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Certificate in Firewall Engineering

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Firewall Engineering


About Firewall

A firewall is a security tool that guards your network against unwanted access to confidential information. Additionally, to protect computers against harmful malware, firewalls separate trusted internal networks from unauthorized external networks.

It protects users' privacy and security against unsecured services. It restricts access to a private network that is linked to the internet by unauthorized users. Firewalls offer quicker reaction times and have a better capacity for traffic flows.

Why is Firewall Engineering important?

The task of keeping IT infrastructure systems secure from an external security breach falls to firewall engineers. They create and implement safeguards to maintain the integrity of the data, typically through adjusting firewall settings, overseeing private networks, and putting up security gear.

Who should take the Firewall Engineering Exam?

  • IT managers, senior executives, executives
  • Network Engineer
  • Security Engineer
  • Network Security Analyst
  • Firewall Administrator
  • Security Operations Specialist

Firewall Engineering Certification Course Outline

  1. Firewall technologies
  2. Packet flow of a Firewall
  3. Firewalls Now and Then
  4. Placing a firewall in a Network
  5. Palo Alto Firewall Architecture
  6. Common Network Security Terms
  7. Licensing Palo Alto Firewall
  8. Software Updates and Dynamic Updates
  9. Overview of Dashboard features.
  10. Set up a hostname, Management interface settings and CLI commands.
  11. Setup DNS and NTP
  12. Understanding Service Route Configuration
  13. Palo Alto Managing BackUps
  14. Zones and Zone-Based Policy?
  15. Security Policy Concepts
  16. Virtual Routers.
  17. Interface Management Profile
  18. Palo Alto as DHCP Server
  19. Objects - Address and Address Group
  20. Objects - Tags and Dynamic Address Group
  21. Objects - Service and Applications
  22. Objects - App filters, EDL and HIP
  23. Objects - Custom Objects and Schedule
  24. Creating Administrators and Admin Roles
  25. Understanding Security Profiles
  26. Implementing Anti-Virus Security Profile
  27. SSL Decryption Overview
  28. Implementing SSL Decryption
  29. URL - Filtering Profile
  30. File Blocking Profile
  31. Static Route and Static Default Route on Palo Alto
  32. RIP on Palo Alto Firewall
  33. OSPF on Palo Alto Firewall
  34. BGP on Palo Alto Firewall
  35. Network Address Translation Concepts
  36. Source NAT (SNAT)
  37. Destination NAT (DNAT)
  38. Concept of U-Turn NAT
  39. Redundancy and High Availability Concepts
  40. Palo Alto High Availability Theory
  41. IPSec Theory
  42. IPsec VPN (Site-to-Site) - Lab
  43. Remote Access VPN (Global Protect)

Certificate in Firewall Engineering FAQs

You can directly go to the certification exam page and register for the exam.

You will be required to re-register and appear for the exam. There is no limit on exam retake.

There will be 50 questions of 1 mark each

No there is no negative marking

You have to score 25/50 to pass the exam.

The result will be declared immediately on submission.

It will be a computer-based exam. The exam can be taken from anywhere around the world.