Advanced IPS

Advanced IPS
Learn advanced configuration and management skills for Intrusion Prevention

2-day course teaches advanced skills to configure and manage Check Point IPS. You will create and monitor a client profile, monitor an attack, customize a protection and learn basic troubleshooting techniques.          >> See table of contents.

Learn how to

• Analyze your data to reduce your risks
• Discover abnormal events, attacks, viruses and worms
• Properly configure DNS, web and mail servers for ongoing protection

Suggested Prerequisites

• Introduction to Check Point IPS Software Blade training
• Working knowledge of Windows and/or Unix
• Basic networking knowledge
• Experience with TCP/IP and the internet

How You Will Benefit

• Identify the best IPS deployment strategy for your environment
• Discuss how security policies affect network processes
• Identify your top security events and protections
• Leverage our 5 proven IT security best practices
• Be able to distinguish false positivies
• Know how to apply zero-day threat prevention

Advanced IPS
Prove you have the advanced skills to manage today's security threats

What you need to know

• Check Point IPS deployment methods
• The layers of the IPS engine
• The unique capabilities of Check Point IPS
• Monitoring IPS in SmartDashboard
• Configuring the IPS software blade
• Testing IPS functionality
• Where to find the latest available protections
• Downloading, installing and modifying IPS protections
• Configuring protection engine settings
• Identifying top events and protections
• Debugging the logging mechanism
• Using IPS follow-up protection review process
• Assessing the performance impact of protections
• How to create and define IPS profiles
• Predefined IPS profiles
• IPS protection types and severity levels
• Automatically activating and tracking protections
• Scheduling IPS updates
• Identifying the source of attacks
• The major components of IPS Event Analysis
• The role of the passive streaming library and Protocol Parsers
• How to gather IPS statistics
• SmartView Tracker modes

Suggested Prerequisites

• Working knowledge of Windows and/or Unix
• Basic networking knowledge
• Experience with TCP/IP and the internet
• Check Point User Center account
• CCSE or equivalent knowledge
• Introduction to IPS Software Blade course or exam

How You Will Benefit

• Learn basic troubleshooting techniques
• Prove you have the advanced skills to protect enterprise environments against today's threats
• Earn continuing education credits towards Check Point re-certificaiton