Overview

This article serves as a comprehensive guide to our current portfolio of Cisco Security Workshops. Each course is meticulously designed to provide technical professionals with immersive, lab-based learning experiences. Whether you are looking to master Cisco Secure Firewall, dive deep into Zero Trust architecture, or enhance your incident response capabilities with Cisco XDR, these workshops offer the guided practice necessary to implement and manage robust security solutions effectively.

Courses: Hybrid Mesh Firewall / Secure Firewall

Hybrid Mesh Firewall: Project Meteor

Course Description

Lead PseudoCo’s Project Meteor, a hands-on modernization effort powered by Cisco’s Hybrid Mesh Firewall. Across three phases, you’ll onboard firewalls, simplify branch connectivity, integrate cloud policies, and configure segmentation for workloads and apps. By the end, you’ll see how Hybrid Mesh Firewall unifies security across data center, cloud, and campus—giving you practical experience in protecting a global enterprise at scale.

Course Owner: Jamie Cresdee

Link to Guide: https://ciscosecurityworkshop.com/workshops/course/view.php?id=267

Enrollment:

Self-Enrollment (Guide)

• • Enrollment key (Cisco) = Emp_El3vate_HMF
  • Enrollment key (Partner) = Prt_El3vate_HMF

Self-Enrollment (Lab)

• • Self-contained within guide (requires Cisco authentication for access)

Scheduling an Event

• • Open for scheduling anytime

Foundation Firewall Test Drive 10.0.0

Course Description

Get hands-on with Cisco Secure Firewall basics in this guided lab. Configure FMC, create objects and security zones, register devices, and define policies for malware protection, decryption, and intrusion prevention. Step through access control rules and visibility features to see how each piece fits together. These fundamentals prepare you for advanced labs and give you the core skills to design and manage deployments with confidence.

Course Owner: Deepak Sharma

Link to Guide: https://ciscosecurityworkshop.com/workshops/course/view.php?id=282

Enrollment:

Self-Enrollment (Guide)

• • Enrollment key (Cisco) = FFTD10_Employee
  • Enrollment key (Partner) = FFTD10_p4tners

Self-Enrollment (Lab)

• • TBC

Scheduling an Event

• • TBC

Advanced Firewall Test Drive 10.0.0

Course Description

Take Cisco Secure Firewall beyond the basics in this advanced hands-on lab. Explore Zero Trust Access, policy-based routing with user identity, and SD-WAN integration with VRF and dynamic tunnels. Test dashboards for VPNs, run packet tracing, and dive into threat labs with tools like AttackIQ and Caldera. You’ll finish with the skills to design and operate a firewall strategy that’s smarter, stronger, and ready for modern threats.

Course Owner: Deepak Sharma

Link to Guide: https://ciscosecurityworkshop.com/workshops/course/view.php?id=283

Enrollment:

Self-Enrollment (Guide)

• • Enrollment key (Cisco) = FATD_10_Employee
  • Enrollment key (Partner) = FATD_10_Partner

Self-Enrollment (Lab)

• • TBC

Scheduling an Event

• • TBC

Foundation Firewall Test Drive 7.6

Course Description

Get hands-on with Cisco Secure Firewall basics in this guided lab. Configure FMC, create objects and security zones, register devices, and define policies for malware protection, decryption, and intrusion prevention. Step through access control rules and visibility features to see how each piece fits together. These fundamentals prepare you for advanced labs and give you the core skills to design and manage deployments with confidence.

Workshop Owner: Deepak Sharma

Link to Workshop Guide: https://ciscosecurityworkshop.com/workshops/course/view.php?id=243

Enrollment:

Self-Enrollment (Guide)

• • Enrollment key (Cisco) = FFTD76_Employee
  • Enrollment key (Partner) = FFTD76_p4tners

Self-Enrollment (Lab)

• • TBC

Scheduling an Event

• • TBC

Advanced Firewall Test Drive 7.6

Course Description

Take Cisco Secure Firewall beyond the basics in this advanced hands-on lab. Explore Zero Trust Access, policy-based routing with user identity, and SD-WAN integration with VRF and dynamic tunnels. Test dashboards for VPNs, run packet tracing, and dive into threat labs with tools like AttackIQ and Caldera. You’ll finish with the skills to design and operate a firewall strategy that’s smarter, stronger, and ready for modern threats.

