Check Point Courses and Certifications

Check Point CCSE Security Expert

The Check Point CCSE Security Expert Course is an advanced and comprehensive training experience designed for participants who aspire to advance their cybersecurity skills. During the course, participants undertake a series of theoretical and practical lectures that explore a wide variety of topics related to managing, configuring and troubleshooting Check Point solutions. Participants learn how to design and implement advanced enterprise security solutions, using Check Point technologies and tools such as firewalls, VPNs, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), mobile access, data loss prevention (DLP) and unified threat management (UTM). The course focuses on acquiring the skills necessary to configure and administer complex security systems and to identify and resolve common issues that may arise during their deployment. Through a mix of lectures, practical demonstrations and labs, participants develop a solid understanding of best practices and techniques to protect corporate networks from cyberattacks. The course contributes to the preparation of the Check Point Security Expert (CCSE) Certification exa

Course Objectives

Below is a summary of the main objectives of the Check Point CCSE Security Expert Course :

  1. Learn about advanced Check Point firewall configuration and management techniques.
  2. Implementation and optimization of VPN solutions for corporate network security.
  3. Using and customizing intrusion prevention systems (IPS) to strengthen security.
  4. Effectively manage mobile access and data loss prevention (DLP) policies.
  5. Applying Unified Threat Management (UTM) strategies for integrated protection.
  6. Perform advanced troubleshooting and diagnostic tasks to resolve complex network security issues.
  7. Configure and manage advanced threat prevention features, including Anti-Bot and Anti-Virus.
  8. Implement and manage high availability and clustering solutions to ensure network resilience and uptime.

Course Certification

This course helps you prepare to take the:
Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE) Exam;

Course Outline

  • Identify basic interfaces used to manage the Check Point environment.
  • Identify the types of technologies that Check Point supports for automation.
  • Explain the purpose of the Check Management High Availability (HA) deployment.
  • Identify the workflow followed to deploy a Primary and Secondary servers.
  • Explain the basic concepts of Clustering and ClusterXL, including protocols, synchronization, connection stickiness.
  • Identify how to exclude services from synchronizing or delaying synchronization.
  • Explain the policy installation flow.
  • Explain the purpose of dynamic objects, updatable objects, and network feeds.
  • Understand how to manage user access for internal and external users.
  • Describe the Identity Awareness components and configurations.
  • Describe different Check Point Threat Prevention solutions.
  • Articulate how the Intrusion Prevention System is configured.
  • Obtain knowledge about Check Point’s IoT Protect.
  • Explain the purpose of Domain-based VPNs.
  • Describe situations where externally managed certificate authentication is used.
  • Describe how client security can be provided by Remote Access.
  • Discuss the Mobile Access Software Blade.
  • Explain how to determine if the configuration is compliant with the best practices.
  • Define performance tuning solutions and basic configuration workflow.
  • Identify supported upgrade and migration methods and procedures for Security Management Servers and dedicated Log and SmartEvent Servers.
  • Identify supported upgrade methods and procedures for Security Gateways.

Laboratory Activities

  • Navigate the Environment and Using the Management API
  • Deploy Secondary Security Management Server
  • Configure a Dedicated Log Server
  • Deploy SmartEvent
  • Configure a High Availability Security Gateway Cluster
  • Work with ClusterXL
  • Configure Dynamic and Updateable Objects
  • Verify Accelerated Policy Installation and Monitoring Status
  • Elevate Security with HTTPS Inspection
  • Deploy Identity Awareness
  • Customize Threat Prevention
  • Configure a Site-to-Site VPN with an Interoperable Device
  • Deploy Remote Access VPN
  • Configure Mobile Access VPN
  • Monitor Policy Compliance
  • Report SmartEvent Statistics
  • Tuning Security Gateway Performance

Course Mode

Instructor-Led Remote Live Classroom Training;

Trainers

Trainers are Authorized Check Point Instructors and certified in other IT technologies, with years of practical experience in the sector and in training.

Lab Topology

For all types of delivery, the participant can access the equipment and actual systems in our laboratories or directly in international data centers remotely, 24/7. Each participant has access to implement various configurations, Thus immediately applying the theory learned. Below are some scenarios drawn from laboratory activities.

Course Details

Course Prerequisites

  • Participants must have a basic knowledge of the fundamentals of Networking and Windows/Linux systems.

Course Duration

Intensive duration 3 days;

Course Frequency

Course Duration: 3 days (9.00 to 17.00) - Ask for other types of attendance.

Course Date

  • Check Point CCSA Course (Intensive Formula) – On request – 09:00 – 17:00

Steps to Enroll

Registration takes place by asking to be contacted from the following link, or by contacting the office at the international number +355 45 301 313 or by sending a request to the email info@hadartraining.com