Check Point CCSA | Cadre Information Security

CCSA Course Overview

Today, managing security is a complex endeavor. The key to managing this complexity is through security consolidation – bringing all security protections and functions under one umbrella. This three-day course offers comprehensive coverage of key updates, focusing on enhanced threat prevention, streamlined operations, and improved network diagnostics. It introduces powerful new capabilities, including AI-driven threat prevention, automated HTTPS inspection, and advanced dynamic policy management. Additionally, the course highlights updates to the Gaia operating system, as well as new features for Quantum Maestro and Scalable Platforms.

This course prepares participants for the CCSA R81 certification exam #156-218.81.

Price: $2,995 (Group discounts available)

Why Cadre is the Top US Check Point ATC Partner

Our courses go well beyond the standard Check Point classes with improvements such as:

	24/7 access to the labs for six months, plus study guide materials and lectures essential for real-world use of the features covered in the class.
	Bonus materials, including exam guidance and topics “not in the book,” allow students to explore and use R81 hands-on or any other mix of R80.10 through the current version.
	Additional lectures to assist students in passing the Check Point exam.
	State-of-the-art high-resolution digital whiteboard for online classes used for complex network diagrams.

Course Topics

Security Architecture
Application Control
Deployment
Licensing
IoT
URL Filtering
Gaia Portal
Hide/Static NAT
Monitoring States
Traffic Visibility
Security Events
Threat Extraction and Emulation
Policy Layers
Browser SmartConsole
Infinity Threat Prevention
User Access

Course Objectives

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

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 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 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

Lab Exercises

Configure the Security Management Server
Use the WebUI to run the First Time Wizard
Install the Smart Console
Install the Alpha Gateway using the network detailed in the course topology
Demonstrate how the Security Management Server and Gateway communicate
Test SIC Status
Create multiple administrators and apply different roles and permissions for simultaneous administration
Validate existing licenses for products installed on the network
Create and configure host, network and group objects
Create a simplified Security Policy
Demonstrate how to use Security Zones in policy
Demonstrate how to share a layer between Security Polices
Configure Network Address Translation for server and network objects
Enable Identity Awareness
Generate network Traffic and use traffic visibility tools to monitor the data
Use SmartConsole and SmartView Monitor to view status, alerts, and block suspicious traffic

Audience

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

Security Consultants
System Administrators
Network Engineers
Security Analysts
Security Architects
Professionals who want to earn Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) R82 certification, exam # 156-218.82

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of networking. 6 months to 1 year of experience with Check Point products is recommended.

Duration

3 days

Our Instructor

Tim O'Connor, CISO & Manager of Knowledge Services

Tim O’Connor is Cadre's CISO & Manager of Knowledge Services and vCISO team member. He is a professional public speaker, has been working in IT for 20+ years and holds a number of certifications including PCI-QSA, CISA, CISSP, CTT+, MCSE, CISSO, CWNE, Security+ and CISSM. Tim has authored over a dozen books, has written for a number of publications and is certified as a commercial rotorcraft pilot and flight instructor. His principle hobbies include antique motorcycles, astrophotography, mentalism, and doing science outreach.

Check Point Security Administrator (CCSA) R81