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Course: Endpoint Security with Pointsec

NOTE: This course covers Pointsec PC 6.1 and Pointsec Protector 4.81 in a single book. The Pointsec PC 6.1 information has been superceded by the Check Point Endpoint Security Full Disk Encryption (Pointsec PC) class.

Length

3 days* (recommended)

Prerequisites

Working knowledge of TCP/IP, Windows and/UNIX, network technology, and the Internet

Take this class if

  • You are a systems administrator, security manager, or network engineer who manages Pointsec deployments and want to earn the Check Point Certified Specialist – Pointsec certification

 

This course teaches you how to identify inherent risks of data storage on mobile-computing devices, and how to identify the Pointsec endpoint-security product that alleviates specific risks. Follow along as the class progresses, and take notes for future reference.

 You will learn

  • Install Pointsec for PC (Pointsec) with a Pointsec for PC (Pointsec) Master (Administrative) installation.
  • Use each Pointsec for PC (Pointsec) management-console subsection for its designed tasks.
  • Classify the different profile types in Pointsec for PC (Pointsec).
  • Classify levels of access for Pointsec for PC (Pointsec) users, and create user profiles.
  • Select the suitable authentication method for a given deployment.
  • Select an installation type and method for Pointsec for PC (Pointsec), depending on user access level.
  • Prepare a strategy to deploy Pointsec for PC (Pointsec) to all company endpoints.
  • Uninstall Pointsec for PC (Pointsec).
  • Troubleshoot user-login problems with Remote Help.Chapter 1: Endpoint Security with Pointsec
  • Troubleshoot Pointsec for PC (Pointsec) issues using Pointsec for PC (Pointsec) tools.
  • Install and configure Pointsec Device Protector Server (SmartCenter for Pointsec Protector).
  • Install and configure Pointsec Device Protector (Pointsec Protector).
  • Select the appropriate section of Pointsec Device Protector Server (Smartcenter for Pointsec) to configure a specific function in Pointsec Device Protector (Pointsec
  • Protector).
  • Select the appropriate Pointsec Device Protector (Pointsec Protector) component, and configure it correctly for a specific function.
  • Create and apply profiles, users, computers, and user and computer groups for Pointsec Device Protector (Pointsec Protector).
  • Create advanced configurations of profiles, users, computers, and user and computer groups.
  • Use Pointsec Device Protector (Pointsec Protector)’s internal logging and auditing functions to track user actions.

Exercises

  • Installing Pointsec for PC (Pointsec)
  • Creating Configuration Sets and Profiles
  • Deploying Pointsec for PC (Pointsec)
  • Removing User Profiles
  • Using Remote Help
  • Upgrading Pointsec for PC (Pointsec)
  • Uninstalling from Removable Media
  • Pointsec Device Protector Server (Smartcenter for Pointsec) Installation
  • Working with the Pointsec Device Protector (Pointsec Protector) Administration Console
  • Pointsec Device Protector (Pointsec Protector) Client Installation
  • Pointsec Device Protector (Pointsec Protector) Client Functionality
  • Program Security Guard
  • Working with Pointsec Device Protector (Pointsec Protector) Logs