Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA)andTroubleshooting Administrator (CCTA) Bundle

• Technical professionals who support, install deploy or administer Check Point products.
• Security administrators and Check Point resellers who need to manage and monitor issues that may occur within their Security Management environment

Objectives CCSA:

• 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 performance improvements.
• Describe different Check Point Threat Prevention solutions 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.

Exercises CCSA:

• 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.
• Deploy user access roles for more granular control of the security Policy.
• 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

Objectives CCTA:

• Identify online resources for Check Point security products and solutions.
• Demonstrate understanding of capture packet technologies.
• Demonstrate understanding of Firewall chain modules, Kernel and
• User Mode, and Kernel and User Space.
• Use Linux and Check Point utilities to review processes and system information.
• Troubleshoot log collection issues and interrupted communications.
• Monitor network activity and traffic flow.
• Demonstrate understanding of Check Point SmartConsole and Policy installation.
• Investigate and troubleshoot issues with Check Point SmartConsole and Policy installation.
• Demonstrate understanding of Check Point Identity Awareness.
• Investigate and troubleshoot issues with Check Point Identity Awareness.
• Demonstrate understanding of Check Point Application Control and URL Filtering.
• Investigate and troubleshoot issues with Check Point Application Control and URL Filtering.
• Demonstrate understanding of Check Point Network Address Translation.
• Investigate and troubleshoot issues with Check Point Network Address Translation.
• Demonstrate understanding of Check Point Threat Prevention.
• Investigate and troubleshoot issues with Check Point Threat ;Prevention.
• Demonstrate understanding of Check Point licenses and contracts.
  
• Investigate and troubleshoot Check Point licenses and contracts.

Exercises CCTA:

• Using tcpdump and Wireshark
• Viewing Firewall Chain Modules
• Using Basic Linux and Check Point Commands
• Troubleshooting Logging Communication Issues
• Analyzing Traffic Captures
• Troubleshooting SmartConsole and Using SmartConsole Tools
• Troubleshooting Identity Awareness
• Troubleshooting Application Control and URL Filtering
• Investigating Network Address Translation Issues
• Evaluating Advanced Threat Prevention Products
• Verifying Licenses