Workshop Owner: Deepak Sharma

Link to Workshop Guide: https://ciscosecurityworkshop.com/workshops/course/view.php?id=235

Enrollment:

Self-Enrollment (Guide)

• • Enrollment key (Cisco) = FATD_76_Employee
  • Enrollment key (Partner) = FATD_76_Partner

Self-Enrollment (Lab)

• • TBC

Scheduling an Event

• • TBC

Cisco Secure Workload 3.10 Lab v1.4 Security Cloud Control

Course Description

In this interactive and hands-on workshop, you'll secure the SIWAPP invoice app using Zero Trust Micro-segmentation. You'll use Secure Workload to automatically find and suggest segmentation policies based on traffic and get visibility into runtime to detect vulnerable packages and container images.

Workshop Owner: Leonardo Milher

Link to Workshop Guide: https://ciscosecurityworkshop.com/workshops/course/view.php?id=299

enrollment:

Self-Enrollment (Guide)

• • TBC

Self-Enrollment (Lab)

• • Self-contained within guide (requires Cisco authentication for access)

Scheduling an Event

• • Open for scheduling anytime

Cisco Secure Workload 3.10: Firepower Management Center Integration

Course Description

Discover how this powerful duo delivers dynamic microsegmentation, automated policy enforcement, and robust threat protection—securing your workloads seamlessly across hybrid environments. Get ready to simplify security and boost application defense with unified, adaptive protection.

Workshop Owner: Leonardo Milher

Link to Workshop Guide: https://ciscosecurityworkshop.com/workshops/course/view.php?id=289

Enrollment:

Self-Enrollment (Guide)

• • TBC

Self-Enrollment (Lab)

• • Self-contained within guide (requires Cisco authentication for access)

Scheduling an Event

• • Open for scheduling anytime

Hybrid Mesh Firewall Design Clinic

Course Description

In this interactive design workshop, Cisco experts work with your team to map your current firewall landscape and explore how Hybrid Mesh Firewall can bring it all together. Through discussion and whiteboarding, you’ll identify integration opportunities, improve visibility, and outline a roadmap toward unified management. The result: stronger security, simplified operations, and reduced complexity across your network.

Workshop Owner: Ahalya Das

Link to Workshop Guide: https://ciscosecurityworkshop.com/workshops/course/view.php?id=276

Enrollment:

Self-Enrollment (Guide)

• • Enrollment key (Cisco) = HMFDC3nrollMe!
  • Enrollment key (Partner) = Partn3r_HMFDC_enroll

Self-Enrollment (Lab)

• • No lab within this course

Scheduling an Event

• • Open for scheduling anytime

Unlocking the Power of Cisco Secure Firewall 10.0

Course Description

Experience the latest innovations in Cisco Secure Firewall 10.0 in this lab. Discover how the Encrypted Visibility Engine (EVE) enables threat detection in encrypted traffic, while AI-driven SnortML provides protection against signature-less attacks. Take advantage of expanded SD-WAN features and improved OT security with advanced access control and containment. Seamless Splunk integration delivers robust security analytics for effective incident response. This lab will help you build the knowledge and skills needed to highlight the strengths of Cisco Secure Firewall 10.0.

Workshop Owner: Deepak Sharma

Link to Workshop Guide: https://ciscosecurityworkshop.com/workshops/course/view.php?id=318

Enrollment:

Self-Enrollment (Guide)

• • TBC

Self-Enrollment (Lab)

• • TBC

Scheduling an Event

• • TBC

ReIgnite with Hybrid Mesh Firewall

Course Description

This lab brings you back to the core of Hybrid Mesh Firewall while layering in modern capabilities. You’ll register devices, run threat assessments with Caldera, and test encrypted visibility without decryption. Dive into SD-WAN with simplified branch-to-hub tunnels and policy-based routing, then explore AI-driven assistants for policy analysis and optimization. Finally, integrate segmentation across firewall and workload for unified control. Walk away with refreshed skills and new insights to strengthen firewall strategy in today’s evolving networks.

