Check Point CCSA
Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA)
Products:
VPN-1, SmartCenter, SmartConsole, IPS
Competencies:
Backup and restore, monitoring tools, object creation, Rule Base construction, VPNs, NAT, authentication (including LDAP), user management
Target audience:
Technicians, engineers, security managers, network administrators, consultants
Prerequisites:
- You must have good knowledge of operating systems (especially Microsoft Windows) and TCP/IP networks.
- You should also have some knowledge of IT security
Requirements:
| Required Exam | Recommended Training |
| 156-215.80.40 | Check Point Security Administration (CCSA) |
Objectives:
- Know how to perform periodic administrator tasks
- Describe the basic functions of the Gaia operating system
- Recognize SmartConsole features, functions, and tools
- Describe the Check Point Firewall infrastructure
- Understand how SmartConsole is used by administrators to grant permissions and 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
- Identify SmartEvent components used to store network activity logs and identify events
- Know how Site-to-Site and Remote Access VPN deployments and communities work
- Explain the basic concepts of ClusterXL technology and its advantages
