Course Topics:

• 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

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 

• Interpret the concept of a Firewall and understand the mechanisms used for controlling network traffic
• Describe the key elements of Check Point’s unified Security Management Architecture
• Recognize SmartConsole features, functions and tools
• Understand Check Point deployment options
• Describe the basic functions of Gaia
• Describe the essential elements of a 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 backup techniques
• Understand the Check Point policy layer concept
• Recognize Check Point security solutions and products and how they work to protect your network
• Understand licensing and contract requirements for Check Point security products
• Identify tools designed to monitor data, determine threats and recognize performance improvements
• Identify tools designed to respond quickly and efficiently to changes in gateways, tunnels, remote users, traffic flow patterns, and other activities
• Understand Site-to-Site and Remote Access VPN deployments and communities
• Understand how to analyze and interpret VPN traffic
• Recognize how to define users and user groups
• Understand how to manage user access for internal and external users
• Understand the basic concepts of ClusterXL technology and its advantages
• Understand how to perform periodic administrator tasks as specified in administrator job descriptions

Lab Exercises Include:

• 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