CBTNuggets - How to Automate Cisco Security Devices with Postman and Python

This intermediate How to Automate Cisco Security Devices with Postman and Python training prepares network security admins to automate the behavior of their Cisco security devices and improve network security with Python code and APIs to other devices and technologies

If you have any experience configuring security devices to keep your network operations safe, you probably already have a sense of how much time and effort could be saved if your devices could perform certain checks on their own, check in with other devices or software, and do routine operations without you needing to be physically present.

This course in automating Cisco security devices teaches you enough Python to write code that can regulate devices automatically. You'll also learn how to find and write APIs that enable your code to reach into other technologies for data and information that makes updating security settings fast and accurate.

After completing this Cisco training you'll know how to automate the behavior of your Cisco security devices and improve network security with Python code and APIs to other devices and technologies.

For anyone who leads an IT team, this Cisco training can be used to onboard new network security admins, curated into individual or team training plans, or as a Cisco reference resource.

How to Automate Cisco Security Devices with Postman and Python: What You Need to Know
This How to Automate Cisco Security Devices with Postman and Python training has videos that cover topics including

Identifying your network's security measures that can be automated
Writing Python code that automates repetitive security tasks
Finding APIs that simplify security requirements
Connecting your Cisco security appliances to the right APIs with Python

Who Should Take How to Automate Cisco Security Devices with Postman and Python Training?
This How to Automate Cisco Security Devices with Postman and Python training is considered associate-level Cisco training, which means it was designed for network security admins. This network security automation skills course is designed for network security admins with three to five years of experience with Cisco network security.

New or aspiring network security admins. Brand new security administrators should be careful before taking this course. After taking it, you'll approach every future task and job with an eye for automation. You'll look for any opportunity to make your job easier and your administration more efficient with what you'll learn from this Cisco automation course in Postman and Python.

Experienced network security admins. Security administrators with a few years of experience are a great audience for this course because a lot of what you learn to automate will be tasks or configurations you're highly experienced with. Learn the Python code that can do your job for you and the Postman APIs that can deepen and enhance it with this course.

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