Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) R82

This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge, skills, and hands-on experience needed to configure, manage, and monitor an existing Quantum Security Environment. Students will learn how to access and navigate the Gaia Portal and the Gaia Command Line Interface, manage Administrator access, create and configure Network Objects, create new Security Policies, configure Ordered Layers and a Shared Inline Layer, elevate the traffic view and monitor system states, configure Identity Awareness, elevate security with HTTPS Inspection, configure Application Control and URL Filtering, and configure Autonomous Threat Prevention.

«It was clear that not only does Thomas know what he's talking about, he's also very good at explaining and teaching both specific things and general concepts.» Hans Kristian Holm, Infinigate

 

Goals:

Learn basic concepts and develop skills necessary to administer IT security fundamental tasks

Prerequisites

  • Unix-like and/or Windows OS
  • Internet Fundamentals
  • Networking Fundamentals
  • Networking Security
  • System Administration
  • TCP/IP Networking

Target audience

  • Security Administrators
  • Security Engineers
  • Security Analysts
  • Security Consultants
  • Security Architects

Om instruktøren Thomas Norbeck

Thomas Norbeck er uten tvil Norges ledende instruktør på opplæring innen Check Points produkter, og gjennomfører både sertifiseringskurs og bedriftsintern kurs på Check Point versjoner og produkter.

Thomas sin nøkkelkompetanse ligger innen Check Point spesielt, men også nettverksteknologi og sikkerhet generelt. I tillegg har han vært involvert i flere IT- og infrastruktur-prosjekter både som teknisk ressurs og som prosjektleder. I ulike perioder har Thomas jobbet som konsulent parallelt med at han har opparbeidet lang erfaring med utvikling, tilpasning og gjennomføring av skreddersydde kurs for bedrifter innen ulike sektorer. Blant annet har han laget og gjennomført nettverkskurs på fire ulike kontinenter. 

Thomas Norbeck har 24 års erfaring med nettverk og sikkerhet både som instruktør og konsulent hos bl.a Azlan, A-Team, Ajourit og Curriculum før han begynte i Glasspaper i 2004. Han jobber i dag som Senior konsulent og instruktør for Glasspaper, samt at han er IT sjef og konsulentleder.

 

Objectives:

  • Understand the Check Point three-tier architecture and navigate the Gaia Portal and SmartConsole.
  • Manage administrator access, including roles, permissions, and concurrent sessions.
  • Create, configure, and manage network and service objects within the Check Point environment.
  • Build and maintain Security Policies, including Ordered and Inline layers, to effectively control network traffic.
  • Configure Identity Awareness to apply user-based security rules.
  • Implement HTTPS Inspection for encrypted traffic visibility.
  • Apply Application Control and URL Filtering to manage web and app usage.
  • Enable Autonomous Threat Prevention to detect and mitigate modern attacks.
  • Perform system monitoring and log analysis to maintain operational security and performance.

Exercises 

  • Explore and configure Check Point components in the Gaia operating system and SmartConsole.
  • Create and test new administrator profiles and session controls.
  • Build and deploy Security Policies and NAT rules to protect network assets.
  • Configure and verify Ordered and Inline Policy Layers for precise traffic inspection.
  • Manage and analyze logs and system status using the Monitoring Blade.
  • Deploy Identity Awareness to link users to security events.
  • Enable and test HTTPS Inspection, Application Control, and URL Filtering.
  • Activate Autonomous Threat Prevention and evaluate system response to simulated attacks.

Payment with IGS Credits

If you are a partner of Check Point you can pay for this training with IGS credits. In order to pay with IGS Credits you should:

  • Go to Check Point web site: Check Point Training and Certification
  • Select the course and date you would like to attend in Norway on the list
  • Choose IGS as payment method and click ENROL
  • Log on with your User Center login (or ask your company administrator)
  • You will receive an email with booking confirmation and a similar confirmation will be sent to Glasspaper directly

Certification

This course leads to the new exam 156-215.82: Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) R82.