Check Point Threat Prevention

Check Point Threat Prevention

Learn how to stop targeted attacks and zero-day threats

This hands-on course teaches how Check Point’s Threat Prevention enables companies to control access to millions of websites while applying real-time protections that block attacks, botnets, Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) and zero-day threats.

Who should attend?
This course is designed for Check Point Security Professionals, who need to add and manage a secure web gateway solution to their security strategy.
This could include the following:

  • System Administrators
  • Support Analysts
  • Network Engineers

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Course Objectives:

  • Describe how ThreatCloud gathers real-time security intelligence
  • Understand how Antivirus identifies and blocks malware
  • Describe how Anti-bot detects and prevents bot damage
  • Discuss how IPS proactively prevents intrusions
  • Define URL Filtering to prevent access to websites spreading malware
  • Define granular policies for user and groups with Identity Awareness
  • Create a Unified Security Policy to cover all web, applications, users and machines
  • Proactively analyze data
  • Detect infected hosts, identify bot outbreaks and blockbot communication
  • Configure the IPS demonstration tool
  • Know how to disable anit-spoofing on your security gateway
  • Describe what happens when a bot takes over a computer
  • How to update your malware database
  • Filter the Anti-Bot and Antivirus information for fast monitoring
  • Customize settings to meet the needs of your company
  • Configure Threat Emulation to inspect incoming traffic
  • Build custom queries and views

Lab Exercises:

  • Configure SmartDashboard to Interface with Active Directory
  • Investigate Suspected Threats in Threat Wiki
  • Apply, configure and troubleshoot IPS protections
  • Troubleshoot IPS settings
  • Deploy Geo IPS protection
  • Review Threat Prevention settings
  • Install Anti-Bot and Antivirus protections
  • Deploy Threat Emulation
  • Use SmartLog to research vulnerabilities

Global Certification:
This course helps prepare for the Threat Prevention Exam # 156-727.77 available at VUE test centers.

Successful completion of this course depends on knowledge of network-security activities including UNIX and Windows operating systems, Certificate management and networking (TCP/IP) and CCSA.