Checkpoint CCSA Certification Curriculum Outline
Architecture, Operation and Installation
Overview/DescriptionTo recognize the components and operation of the Check Point NGX three-tiered architecture, to recognize how it is used to secure a network, and to perform stand-alone and distributed installations
Target AudienceSystems administrators, Security Managers, Network Engineers, people who want to obtain the Check Point Certified Security Administrator NGX certification
PrerequisitesBasic networking knowledge, knowledge of Windows Server and/or UNIX, experience with TCP/IP and the Internet
Expected Duration2 Hours
- Identify the Check Point NGX component to use in a given scenario
- Recognize how the INSPECT engine operates in a given scenario
- Determine how Check Point NGX is used to secure a network in a given scenario
- Install Check Point VPN-1/Firewall-1 NGX on a Windows 2000 computer in a given scenario
- Install Check Point VPN-1/Firewall-1 NG in a standalone environment, given a scenario
- Recognize how Check Point VPN-1/Firewall-1 NGX operates in a distributed environment
Back to ListNetwork Address Translation and Traffic Monitoring
Overview/DescriptionTo secure a network using Network Address Translation and use SmartView Monitor, SmartView Tracker, and Eventia Reporter to monitor traffic, block attacks, and generate traffic audit reports
Target AudienceSystems administrators, Security Managers, Network Engineers, people who want to obtain the Check Point Certified Security Administrator NGX certification
PrerequisitesBasic networking knowledge, knowledge of Windows Server and/or UNIX, experience with TCP/IP and the Internet
Expected Duration2.75 Hours
- Determine the NAT type and its configuration type in a given scenario
- Configure and test automatic hide NAT mode in a given scenario
- Configure and test automatic static network address translation (NAT) mode in a given scenario
- Configure different types of NAT in a Check Point NGX environment, given a scenario
- Use SmartView Monitor to block an attack and monitor security policy status in a given scenario
- Use Eventia Reporter to generate a traffic audit report in a given scenario
- Use traffic monitoring, tracking, and reporting tools in a given scenario
- Determine network security using NAT and Check Point NGXs traffic monitoring and tracking tools, given a scenario
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Overview/DescriptionTo recognize basic security policy components and their functions, rule types and rule bases, and use SmartDashboard to create a basic security policy
Target AudienceSystems administrators, Security Managers, Network Engineers, people who want to obtain the Check Point Certified Security Administrator NGX certification
PrerequisitesBasic networking knowledge, knowledge of Windows Server and/or UNIX, experience with TCP/IP and the Internet
Expected Duration2.25 Hours
- Identify how a Check Point NGX security policy is determined and verify ICA configuration in a given scenario
- Create and view basic objects using SmartDashboard and SmartMap in a given scenario
- Configure antispoofing and multicasting in Check Point NGX, given a scenario
- Configure basic objects, antispoofing, and multicasting in Check Point NGX, given a scenario
- Identify rule types and the Rule Base structures within Firewall-1/VPN-1, given a scenario
- Define basic rules and a Rule Base in a given scenario
- Create the Rule Base of a security policy in a given scenario
Back to ListSmartDefense and Content Security
Overview/DescriptionTo recognize attack types and defend a network using SmartDefense, and use content security and URL screening to protect a network from potential attacks
Target AudienceSystems administrators, Security Managers, Network Engineers, people who want to obtain the Check Point Certified Security Administrator NGX certification
PrerequisitesBasic networking knowledge, knowledge of Windows Server and/or UNIX, experience with TCP/IP and the Internet
Expected Duration2.75 Hours
- Identify the SmartDefense feature to use against an attack in a given scenario
- Configure SmartDefense to defend a network against an attack in a given scenario
- Use SmartDefense to secure a network in a given scenario
- Recognize how content security operates in a Check Point NGX environment, given a scenario
- Implement content security in a given scenario
- Configure URL screening in a given scenario
- Use content security and URL screening in a given scenario
- Determine network security using SmartDefense and content security in a given scenario
Back to ListAuthentication and LDAP User Management
Overview/DescriptionTo determine and configure authentication schemes, integrate LDAP with Check Point NGX and SmartDirectory with Microsoft Active Directory
Target AudienceSystems administrators, Security Managers, Network Engineers, people who want to obtain the Check Point Certified Security Administrator NGX certification
PrerequisitesBasic networking knowledge, knowledge of Windows Server and/or UNIX, experience with TCP/IP and the Internet
Expected Duration2.75 Hours
- Identify the appropriate authentication scheme to use in a given scenario
- Configure users and user authentication in a given scenario
- Configure client authentication in a given scenario
- Configure user and client authentication in a given scenario
- Recognize how LDAP is integrated with Check Point NGX in a given scenario
- Configure Check Point NGX SmartDirectory with Microsoft Active Directory in a given scenario
- Integrate LDAP with Check Point NGX and SmartDirectory with Microsoft Active Directory in a given scenario
- Determine authentication and LDAP user management for a network, given a scenario
Back to ListVPN Configuration and Disaster Recovery
Overview/DescriptionTo recognize how VPNs are deployed, configure a VPN between networks, and back up and restore Check Point NGX
Target AudienceSystems administrators, Security Managers, Network Engineers, people who want to obtain the Check Point Certified Security Administrator NGX certification
PrerequisitesBasic networking knowledge, knowledge of Windows Server and/or UNIX, experience with TCP/IP and the Internet
Expected Duration2.25 Hours
- Identify how a VPN should be deployed in a given scenario
- Create a VPN between two networks using IKE shared secrets in a given scenario
- Create a VPN between two networks using certificate encryption in a given scenario
- Configure two-gateway encryption in a Check Point environment, given a scenario
- Back up and restore Check Point NGX in a given scenario
- Configure a backup and restore in a CheckPoint NGX environment, given a scenario
- Determine VPN and disaster recovery for a network, given a scenario
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Checkpoint CCSA Certification
(Check Point Certified Security Administrator)
The foundation of Check Point certifications, CCSA NGX certification validates a Security Administrator's ability to maintain
day-to-day operation of Check Point security solutions and ensure secure access to information across the network. Proficiencies
include creating and installing security policies, using logging and reporting features, and managing anti-spoofing, Network Address
Translation (NAT), and OPSEC applications.
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Checkpoint CCSA Certification Exam 156-215.1
Check Point Security Administration I NGX (R65) is a foundation course for Check Point's, 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. Click here to see a detailed curriculum outline.
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