Check Point Cyber Security Engineering (CCSE) R82

This course provides students with the advanced knowledge, skills, and hands-on experience needed to deploy, manage, and monitor existing Quantum Security Environments. Students will learn how to deploy Management High Availability, provide advanced policy management, configure Site-to-Site VPN, provide advanced security monitoring, upgrade a Security Gateway, use Central Deployment tool to install hotfixes, perform an import of a Primary Security Management Server, and deploy ElasticXL Cluster.

Prerequisites

Base Knowledge

  • Unix-like and/or Windows OS
  • Internet Fundamentals
  • Networking Fundamentals
  • Networking Security
  • System Administration
  • TCP/IP Networking
  • Text Editors in Unix-like OS
  • Minimum of 6-months of practical experience with the management of a Quantum Security
  • Environment.

Check Point Courses

Target audience

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

Course goals

Learn advanced concepts and develop skills necessary to design, deploy, and upgrade Check Point Security environments

 

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

In this training you will learn how to:

Module 1: Management High Availability

  • Explain the purpose and benefits of Management High Availability (MHA).
  • Identify the key components and configurations of MHA.
  • Deploy and configure MHA in a distributed environment.
  • Validate and troubleshoot the failover process to ensure continuity of management operations.

Module 2: Advanced Policy Management

  • Enhance security policies using dynamic and updatable objects.
  • Create and manage advanced Network Address Translation (NAT) rules.
  • Configure security management systems operating behind NAT.
  • Apply best practices to streamline policy updates and branch office management.

Module 3: Site-to-Site VPN

  • Design and deploy site-to-site VPN communities for secure interconnectivity.
  • Analyze and interpret VPN tunnel traffic for troubleshooting and optimization.
  • Implement authentication using pre-shared keys and digital certificates with internal and external gateways.
  • Configure Link Selection, ISP Redundancy, and tunnel management features.
  • Build a fully functional VPN using internally managed Security Gateways.

Module 4: Advanced Security Monitoring

  • Explain the function and benefits of SmartEvent and Compliance Blade.
  • Configure event monitoring and alerting for proactive threat management.
  • Generate and interpret SmartEvent reports.
  • Enable Compliance Blade and apply best-practice security posture settings.
  • Evaluate regulatory compliance and security scores.

Module 5: Upgrades

  • Identify supported upgrade methods and deployment strategies.
  • Upgrade a Security Gateway using the latest tools and best practices.
  • Utilize the Central Deployment tool for efficient installation of hotfixes and updates.

Module 6: Advanced Upgrades and Migrations

  • Export and import Management Databases securely and efficiently.
  • Perform major version upgrades of Security Management Servers.
  • Execute database migrations in distributed environments.
  • Restore and import Primary Security Management Servers to maintain business continuity.

Module 7: ElasticXL Cluster

  • Describe the ElasticXL Cluster architecture and its operational purpose.
  • Deploy and verify an ElasticXL Security Gateway Cluster for scalable performance and resilience.

Payment with Check Point 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 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 is recommended preparation for exam 156-315.82: Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE) R82

If you pass this exam (and have passed CCSA previously) you will receive the CCSE certification.