156-315.80: Check Point Security Expert – R80 Professional

The 156-315.80: Check Point Security Expert – R80 course is designed for professionals who are looking to master the skills necessary to manage and troubleshoot security systems using Check Point R80. As one of the most comprehensive security management platforms available, Check Point R80 offers organizations a unified architecture for managing security in physical, virtual, and cloud environments.

This course will equip you with the technical skills needed to configure, administer, and optimize the security of a network, ensuring that security policies are effectively enforced. It is suitable for individuals who are responsible for network security management, including security administrators, engineers, and other IT professionals who are looking to enhance their expertise in using Check Point R80 to secure networks and data.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Security Policy Management: Understand how to configure and manage complex security policies, including firewall rules, VPN configurations, and user authentication settings.
• Advanced Threat Prevention: Learn how to utilize advanced threat prevention techniques with R80, including intrusion prevention, URL filtering, and anti-bot technologies to safeguard networks against sophisticated cyber threats.
• Network Security Architecture: Gain hands-on experience in configuring and optimizing security gateways, cluster configurations, and ensuring high availability and load balancing across your network infrastructure.
• Security Monitoring and Reporting: Master the art of monitoring security events and generating reports using Check Point SmartView and other logging tools. Learn to troubleshoot issues efficiently and analyze traffic flows, enabling you to detect and respond to security incidents faster.
• Integration with Other Security Tools: Discover how to integrate Check Point R80 with other security tools and technologies, including third-party applications, to enhance the overall security posture of an organization.
• Troubleshooting and Optimization: Learn advanced troubleshooting techniques to resolve complex issues in firewall, VPN, and security policy configurations. Understand how to optimize system performance, ensuring a smooth-running network security environment.
• Cloud Security Integration: Understand how to extend Check Point R80 security controls into hybrid cloud environments, protecting workloads and data both on-premises and in the cloud.

Course Outline:

1. Introduction to Check Point R80 Security Architecture
   • Overview of R80 architecture
   • Deployment modes and best practices
   • Managing the Security Management Server and Security Gateways
2. Configuring and Managing Security Policies
   • Configuring firewall rules, NAT, and access control
   • Creating and managing security objects
   • Managing VPNs, including site-to-site and remote access VPNs
3. Advanced Threat Prevention Features
   • Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
   • Anti-Bot, Anti-Virus, and URL Filtering
   • ThreatCloud Intelligence
4. Monitoring, Logging, and Reporting
   • Introduction to Check Point SmartView
   • Setting up logging and generating reports
   • Incident analysis and troubleshooting
5. ClusterXL and High Availability
   • Configuring and managing security clusters
   • Ensuring failover and redundancy in security architectures
6. Troubleshooting Security Gateway and VPN Issues
   • Diagnosing and resolving connectivity and policy issues
   • Command-line tools for troubleshooting
7. Check Point in the Cloud
   • Configuring Check Point security in public and private cloud environments
   • Protecting cloud-based workloads and virtual machines
8. Advanced Features and Integration
   • Integration with third-party security tools
   • Automation and advanced security operations