Introduction to Check Point Architecture

• Identify the basic functions of the Web UI.
• Create and confirm admin users for the network.
• Configure network messages.
• Confirm existing network configuration settings.
• Install and tour the GUI.
• Describe the key elements of Check Point’s unified,3- tiered architecture.
• Interpret the concept of a firewall and understand the mechanisms used for controlling network traffic.
• Recognize SmartConsole features, functions and tools.
• Understand Check Point deployment options.

Security Policy Management

• Create multiple administrators and apply different roles/permissions for concurrent administration.
• Create and configure network, host and gateway objects.
• Evaluate and manipulate rules in a unified Access Control security policy.
• Apply policy layers and analyze how they affect traffic inspection.
• Prepare and schedule backups for the gateway.
• Describe the essential elements of a unified security policy.
• Understand how traffic inspection takes place in a unified security policy.
• Summarize how administration roles and permissions assist in managing policy.
• Recall how to implement Check Point backup techniques.

Check Point Security Solutions

• Evaluate and manage different Check Point security solutions deployed for network access control.
• Evaluate and manage Check Point security solutions for threat protection.
• Examine how the Compliance blade monitors your Check Point security infrastructure.
• Validate existing licenses for products installed on your network.
• Recognize Check Point security solutions & products and the way they protect your network.
• Understand licensing and contract requirements for Check Point security solutions.

Traffic Visibility

• Generate network traffic and use traffic visibility tools to monitor the data.
• Compare and contrast various tools available for viewing traffic.
• Identify tools designed to monitor data, determine threats and recognize opportunities for performance improvements.
• Identify tools designed to respond quickly and efficiently to changes in gateways, tunnels, remote users and traffic flow patterns or security activities.

Basic Concepts of VPN

• Configure and deploy a site- to- site VPN.
• Test the VPN connection and analyze the tunnel traffic
• Understand VPN deployments and Check Point Communities.
• Understand how to analyze and interpret VPN tunnel traffic.

Managing User’s Access

• Create and define user access for a guest wireless user.
• Test Identity Awareness connection.
• Recognize how to define users and user groups for your environment.
  
• Understand how to manage user access for internal users and guests.

Working with Cluster XL

• Install and configure ClusterXL with a High Availability configuration.
• Describe the basic concept of ClusterXL technology and its advantages.

Administrator Task Implementation

• Review rule- base performance for policy control.
• Understand how to perform periodic administrator tasks as specified in Administrator job descriptions.

SmartEvent Reports

• Generate reports that effectively summarize network activity.
• Recognize how to effectively create, customize and generate network activity reports.

LABORATORI

• Working with Gaia Portal
• Modifying an Existing Security Policy
• Configuring Hide and Static NAT
• Managing Administrator Access
• Installing and Managing a Remote Security Gateway
• Managing Backups
• Defining Access Control Policy Layers
• Defining and Sharing Security Policy Layers
• Working with Licenses and Contracts
• Working with Check Point Logs
• Maintaining Check Point Logs
• Configuring a Site-to-Site VPN
• Providing User Access
• Working with Cluster XL
• Verifying Network Compliance
• Working with CP View

Il corsista può accedere alle attrezzature e ai sistemi reali Check Point in modalità remota h24. Ogni partecipante dispone di un accesso per implementare le varie configurazioni avendo così un riscontro pratico e immediato della teoria affrontata.