Check Point Jump Start

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Overview

Create an account with Pearson Vue to take the 25-question Check Point Jump Start exam (Exam 156-411): https://home.pearsonvue.com/checkpoint

After logging in, the exam can be found in the Online Exam Catalog [see View Online Exams | Accreditation (un-Proctored)].

This initial module introduces the Check Point cybersecurity solution. The generations and evolution of cybersecurity threats through today are explained. Check Point’s Infinity Architecture is illustrated, including the shared ThreatCloud threat intelligence service. Check Point Sandblast technology is reviewed, providing detection and prevention of zero-day attacks at the OS and CPU levels as well as extraction of malicious and high-risk content from common file formats such as PDF, Word, and more.

From there, you will learn about key elements of Check Point’s Security Management architecture, including Secure Internal Communication (SIC), the internal Certificate Authority, and the SmartConsole GUI for managing and monitoring a Check Point deployment. Configuration of a security management server is demonstrated using the Gaia operating system WebUI.

Afterwards, the inner workings of the Check Point Security Gateway (firewall) are explored. Technologies such as Packet Filtering, Stateful Inspection, and Application Layer Firewall are covered. Anti-Spoofing and Security Zones are explained, and a demonstration of configuring a Security Gateway is shown.

Following that module, the process of developing a Security Policy by the administrator to meet organizational requirements is explained. Policy Layers and Policy Types are examined, and the steps of publishing and installing policies are detailed. A demonstration of creating and installing a security policy is provided.

Finally, accessing log data and monitoring a Check Point deployment is explained. The steps to configure tracking and alerting options in Security Policies are reviewed, and tools to view and query the resulting log data are shown. Monitoring the current status and network traffic is demonstrated.

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