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Course: Check Point Security Administration I NGX
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Length
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3 days*
(recommended)
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Prerequisites
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Basic networking
knowledge, knowledge of Windows Server and/or UNIX, and experience with
TCP/IP and the Internet
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Take
this class if
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You are a
systems administrator, security manager, or network engineer who
manages NGX R65 Security Gateway deployments
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Want to earn
Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) NGX R65
certification
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Check
Point Security Administration I NGX (R65) is a foundation course for Check
Point''s flagship product, VPN-1 (NGX R65). This course provides an
understanding of basic concepts and skills necessary to configure VPN-1. During
this course, students will configure a Security Policy, and learn about managing
and monitoring a secure network.
You
will learn
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How VPN-1 components
and Check Point’s three-tier architecture works to secure your network
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How to perform
command-line operations using Check Point’s SecurePlatform operating system
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How to back up
critical files and directories, for availability and timely recovery of
Security Gateways and SmartCenter Servers
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How to create objects
and rules and modify a Security Policy’s properties
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How to use monitoring
tools to track, monitor, and account for all connections logged by Check
Point components
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How to configure
network-bandwidth requirements and interpret the results
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How to use Network
Address Translation to overcome IP addressing limitations
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How to verify the
identity of users logging in to VPN-1 using authentication schemes
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How to implement LDAP,
and integrate it with a SmartCenter Server
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How to protect
organizations from known network attacks and entire categories of emerging
or unknown attacks, using SmartDefense
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How to configure
Web-filtering and antivirus settings on a Gateway to ensure traffic content
is inspected for specific conditions.
Exercises
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Installing and
configuring the SmartCenter Server
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Installing
SecurePlatform Pro on the Security Gateway
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Configuring the
Security Gateway using the WebUI
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Configure an interface
as your management connection using the sysconfig utility
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Backing up a current
configuration from the command line
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Create network objects
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Establish trust
between a Gateway and SmartCenter Server
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Develop a network
model using SmartMap
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Create a Policy
Package to configure a Rule Base
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Enable Static NAT on a
network
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Simulate a malicious
network intrusion, and blocking the attack
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Enforce the Suspicious
Activity Rule with SmartView monitor
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Create user templates
and define users
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Test Client
Authentication
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Configure
SmartDirectory using Microsoft Active directory to authenticate users
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Configure QoS rules to
support traffic-priority requirements
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Configure SmartDefense
to detect port scans and successive multiple-connection attempts
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Configure Web
Intelligence to detect a simple worm signature
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