Security Administrator

Objectives and Exercises

• Know how to perform periodic administrator tasks.
• Describe the basic functions of the Gaia operating system.
• Recognize SmartConsole features, functions, and tools.
• Describe the Check Point Firewall infrastructure.
• Understand how SmartConsole is used by administrators to grant permissions and 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.
• Identify key components and configurations.
• Create and confirm administrator users for the domain.
• Validate existing licenses for products installed on your network.
• Create and modify Check Point Rule Base objects.
• Demonstrate how to share a layer between Security Policies.
• Analyze network traffic and use traffic visibility tools.
• Monitor Management Server States using SmartConsole.

Security Expert 

Objectives and Exercises

• Articulate Gaia system management procedures.
• Understand system management procedures, including how to perform system upgrades and how to install hotfixes.
• Describe the Check Point Firewall infrastructure.
• Describe advanced methods of gathering important gateway data using CPView and CPlnfo.
• Recognize how Check Point’s flexible API architecture supports automation and orchestration.
• Understand how SecureXL acceleration technology is used to enhance and improve performance.
• Upgrading a Security Management Server.
• Perform Check Point Online Jumbo Hotfixes.
• Migrate a Security Management Server.
• Configuring a New Security Gateway Cluster.
• Core CLI Elements of Firewall Administration.
• Configuring Manual Network Address Translation.
• Managing Objects Using the Check PointAPI.

Course Outline