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Course Name: Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-l Management I - NG with Application Intelligence Training:
Course Duration: 2 Days
Deployment Option: Onsite Training
Course Price: $1995.00
   

Who Should Attend:
 
This course is designed for those people who will be responsible for the installation, implementation or maintenance of a FireWall-1 protected site, including Systems administrators, security managers, and network engineers who manage VPN-1/FireWall-1 Gateway deployments. This course is also appropriate for Network designers, auditors who need to understand the capabilities of the Firewall-1 Architecture and individuals seeking the Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) NG certification.
 
Prerequisites:
 
Delegates should be able to use basic Internet tools, i.e. Web browsers, FTP and Telnet. They should have a system level knowledge of Microsoft NT operating system and should be able to manipulate files and directories and manage processes. Knowledge of TCP/IP.
 
Certification:
 
This course meets the requirements for the Check Point Security Administrator (CCSA) NG Certification.
 
Course Description:
 
VPN-1/FireWall-1 Management I - NG is an introductory course for Check Point's flagship product, VPN-1/FireWall-1 NG. This two-day course covers the basic steps involved in configuring an Internet firewall, and provides hands-on training to manage a FireWall-1 installation. In addition, new capabilities in the Next Generation Application Intelligence (NG Al) version of VPN-1/FireWall-1 are highlighted.

A comprehensive course allowing the student to gain hands-on experience in the workshops, learning how to administer and support a FireWall-1 firewall. The student gets real-life experience as they install FireWall-1, design and implement various corporate security policies.
 
Course Objectives:
 

Delegates attending this course will be able to:

  • Understand VPN-1/FireWall-1 architecture and how to deploy its various modules and components
  • Define a security policy using the VPN-1/FireWall-1 Smart Dashboard, incorporating Smart Map
  • Deploy and manage distributed security gateways using Check Point's SmartUpdate and Secure Internal Communications (SIC) capabilities
  • Administer and troubleshoot VPN-1/FireWall-1 security policies
  • Implement network address translation (NAT) VPN-1/FireWall-1 environment
  • How to implement Network Address Translation
  • How to protect your network with backups
  • How to upgrade VPN-1/FireWall-1
  • How to license VPN-1/FireWall-1

In the labs you will gain hands-on experience in:

  • Defining FireWall-1 objects and users
  • Establishing basic VPN-1/FireWall-1 security policies
  • Setting up authentication
  • Configuring NAT (Static NAT and Hide NAT)
 
Course Outline:
 

Check Point Solutions

  • Check Point's four suites of solutions
  • Check Point Secure Management Architecture
  • OPSEC and the OPSEC Alliance

Check Point NG with Application Intelligence - Management I

VPN-1/FireWall-1 Overview

  • Methods of securing networks
  • VPN-1/FireWall-1 architecture
  • Secure Internal Communications
  • Distributed client/server model
  • Application Intelligence technology

The Security Policy

  • Security Policy definition
  • SmartDashboard
  • Access control for administrators
  • Creating the Rule Base
  • Implicit and explicit rules
  • Command-line options for the Security Policy

Working with the SmartDashboard

  • Masking and disabling rules
  • Uninstalling a Security Policy
  • Improving VPN-1/FireWall-1 performance

SmartView

SmartDefense

  • Active defense
  • SmartDefense in action
  • SmartDefense Storm Center

Authentication

  • Understanding the need for authentication
  • Deploying User Authentication

Network Address Translation

Installation Backups

VPN-1/FireWall-1 Upgrades

  • Using SmartUpdate for production installation

Licensing

  • License types
  • Obtaining licenses
  • SmartUpdate License Manager