Websense Training Courses
Overview
During this two day training course, you will learn how to install,
configure, administer and support Websense Web Security Suite
software. Through instruction, iLabs (instructor led demos and
lab exercises) and hands-on lab practice exercises, you will
gain familiarity with the requirements and recommendations of
Websense product deployment, installation and configuration,
Websense product and component functionality (remote filtering,
delegated and remote administration) and troubleshooting via
internal and 3rd party diagnostic processes.
Topic 1: Course Introduction: Websense Overview and Software Architecture
- About Websense, Inc.
- Websense Security Labs Protection Services
- Websense Product Overview
- Websense Software Key Features
- Websense Reporting Tools
- Additional Features & Product Add-ons
- Installation Part 1
- Preinstall Questions
- Hands-On Lab 2-1: Installing Websense Web Security Suite
- Deployment Part 1
- Websense Core Components
- Websense Secondary Components
- Additional Deployment Notes
- Instructor-Led Lab (iLab) 2-2: Websense Help and Documentation
- Installing Websense Reporting Tools and Components
- Log Server
- Reporter
- Enterprise Explorer
- Database Administration
- Hands-On Lab 2-3: Installing Reporting Components
- Websense Manager
- Menu Bar & Navigation Tree
- Instructor Led Lab (iLab) 3-1: Websense Manager
Menu Bar and
Navigation Tree - Websense Manager Content Pane
Policy Window
Category Set
Protocol Set - Hands-On Lab 3-2: Websense Server Configuration
Network Agent - Websense Server Settings
- Instructor-Led Lab (iLab) 3-3: Customize Block Pages
- Starting and Stopping Websense Components
- Introduction to User Identification
- Filter by Workstation and Global Policy
- Benefits of filtering by Users, Groups, and Domains
- Software required for User Identification
Directory Service and Websense User Service
Hands-On Lab Lab 4-1: Setting Up Active Directory
Authentication
- Difference between Manual Authentication and Transparent Identification
- Three Methods for Identifying Users
- Websense Integration Products
Integrated Directory Service - Websense Transparent Identification (XID) Agents
DC Agent (Windows Domains, both NTLM and LDAP protocols)
Domain Controller Polling
Workstation Polling
Logon Agent (Local Machines)
Group Policy Enabled
Login/Logout Scripts
eDirectory Agent (Identifies Novell eDirectory Logons)
RADIUS Agent (Remote Authentication) - Manual Authentication
- Websense Integration Products
- About Websense Filtering
- Filtering Defaults
Initial Filtering
Global Policy
Editing the Global Policy - Filtering Structures
Category Sets
Protocol Sets - Filtering Options
Basic Filters: Permit, Block, Quota Time, Continue
Hands-On Labs: 5-1: General Filtering & 5-2: Quota Times & 5-
3: Password Override and Continue
Advanced Filters: Keywords, File Types, Bandwidth Usage
Hands-On Lab: 5-4: Keywords and File Type Blocking
Other Filters: Time of Day, Day of Week, Custom URLs, Yes
Lists
Hands-on Labs: 5-5 Custom URLs & 5-6 Yes Lists
Protocol Filtering
- Filtering Defaults
- Controlling Spyware, Malware, etc.
Hands-on Lab: 5-7: Configuring Protocol Sets and Creating
Custom Sets - Working with Policies
- Creating Policies
- Modifying Policies
- Hands On Lab: 5-8: Creating Custom Sets and Policies
- Applying Policies
Users and Groups
Directory Structures and Organizational Units
IP Addresses and Network Ranges
Entire Network (Global)
- Troubleshooting Overview
- Websense Troubleshooting Tools and Processes
- Websense Diagnostic Tools
- TestLogServer
Hands-On Lab: 6-1 Troubleshooting Using TestLogServer - WebsensePing
Hands-on Lab: 6-2 WebsensePing with Workstation IPs - Block Page ‘More Information’ Link
Hands-on Labs: 6-3 More Information from Block Pages
ConsoleClient & 6-4 Connecting ConsoleClient t - the Filtering
Service & 6-5 Connecting ConsoleClient t - DC Agent
- TestLogServer
- Websense Component Service Debugging
- Network Agent
- User Service
- Hands-On Lab: 6-6 Debugging the User Service with dstrace
- Log Server
- Websense Explorer
- Websense Real-Time Analyzer
- Miscellaneous Troubleshooting
- Database Download Problems
- Password Reset
- Hands-On Labs: 6-7 Lab Pre-Work & 6-8 Password Reset
- Using Error Logs
- Websense Log File
- Windows Event Viewer
- Websense Reporting Tools Overview
- Reporting Tools Deployment & Architecture
- Websense Reporting Components
Websense Log Server
Websense Log Database
Websense Reporting Tools Portal - Websense Real-Time Analyzer
- Websense Explorer
- Client Policy Manager Explorer
- Client Policy Manager Reporter
- Database Administration Tool
- Hands-On Lab 7-1: Websense Reporting Tools
- About Remote Filtering
- Remote Filtering Server
- iLab 8-1: Install Remote Filtering Server Service
- Remote Filtering Client
- Hands-on Lab 8-2: Installing the Remote Filtering
Client & 8-3:
Remote Filtering In Action
- Hands-on Lab 8-2: Installing the Remote Filtering
Client & 8-3:
- General Deployment Recommendations by Network Size
- Hardware and Software
- Component Limits and Suggestions
