Checkpoint Firewall

This course provides the student with a general understanding of how to install, configure, and manage CheckPoint firewalls for defense of Small and Medium Businesses as well as enterprise network architecture. Students will learn the theory and configuration steps for setting up the security, networking, threat prevention, logging, and reporting features of next generation firewall technologies. Learning Outcomes: 1. Compare and contrast industry leading firewall platforms, architecture, and defense capabilities. 2. Demonstrate a basic firewall configuration, initial access, interfaces, security zones, virtual routing, filtering, licensing, service routes, software updates, and policy-based forwarding. 3. Analyze security policy administrative concepts related to source and destination network address translation. 4. Outline and construct security policies to identify known and unknown application software running on the service network. 5. Differentiate, configure, and deploy filtering and file blocking technologies such as anti-virus, anti-spyware, and intrusion detection and intrusion prevention systems. 6.Configure and deploy Virtual Private Network (VPN). Total class hours - 24.