Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) and Expert (CCSE) R81.X Boot Camp

Students with previous knowledge of managing cybersecurity operations or Check Point products.

This fast track also prepares for the CCSA and CCSE certification.

CCSA Objectives:

• 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.

CCSE Objectives:

Provide an overview of the upgrade service and options available.

Explain how to perform management upgrade and migration.

Articulate the process using CPUSE features.

Articulate the purpose and function of Management High Availability.

Explain Primary vs Secondary, Active vs Standby and Synchronization.

Explain disaster recovery steps in case the primary management server becomes unavailable.

Provide overview of Central Deployment in SmartConsole.

Articulate an understanding of Security Gateway cluster upgrade methods.

Explain about Multi Version Cluster (MVC) upgrades.

Discuss Gaia Commands and how they are used.

Explain the main processes on s and s.

Describe how to work with scripts and SmartTasks to configure automatic actions.

Explain the Management Data Plane Separation (MDPS).

Explain kernel operations and traffic flow

Articulate Dynamic and Updatable Objects in Security Gateways.

Explain the policy installation flow and files used.

Describe the use of policy installation history.

Explain concurrent and accelerated install policy.

Describe an overview of APIs and ways to use and authenticate.

Explain how to make changes in GAIA and management configuration.

Explain how to install policy using API.

Explain how the SecureXL acceleration technology enhances and optimizes Security Gateway performance.

Describe how the CoreXL acceleration technology enhances and improves Security Gateway performance.

Articulate how utilizing multiple traffic queues can make traffic handling more efficient.

Discuss Site-to-Site VPN basics, deployment and communities.

Describe how to analyze and interpret VPN tunnel traffic.

Explain Link Selection and ISP Redundancy options.

Explain tunnel management features.

Discuss Check Point Remote Access solutions and how they differ

from each other.

Describe how client security can be provided by Remote Access .

Explain authentication methods including machine authentication.

Explain Multiple Entry Point (MEP).

Discuss the Mobile Access Software Blade and how it secures communication and data exchange during remote connections.

Describe Mobile Access deployment options.

Discuss various features in Mobile Access like Portals, Link Translation, running Native Applications, Reverse Proxy and more.

Explain basic concepts of Clustering and ClusterXL.

Explain about Cluster Control Protocol (CCP) and synchronization.

Describe advanced ClusterXL functions and modes like Load Sharing, Active-Active, VMAC mode etc.

Discuss Cluster Correction Layer (CCL) to provide connection stickyness

Advanced Logs and Monitoring

Previous experience is recommended:

• General knowledge of TCP/IP
• Experience with Windows and/or UNIX, Network Technology and the Internet.
• Experience in managing cybersecurity operations or Check Point products.

CCSA Exercices:

• 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.

CCSE Exercises:

Prepare for a Security Management Server Upgrade

Upgrade the Security Management Server

Deploy a Secondary Security Management Server

Configure a Distributed Log Server

Upgrade a Security Gateway from SmartConsole

Work with the Command Line

Use Scripts and SmartTasks

Configure Dynamic Objects

Monitor Traffic

Verify Policy Installation and Status

Work with Gaia and Management APIs

Work with Acceleration Features

Configure a Locally Managed Site to Site VPN

Configure a Site to Site VPN with an Interoperable Device

Configure Remote Access VPN

Configure Mobile Access VPN

Configure a High Availability Cluster

Work with ClusterXL

Configure Policy Compliance

Deploy SmartEvent