Workshop Owner: Deepak Sharma

Link to Workshop Guide: https://ciscosecurityworkshop.com/workshops/course/view.php?id=242

Enrollment:

Self-Enrollment (Guide)

• • Not self-enrollable [ Coming Soon!]

Self-Enrollment (Lab)

• • dCloud Lab: Cisco Secure Hybrid Mesh Firewalling Re-Ignite Roadshow Lab

Scheduling an Event

• • TBC

Courses: Zero Trust Access / Secure Access

Cisco Secure Access: Zero Trust Access Lab v1

Course Description

Step into the role of administrator at PseudoCo and design a modern Secure Service Edge with Cisco Secure Access. Configure secure connectivity between remote users and private apps, integrate identity services like Active Directory and Duo, and enable SAML-based authentication. Along the way, you’ll validate tunnels, monitor performance with ThousandEyes, and test access end-to-end—leaving with the confidence to deliver Zero Trust access seamlessly and securely.

Workshop Owner: Andy Peterson

Link to Workshop Guide: https://ciscosecurityworkshop.com/workshops/course/view.php?id=292

Enrollment:

Self-Enrollment (Guide)

• • Enrollment key (Cisco) = CSAZTAHOL26_Employee
  • Enrollment key (Partner) = CSA_ZTA_hands-on-26-0

Self-Enrollment (Lab)

• • dCloud Lab: Cisco Secure Access: Zero Trust Access Lab v1
  • Schedule dCloud Lab Resources for Single Session Learning or Multi-Session Events (available in all dCloud Data Centers):  
  • https://dcloud2.cisco.com/content/demo/secure-access-zero-trust-access-lab

Scheduling an Event

• • TBC

Zero Trust Design Clinic

Course Description

In this interactive design workshop, Cisco experts work with your team to map your current security solutions landscape and explore how Zero Trust Access can bring it all together. Through discussion and whiteboarding, you’ll identify integration opportunities, improve visibility, and outline a roadmap toward unified management. The result: stronger security, simplified operations, and reduced complexity across your network.

Workshop Owner: Andy Peterson

Link to Workshop Guide: https://ciscosecurityworkshop.com/workshops/course/view.php?id=290

Enrollment:

Self-Enrollment (Guide)

• • Enrollment key (Cisco) = ZTADC3nrollMe!
  • Enrollment key (Partner) = Partn3r_ZTADC_enroll

Self-Enrollment (Lab)

• • No lab within this course

Scheduling an Event

• • Open for scheduling anytime

Cisco Secure Access: Secure Services Edge (SSE) Experience

Course Description

See how Cisco Secure Access delivers modern Security Service Edge with a seamless user experience. In this guided lab, you’ll walk through real-world scenarios as an end user, experiencing frictionless access to apps and data from any device.

Explore capabilities like Zero Trust Network Access, VPN as a Service, secure web filtering, malware defense, and data protection—all managed from a single cloud-based console. With read-only access, you’ll see how Secure Access simplifies IT operations while enforcing consistent, cloud-delivered security at scale.

Workshop Owner: Andy Peterson

Link to Workshop Guide: https://ciscosecurityworkshop.com/workshops/course/view.php?id=232

Enrollment:

Self-Enrollment (Guide)

• • Enrollment key (Cisco) = SA-SS3_Exp-Employee
  • Enrollment key (Partner) = CSA_SSE_Partn3r
  • Unlock Code (required in section 1.1):  sseforthee

Self-Enrollment (Lab)

• • Schedule dCloud Lab Resources for Single Session Learning or Multi-Session Events (available in all dCloud Data Centers): https://dcloud2.cisco.com/content/demo/cisco-secure-access-end-user-experience-v1-2

Scheduling an Event

• • TBC

Cisco Secure Access Advanced Lab

Course Description

See how Cisco Secure Access simplifies protection for users, devices, and applications through a unified, cloud-delivered architecture. In this guided lab, you’ll explore zero trust innovations that reduce risk with granular controls while ensuring a seamless user experience. Walk away with clear insight into how IT can centralize security, improve visibility, and operate with greater efficiency in the hybrid world.

