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Covenant Secure Access Workshop

Course Title:
Designing and Deploying Zero Trust Access with Cisco Secure Access

Course Description:
Step into the role of a network security administrator in this guided, hands-on workshop. You’ll learn how to design, deploy, and validate a modern Zero Trust Access solution using Cisco Secure Access. Acting as the administrator for the fictional organization PseudoCo, you will configure secure connectivity between remote users and private applications hosted in a secure data center.

You’ll have full administrative access to a dedicated virtual data center environment in Cisco’s dCloud, pre-provisioned for Secure Access integration. Each participant also receives a unique Secure Access organization, enabling you to configure and test infrastructure in any Secure Access region, with recommendations to align settings with your specific dCloud Data Center location.

Workshop Highlights

• Real-World Zero Trust Scenarios: Configure secure connectivity for remote users and private applications.
• Hands-On Labs: Access to a fully provisioned virtual data center and unique Secure Access organization.
• End-to-End Deployment: Learn to set up VPNs, IP pools, and tunnels for seamless, secure access.
• Expert Guidance: Step-by-step lab exercises and access to proctors for support.

Key Takeaways

• Practical experience deploying Zero Trust Access solutions using Cisco Secure Access.
• Skills to configure and validate secure connections between distributed users and applications.
• Understanding of best practices for aligning Secure Access configurations with data center regions.

Who Should Attend

• IT and network administrators responsible for securing enterprise access.
• Security engineers and architects interested in Zero Trust methodologies.
• Anyone preparing to deploy Cisco Secure Access solutions in their organization.

Workshop Format

• Hands-On Labs: Interactive, guided exercises in a live dCloud virtual environment.
• Instructor Support: Direct assistance from proctors and subject matter experts.
• Individual Access: Each attendee receives their own Secure Access organization and isolated lab environment.

Prerequisites

• Familiarity with basic networking and security concepts.
• Prior experience with remote access technologies or Cisco solutions is helpful but not required.
• Access to a Cisco dCloud account (provided as part of the course).

Why Attend?

This workshop offers a unique, practical opportunity to master Zero Trust Access with Cisco Secure Access in a risk-free, fully supported lab environment. You’ll leave with the confidence and know-how to implement secure, modern access solutions tailored to your organization’s needs.

UT Med | Cisco: Cross Architecture Lab

Course Title: One Cisco Experience Lab
Direct Workshop Link: https://ciscosecurityworkshop.com/workshops/mod/page/view.php?id=8229

Course Description:

Get hands-on with the One Cisco Experience by unifying networking, security, observability, and policy into a single integrated architecture designed to protect modern enterprises across campus, branch, WAN, cloud, and remote access environments. By combining deep visibility, identity-driven access control, and Zero Trust enforcement across every connection point, organizations can simplify operations, strengthen security posture, and improve digital resilience.

In this hands-on lab, participants will deploy either a BGP EVPN fabric or an SDA-LISP Campus fabric as the foundation for a modern Cisco  Network supporting both macro and micro segmentation. Through guided exercises, you’ll experience how Cisco technologies work together seamlessly across domains using Cisco Security Cloud Control, Secure Firewall Management Center (cdFMC/FTD), Cisco Secure Access, Duo, Catalyst SD-WAN, Identity Services Engine (ISE), ThousandEyes, and Security Group Tags (SGTs) to deliver unified policy enforcement, shared telemetry, and consistent user experiences.

You’ll implement integrated workflows that connect networking and security operations across campus, branch, data center, and remote users. Real-world use cases include securing users and devices accessing local and cloud applications, protecting IoT environments through identity-based segmentation, and enabling secure remote access using Zero Trust Access (ZTA). Participants will also explore how Cisco’s unified platform approach enables consistent policy, end-to-end visibility, and faster troubleshooting across switching, wireless, SD-WAN, cloud security, and firewall infrastructure.

By the end of the lab, you’ll gain practical experience deploying and validating a fully integrated Cisco architecture that demonstrates the power of the One Cisco Experience—bringing together connectivity, security, and observability into a cohesive operational model for the modern enterprise.

Workshop Highlights

• Build a Modern Cisco Network: Deploy either a Cisco SDA-LISP Campus Fabric or BGP EVPN Fabric as the foundation for Zero Trust segmentation and secure connectivity.
• Hands-On Zero Trust Implementation: Configure identity-based access control, SGT-driven segmentation, Secure Access, Duo MFA, and Secure Firewall policy enforcement across campus, WAN, and remote access environments.
• End-to-End Security Integration: Integrate Cisco Security Cloud Control, ISE, Secure Access, SD-WAN, ThousandEyes, and Secure Firewall for unified policy and telemetry sharing.
• Real-World Security Use Cases: Secure users, IoT devices, branch connectivity, SaaS applications, and private applications using practical enterprise scenarios.
• Guided Expert-Led Labs: Follow step-by-step exercises with instructor and proctor support while validating policy enforcement, segmentation, and observability across the infrastructure.

Key Takeaways

• Practical experience deploying a Zero Trust-based Cisco Network architecture.
• Hands-on skills configuring macro and micro segmentation using Virtual Networks (VNs), TrustSec, and Security Group Tags (SGTs).
• Experience integrating Cisco ISE, Duo, Active Directory, Secure Access, SD-WAN, and Secure Firewall into a unified policy framework.
• Understanding of secure remote access technologies including ZTNA, VPN-as-a-Service, and browser-based access.
• Skills to deploy and validate secure campus and branch architectures using Cisco Catalyst Center, SDA, EVPN, and SD-WAN.
• Experience using ThousandEyes and telemetry tools for visibility, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Confidence troubleshooting identity, policy, segmentation, and connectivity issues across enterprise environments.

Who Should Attend

• Network engineers and architects designing modern enterprise campus, branch, and WAN infrastructures.
• Security engineers implementing Zero Trust, segmentation, and secure access solutions.
• IT professionals responsible for campus networking, SD-WAN, wireless, or data center security.
• Cisco partners, consultants, and technical teams supporting modern Networking deployments.
• Anyone interested in gaining hands-on experience with Cisco’s integrated Zero Trust and modern Networking architecture.

Workshop Format

• Hands-On Lab: Interactive guided exercises in a fully integrated Hardware Based lab environment.
• Real-World Enterprise Scenarios: Deploy and validate policies across campus, WAN, remote access, IoT, and data center environments.
• Step-by-Step Guided Labs: Instructor-led walkthroughs with hands-on implementation and validation tasks.
• Dedicated Hardware POD Access: Access to a dedicated hardware pod lab environment for independent configuration and testing.
• Expert Support: Live assistance from experienced Cisco Proctors throughout the workshop.

Prerequisites

• Familiarity with basic networking concepts including routing, switching, and wireless networking.
• Basic understanding of security concepts such as VPNs, segmentation, identity, and access control.
• Prior exposure to Cisco networking or security technologies is helpful but not required.
• General knowledge of enterprise networking environments, SD-WAN, or campus architectures is recommended.
• Access to a Cisco dCloud account (provided as part of the course)

Why Attend?

This workshop provides a unique opportunity to gain practical, hands-on experience building and securing a modern enterprise network using Cisco’s Zero Trust architecture. Rather than only learning the concepts, you’ll deploy, integrate, validate, and troubleshoot real security and networking technologies across campus, branch, WAN, cloud, and remote access environments. By the end of the lab, you’ll have the knowledge and confidence to implement unified policy enforcement, secure segmentation, observability, and secure access strategies that help organizations reduce risk and strengthen digital resilience.