Clearswift MIMEsweeper for WEB CME — A 2-day course

 Open Public Course Closed In-House Course

Synopsis

This is a two-day, instructor-led course which provides you with the skills and knowledge required to deploy MIMEsweeper for WEB in large organisations, to fine-tune configurations and perform troubleshooting and support tasks.

This course will prepare you for the MIMEsweeper for Web CME examination, which is included and taken at the conclusion of the course.

Objectives

Delegates attending this course will be able to:

• Understand and describe the key features of MIMEsweeper for Web
• Understand and describe the architecture of MIMEsweeper for Web
• Install MIMEsweeper for Web, ensuring the hardware and software pre-requisites are met
• Configure MIMEsweeper for Web to meet the requirements of the organizations security policies
• Describe the new features in MIMEsweeper for Web
• Describe the issues surrounding the deployment of a MIMEsweeper for Web array
• Configure MIMEsweeper for Web to meet the requirement sof the organizations security policies
• Configure reports
• Troubleshoot common MIMEsweeper for Web problems

Suitable for

This course is designed for anyone who is responsible for managing and supporting a content security solution to regulate access to the World Wide Web.

Prerequisites

Working knowledge of:

• Microsoft Windows 2000
• TCP/IP Networking
• Web server technologies

Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices

Contents:

Day 1 - CMA

Overview

• Key features and benefits

Architecture

• How MIMEsweeper for Web processes HTTP, HTTPS and Passive FTP Requests

Installation

• Install and deploy the product, network topology, licensing and service control

Securing your Configuration

• Preparing for policy configuration, browser and proxy configuration

Policy Configuration

• Policy principles and practice, a guide to developing and implementing policy

Day 2 - CME

Deployment

• Clustering, load-balancing and failover
• How to deploy MIMEsweeper for Web for optimum performance and scalability across multiple hosts

Configuration

• Client authentication, configuring the cache, runtime statistic and auditing information

Advanced Policy

• Detailed formulation of a Web contenct analysis policy including a policy evaluation order, scenario folders and sub-folders

Reporting

• Configure a wide range of Web based reports covering various aspects of system usage

Troubleshooting

• Practical problem-solving including diagnosis and resolution of proxy and browser related problems