security policies.
  • Integrate external vulnerability scanners
  • Integrate Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms.
  • Create dashboards, compliance logs, and audit reports.
  • Perform security tuning to minimize false positives and optimize performance.
  • Configure High Availability (HA), backup, and disaster recovery concepts.
  • Manage, monitor, and troubleshoot Imperva WAF deployments.

This Web application firewall course is ideal for professionals:

  • Security Administrators,
  • Security Engineers, 
  • Security Analysts
  • Web Application Developers

Participants who wish to enroll in this course should have a basic understanding of the areas:

  • Application layer security concepts
  • Basic knowledge of HTML and HTTP
  • Basic understanding of data center security

Imperva Web Application Firewall (WAF) is a SaaS-based firewall solution that protects enterprise web applications and APIs from cyber attacks. It acts as a gateway to monitor incoming and outgoing traffic to detect and alert cyber threats. The WAF analyzes traffic and enables uninterrupted business flows.

The following are the features of the Imperva Web Application Firewall:

  • Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP)
  • Attack Analytics
  • Advanced Bot Protection
  • Client-Side Protection

Imperva Web Application firewall offers advanced robust features to secure the following applications from evolving  threats:

  • Active and legacy applications
  • APIs & Microservices
  • Third-party applications
  • Containers
  • Cloud applications
  • Virtual Machines

Imperva WAF Certification

Imperva offers an official product certification to test and certify the skills of Imperva  Professionals. Below are the certification exam details:

  • Certification: Imperva Application Security Certification (IASC)
  • Exam Pattern: 40 multiple-choice questions
  • Exam Duration: 75 minutes
  • Certification Validity: 3 years

This Imperva Web Application Firewall training course offers the knowledge to clear official Firewall & Cybersecurity certifications. In addition to training, participants will receive certification guidance and a course completion certificate.
 

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Imperva WAF Projects

Our Imperva WAF training is more of a practical-oriented program. From day one, you will work on assignments and get a chance to explore each component. By the end of this Imperva WAF certification course, you will have gained complete knowledge and will be able to work on enterprise-grade cybersecurity projects.

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Imperva WAF FAQ's

Yes, Techsolidty offers you two types of Discounts: one is group discount and the other is referral discount.
Yes, In order to provide you the financial flexibility, we provide you the chance to pay the course fee in two installments.
Due to any reasons, you would like to cancel your registration after paying the fee, you should intimate the same to us within the first two classes. The refund amount will be processed within 30 days from the requested date.
To meet the customer expectations we provide multiple types of training which include, Live instructor-led training, Self-paced training, blended training, classroom training, corporate training, etc.
Yes, at Techsolidity all the training courses consist of a minimum of two projects to offer the candidates real-time work understanding!