Overview
Successful completion of this five-day, instructor-led course should enhance the student’s understanding of configuring and managing Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls. The course includes hands-on experience configuring, managing, and monitoring a firewall in a lab environment.
Private in-house training
Apart from public, instructor-led classes, we also offer private in-house trainings of this program for organizations. Call us at +852 2116 3328 or email us at [email protected] for more details.
Why Choose KORNERSTONE
- Accredited, practitioner-led, expert certificate trainers to provide high quality training
- Official training material included
- Practical, scenario-based learning – focus on application, not just theory
- Excellent Passing Rate
Skills Covered
- Configure and manage the essential features of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls
- Configure and manage Security and NAT policies to enable approved traffic to and from zones
- Configure and manage Threat Prevention strategies to block traffic from known and unknown IP addresses, domains, and URLs
- Monitor network traffic using the interactive web interface and firewall reports
Prerequisites
- Participants must be familiar with networking concepts, including routing, switching, and IP addressing.
- Participants also should be familiar with basic security concepts.
- Experience with other security technologies (IPS, proxy, and content filtering) is a plus.
Target Audience
- Security Engineers
- Security Administrators
- Security Operations Specialists
- Security Analysts
- Support Staff
Course Curriculum
- Module 1: Palo Alto Networks Portfolio and Architecture
- Module 2: Configuring Initial Firewall Settings
- Module 3: Managing Firewall Configurations
- Module 4: Managing Firewall Administrator Accounts
- Module 5: Connecting the Firewall to Production Networks with Security Zones
- Module 6: Creating and Managing Security Policy Rules
- Module 7: Creating and Managing NAT Policy Rules
- Module 8: Controlling Application Usage with App-ID
- Module 9: Blocking Known Threats Using Security Profiles
- Module 10: Blocking Inappropriate Web Traffic with URL Filtering
- Module 11: Blocking Unknown Threats with Wildfire
- Module 12: Controlling Access to Network Resources with User-ID
- Module 13: Using Decryption to Block Threats in Encrypted Traffic
- Module 14: Locating Valuable Information Using Logs and Reports
- Module 15: What’s Next in Your Training and Certification Journey
Dates & Locations
Exam & Certification
Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall Engineer.
The Palo Alto Networks Certified Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Engineer certification validates the knowledge and skill of experienced NGFW engineers and administrators in the areas of configuration of PAN-OS networking and device settings, integration and automation, creation of object configurations, creation of policies, and management and operation of next-generation firewalls in network security environments.
