Security Administrator & Engineering Bundle R80

COURSE TOPICS

▪ Course Layout

▪ Prerequisites

▪ Certification Title

▪ Course Chapters and Learning Objectives

▪ Sample Setup for Labs

 Introduction to Check Point Technology

▪ Concept of a Firewall

 Open Systems Interconnect Model

 Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol Model

▪ Controlling Network Traffic

 Packet Filtering

 Stateful Inspection

 Application Layer Firewall

▪ Network Communication

 Secure Internal Communication

▪ The Check Point Security Management Architecture

 SmartConsole

 Security Management Server

 Security Gateway

▪ The SmartConsole

 Gateways & Servers View

 Security Policies View

 Logs & Monitor View

 Manage & Setting View

▪ SmartConsole Applications

 SmartEvent (Advanced Events and Reports)

 SmartView Monitor ( Tunel & User Monitoring)

 SmartUpdate

 SmartDashboard

▪ Deployment Platforms

 Check Point Appliances

 Open Servers

▪ Deployment Considerations

 Standalone

 Distributed

 Bridge Mode

▪ Introduction to the Gaia Operating System

 Command Line Interface

 WebUI

 Users

 Updates

 Security Policy Management

▪ Introduction to the Security Policy

 Rules

 Objects

 Anti- Spoofing

 The Rule Base

 Global Properties

 Sections

 Publish Policy

▪ Policy Packages

 Policy Types

 Unified Policies

 Shared Policies

 Additional Policy Management Tools

▪ Install Policy

 Install Policy Package

▪ Network Address Translation

 Hide NAT

 Static NAT

▪ Administration

 Permission Profiles

 Sessions

 Data Revisions

 Concurrent Administration

▪ Managing Remote Gateways

▪ Backups

 Performing Backups

 Policy Layers

▪ Policy Layer Concept

 Policy Layers

 Access Control Policy Layers

 Threat Prevention Policy Layers

 Layers and Policy Packages Example

 Best Practices

▪ Managing the Application Control Policy Layer

 Application Control Software Blade

 URL Filtering Software Blade

 Creating an Application Control and URL Filtering Policy

▪ Review Questions

 Check Point Security Solutions and Licensing

 Check Point Software Blade Architecture

 Security Gateway Software Blades

Advanced Threat Prevention Software Blades

 Management Software Blades for Policy Management

 Management Software Blades for Monitoring Analysis

 Management Software Blades for Operations and Workflow

 Endpoint Software Blades

 Software Blade Packages

▪ Licensing Overview

 Components of a Licenses

 Perpetual versus Subscription Blades

 Central and Local Licenses

 License Activation

 Hardware Licenses

▪ SmartUpdate

 SmartUpdate Architecture

 Using SmartUpdate

 Package Repository

▪ Managing Licenses

 Add and Install Licenses

 Attaching and Detaching Licenses

 New Licenses

 View Licenses Properties

 Export a License

 License Status

 Service Contracts

▪ License Reports

 Traffic Visibility

▪ Analyzing Logs

 Collecting Information

 Deploy Logging

 Configure Logging

 SmartConsole Logs View

 Tracking Rules

 Examining Logs

 Predefined Logs Queries

 Query Language Overview

▪ Monitoring Traffic and Conections

 SmartView Monitor and SmartConsole

 Monitoring and Handling Alerts

 Monitoring Suspicious Activity Rules

 Monitoring Gateway Status

 Users View

 System Counters View

 Tunnels View

 Cooperative Enforcement View

 Traffic View

 Basic Concepts of VPN

▪ Introduction to VPN

 IPSec VPN

 VPN Components

▪ VPN Deployments

 SITE-TO-Site VPN Deployments

N Communities

 Meshed VPN Community

 Star VPN Community

 Combination VPN Communities

 Remote Access VPN Community Object

▪ Access Control for VPN Connections

 Allow All Connections

 Allow All Site-to-Site VPN Connections

 Allow Specific VPN Communities

 Site-to-Site Communities- Allow All Encrypted Traffic

▪ Tunnel Management and Monitoring

 Permanent VPN Tunnels

 Tunnel Testing

 Monitoring VPN Tunnels

 Managing User Access

▪ Overview of User Management Components

 User Directory

 Identity Awareness

▪ Managing Users

 SmartConsole and User Database

 LDAP and User Directory

▪ Authenticating Users

 Authentication Schemes

▪ Managing User Access

 Access Roles

 Rule Bse

 Captive Portal for Guest Access

 Working with Cluster XL

▪ Overview of Cluster XL

▪ ClusterXL Deployments

 High Availability Deployment

▪ Failovers

 Performing a Manual Failover

▪ Synchronizing Cluster Connections

 Securing the Sync Interface

 Clock Synchronization

▪ Monitoring a Cluster

 SmartView Monitor

 Administrator Task Implementation

▪ Compliance Software Blade

 Best Practices

 Continuous Compliance Monitoring

▪ CPView

 User Interface

▪ Appendix