Course Overview

New – Learn how to configure Check Point Security Gateway and Management Software Blades.

In this course, you will learn the basic concepts and skills necessary to configure Check Point Security Gateway and Management Software Blades. During this course, you will configure a security policy and learn about managing and monitoring a secure network, upgrading and configuring a security gateway, and implementing a virtual private network (VPN).

Note: Supported versions R81.20 and above

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Objectives

• Know how to perform periodic administrator tasks.
• Describe the basic functions of the Gaia operating system.
• Recognize SmartConsole features, functions, and tools.
• Understand how SmartConsole is used by administrators to give the user access.
• Learn how Check Point security solutions and products work and how they protect networks.
• Understand licensing and contract requirements for Check Point security products.
• Describe the essential elements of a Security Policy.
• Understand the Check Point policy layer concept.
• Understand how to enable the Application Control and URL Filtering software.
• Blades to block access to various applications.
• Describe how to configure manual and automatic NAT.
• Identify tools designed to monitor data, determine threats and recognize opportunities for performance improvements.
• Describe different Check Point Threat Prevention solutions for network attacks.
• Articulate how the Intrusion Prevention System is configured, maintained, and tuned.
• Understand the Infinity Threat Prevention system.
• Knowledge about Check Point’s IoT Protect.

Who Should Attend?

Technical persons who support, install, deploy, or administer Check Point Software Blades should attend this course. This could include the following:

• System administrators
• Support analysts
• Security managers
• Network engineers
• Anyone seeking CCSA certification

What You'll Learn

Upon completion of this course, students are able to:

• Introduction to Check Point Technology
• Security Policy Management
• Policy Layers
• Check Point Security Solutions and Licensing
• Traffic Visibility
• Basic Concepts of VPN
• Managing User Access
• Working with ClusterXL
• Administrator Task Implementation

Prerequisites

• General knowledge of TCP/IP
• Working knowledge of Windows, UNIX, network technology, and the Internet

Related Certifications

This course helps prepare for CCSA exam available at VUE test centers www.vue.com/checkpoint. It contains 90 multiple-choice, scenario-based questions. A passing score is 70% or higher. The exam is based on 80% course materials and 20% hands-on experience with Check Point products. Students should have at least six months of experience with Check Point products before taking the exam.