- Network Agent Suggestions
- Filtering Services per Policy Server
- Deploying Transparent Identification Agents
- Deploying Network Agent
- Maximizing System Performance
- Network Agent
- Real-Time Analyzer
- HTTP Reporting
- Database Engine
- Log Database Disk Space Recommendations
- Remote Filtering
- Deploying in Networks Up t
- 10,000 Users
- Small Networks (1-500 users)
- Medium Networks (500 – 2,500 users)
- Large Networks (2,500 – 10,000 users)
- Deploying in Networks with Over 10,000 Users
- Enterprise Networks (10,000 – 25,000 users)
- Very Large Enterprise Networks (25,000+)
- Upgrading from Previous Versions
- Supported Upgrade Versions
- Upgrade Path Recommendations
- Backups
- Component Upgrades
- Distributed Components
- Remote Filtering Components & Reporting Tools
- Delegated and Remote Administration
- Managing Roles
- Administrative Roles
- Creating and Configuring Roles
Hands-On Labs: 11-1: Delegated Administration & 11-2:
Creating a Super Administrator - Central Configuration Distribution
- Delegated Reporting
- Administrative Auditing and Logging
Auditing
SNMP Alerting
Anonymous Logging
Hands-On Labs: Lab 11-3: Remote Administration and
Reporting & 11-4: Delegated Reporting
- 3rd Party Troubleshooting: Tools and Concepts
- Ethereal/Wireshark
- TCP View
- FileMon
- LDAP Browsers
- OS Commands
- Troubleshooting Remote Filtering Problems
Topic 1a: Terminology, Network Essentials and Websense Software Basics
- Why Filter Internet Access?
- What can Websense Software Do?
- Network Essentials
- Part 1 Concepts & Terminology
- Part 2 Network Components
- Part 3 Network Services
- Websense Software in Action
- Basic Permit and Block Scenarios
- Websense Web Security Ecosystem
- New in Websense v6.3
- Citrix
- Web Blazer
- Solution Variations
- Websense Integration Service (WIS)
- Migrating an Integration
- Websense Security Labs Overview
- Web Protection Services
- BrandWatcher
- SiteWatcher
- ThreatWatcher
- CPM Fundamentals
- About CPM
- CPM Components & Shared Components
- v6.3 CPM Enhancements
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This course is intended for students that will be creating reports within Websense and those responsible for Websense administration.
Objective At the conclusion of this course, students should be familiar with basic Websense functionality, core administrative tasks, and report generation.
In particular, students will learn how to: create and maintain policies, utilize advanced filtering techniques, and generate valuable reports. Optional modules include high level technical topics such as: advanced configurations, logging settings, and database administration to name a few.
Module 1 Websense Components
- Websense Overview
- Core Components
- Secondary Components
- Filtering Basics
- Enterprise Manager
- Filtering HTTP Traffic
- Filtering Non-HTTP Protocols
- Using Bandwidth Optimizer
- Hands-On Lab: Creating a Category Set and a Protocol Set
- Instructor Led Lab: Editing a Category Set and a Protocol Set
- Navigating Policies
- Editing Policies
- Applying Policies
- Creating Policies
- Instructor Led Lab: Creating a Policy
- Hands-On Lab: Creating, Editing and Assigning a Policy
- Quota Time
- Password Override
- Custom URLs
- Yes Lists
- Keywords
- File Types
- Delegated Administration
- Web Filter Lock
- Hands-On Lab: Advanced Filtering Techniques
- Log Server
- Log Database
- Reporting Tools Portal
- Real-Time Analyzer (RTA)
- Enterprise Explorer
- Reporter
- Database Administration
- Migrate Utility
- Hands-On Lab: Navigating the Reporting Components
- Access to RTA
- Navigating RTA
- Disposition Trends
- Protocol Trends
- "Top" Reports
- Running Detail
- System Statistics
- Settings
- Instructor Led Lab: Monitoring with RTA
- Accessing Enterprise Explorer
- Navigating Enterprise Explorer
- Generating Reports
- Instructor Led Lab: Exploring Explorer
- Hands-On Lab: Working with Enterprise Explorer
- Scenario Lab: Generating Reports with Enterprise Explorer
- Report Types
- Report Criteria
- Dates
- Protocols
- Dispositions
- Categories/Risk Classes
- User/Groups
- Destinations
- Customize
- Example Report
- Hands-On Lab: Using Reporter
- Network Agent Description
- Blocking Users with Network Agent
- Design Options
- Network Agent Configuration
- Global Settings
- Local Settings
- Hands-On Lab: Configuring Network Agent
- Alerts and Notifications
- Bandwidth Optimizer
- Block Messages
- Change Password
- Database Download
- Logging
- Search Filtering
- Risk Classes
- Session
- Hands-On Lab: Configuring Alerts
- Hands-On Lab: Configuring Risk Classes
- Instructor Led Lab: Selective Logging
- User Service
- User Identification Methods
- Instructor Led Lab: Integrating with Active Directory
- Log Server
- Database
- Settings
- Consolidation
- WebCatcher
- Accessing the Database Administration Tool
- The Main Page
- Features
- Database Rollover Options
- Internet Browse Time Configuration
- Full URL Logging
- Maintenance Configuration
- Database Partition Creation
- Available Partitions
- Error Log Activity
- Migrate Utility
Students should have basic computer familiarity.