• Security engineers
• Security administrators
• Security operations specialists
• Troubleshoot security zones and policies.
• Security analysts
• Network engineers
• Support staff

Course Pre-requisite:

• OSI and TCP/IP Reference model
• IPv4/IPv6 Addressing Basics
• Data Encapsulation, Packet Format
• L3 routing, Static, Dynamic
• L2 Switching, Vlans, Trunk, SVI
• Use of Packet Capture tools
• Access Control List
• NAT Basics

Lab Scenerio will be Close to Real Deployment with Redundant DualISP topology, Multiple Security Segments and Servers with Various applications

Check Point technology is designed to address network exploitation, administrative flexibility and critical accessibility. This Section introduces the basic concepts of network security and management based on Check Point’s three-tier structure, and provides the foundation for technologies involved in the Check Point Architecture.

CCSA R.80 is available in Horizon Computers Vashi, Vile Parle, Pune
Sr.No.	Topic	Sub-Topic	Contents
1	Introduction to Check Point Architecture	Performance-based	Identify the basic functions of the Web UI. Create and confirm admin users for the network. Configure network messages. Confirm existing network configuration settings. Install and tour the GUI.
		Knowledge-based	Describe the key elements of Check Point’s unified,3-tiered architecture. Interpret the concept of a firewall and understand the mechanisms used for controlling network traffic. Understand Check Point deployment options. Recognize Smart Console features, functions and tools.
2	Security Policy Management	Performance-based	Create multiple administrators and apply different roles/permissions for concurrent administration. Create and configure network, host and gateway objects Evaluate and manipulate rules in a unified AccessControl security policy. Apply policy layers and analyze how they affect traffic-inspection. Prepare and schedule backups for the gateway.
		Knowledge-based	Describe the essential elements of a unified security policy. Summarize how administration roles and permissions assist in managing policy. Recall how to implement Check Point backup techniques.
3	Check Point Security Solutions	Performance-based	Evaluate and manage different Check Point security solutions deployed for network access control. Evaluate and manage Check Point security solutions for threat protection. Examine how the Compliance blade monitors your Check Point security infrastructure Validate existing licenses for products installed on your network
		Knowledge-based	Recognize Check Point security solutions & products and the way they protect your network. Understand licensing and contract requirements for Check Point security solutions.
4	Traffic Visibility	Performance-based	Generate network traffic and use traffic visibility tools to monitor the data. Compare and contrast various tools available for viewing traffic.
		Knowledge-based	Identify tools designed to monitor data, determine threats and recognize opportunities for performance improvements. Identify tools designed to respond quickly and efficiently to changes in gateways, tunnels, remote users and traffic flow patterns or security activities.
5	Basic Concepts of VPN	Performance-based	Configure and deploy a site-to-site VPN.Test the VPN connection and analyze the tunnel traffic.
		Knowledge-based	Understand VPN deployments and Check Point Communities. Understand how to analyze and interpret VPN tunnel traffic.
6	Managing User’s Access	Performance-based	Create and define user access for a guest wireless user. Test Identity Awareness connection.
		Knowledge-based	Recognize how to define users and user groups for your environment. Understand how to manage user access for internal users and guests.
7	Working with Cluster XL	Performance-based	Install and configure ClusterXL with a High Availability configuration.
		Knowledge-based	Describe the basic concept of ClusterXL technology and its advantages.
8	Administrator Task Implementation	Performance-based	Review rule-base performance for policy control.
		Knowledge-based	Understand how to perform periodic administrator tasks as specified in Administrator job descriptions.
9	Smart Event Reports	Performance-based	Generate reports that effectively summarize network activity.
		Knowledge-based	Recognize how to effectively create, customize and generate network activity reports.