Workshop Owner: Andy Peterson

Link to Workshop Guide: https://ciscosecurityworkshop.com/workshops/course/view.php?id=229

Enrollment:

Self-Enrollment (Guide)

• • Not self-enrollable - Cisco employees, ping the SAA admins (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for access. Partners - reach out to your Channel SE. 

Self-Enrollment (Lab)

• • TBC

Scheduling an Event

• • TBC

Umbrella Studio 3.0

Course Description

Step into the world of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) with Cisco Umbrella. In this lab, you’ll deploy Umbrella from DNS protection to a full Secure Web Gateway, using Cisco’s dCloud environment to simulate real-world conditions. Learn how to connect users, devices, and branches securely while enforcing consistent policies across the internet edge. By the end, you’ll be ready to deliver modern security that follows your users anywhere they go.

Workshop Owner: Chris Riviere / Shaun Furey

Link to Workshop Guide: https://ciscosecurityworkshop.com/workshops/course/view.php?id=201

Enrollment:

Self-Enrollment (Guide)

• • Enrollment key (Cisco) = Umbr3lla_Studio_Employee
  • Enrollment key (Partner) = Umbr3lla_Studio_p4tner 

Self-Enrollment (Lab)

• • dCloud Lab: Cisco Zero Trust Lab v3.0

Scheduling an Event

• • TBC

SOC / Threat

Purple Teaming with Cisco XDR

Course Description

Switch from attacker to defender in this instructor-led lab. Use a preconfigured pod to launch phishing-based intrusions mapped to MITRE TTPs, then pivot to blue-team work with Secure Firewall, Secure Network Analytics, Secure Email, and Cisco XDR. You’ll experience the full purple-team loop—attack, detect, investigate, and remediate—building hands-on skills that strengthen defenses where it counts.

Workshop Owner: Oxana Sannikova

Link to Workshop Guide: https://ciscosecurityworkshop.com/workshops/course/view.php?id=270

Enrollment:

Self-Enrollment (Guide)

• • Enrollment key (Cisco) = Purple_CvJWgs78i
  • Enrollment key (Partner) = Partn3r_Purples

Self-Enrollment (Lab)

• • dCloud Lab: Purple Teaming with Cisco XDR

Scheduling an Event

• • TBC

Rapid Incident Response v7

Course Description

Cyber threats move fast—can you respond even faster? Join our Rapid Incident Response Workshop and master the art of detecting and neutralizing threats in minutes, not weeks. Get hands-on with Cisco XDR, tackle live threat scenarios, sharpen your threat triage skills, and connect with cybersecurity experts. Whether you're in IT, security operations, or threat hunting, this workshop will arm you with the tools and insights to stay ahead of cyber adversaries. Don't just react—hunt threats with confidence! 

Workshop Owner: Kevin Mast

Link to Workshop Guide: https://ciscosecurityworkshop.com/workshops/course/view.php?id=250

Enrollment:

Self-Enrollment (Guide)

• • Enrollment key (Cisco) = Enroll_rir_v7!
  • Enrollment key (Partner) = Partner_enroll_rir_v7!

Self-Enrollment (Lab)

• • TBC

Scheduling an Event

• • TBC

XDR Proof of Value

Course Description

Designed to provide a structured framework for executing a successful POV with customers. This course will help you make your POV more effective, impressive, realistic, faster, and ultimately successful.

Workshop Owner: Cam Dunn

Link to Workshop Guide: https://ciscosecurityworkshop.com/workshops/course/view.php?id=255

Enrollment:

Self-Enrollment (Guide)

• • Enrollment key (Cisco) = XDR_P0V_emp
  • Enrollment key (Partner) = XDR_P0V_ptnr

Self-Enrollment (Lab)

• • TBC

Scheduling an Event

• • TBC