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This course is designed for technical professionals who will be administering Sophos XG Firewall and provides the skills necessary to manage common day-to- day tasks.

On completion of this course, trainees will be able to: 

  • Explain how XG Firewall help to protect against security threats
  • Configure firewall rules,policies and user authentication.
  • Demonstrate threat protection and commonly used features
  • Perform the initial setup of an XG Firewall and configure the required network settings
  • Identify and use troubleshooting tools, reporting and management tasks

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course; however, it is recommended you should:

  • Be knowledge of networking
  • Be familiar with security best practices
  • Experience configuring network security devices

Certification

To become a Sophos Certified Administrator, trainees must take and pass an online assessment. The assessment tests their knowledge of both the presented and practical content. The pass mark for the assessment is 80%, and is limited to 4 attempts.

Content

  • Module 1: XG firewall Overview
  • Module 2: Getting started with XG firewall
  • Module 3: Network Protection
  • Module 4: Webserver protecion
  • Module 5: Site to site connections
  • Module 6: Authentications
  • Module 7: Webprotection and Application control
  • Module 8: Application control
  • Module 9: Email Protection
  • Module 10: wireless protection
  • Module 11: Remote Access
  • Module 12: Logging, Reporting and Central Management
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Certification

+ exam: Sophos XG Administrator

Duration

2 days + Labs

Agenda

Trainer: Micheal Eleftheroglou

Day 1 Tuesday 26 October 2021 

9:30-10:30 Module 1: XG firewall Overview

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-12:30 Module 2: Getting started with XG firewall

12:30-13:00  Labs (getting familiar)

13:00-13:30 Lunch

13:30-14:30 Module 3: Network Protection

14:30-15:30  Module 4: Webserver Protection

15:30-15:45 Break

15:45- 17:05 Module 5: Site to Site Connection

Day 2  Wednesday 27 October 2021 

9:00-10:20  Module 6: Authentications

10:20-11:20 Module 7: Web Protection and Application Control

11:20-11:30 Break

11:30-12:00  Module 8: Application Control

12:00-12:50  Module 9: Email Protection

12:50-13:30 Lunch

13:30-14:15 Module 10: Wireless Protection

14:15-15:05  Module 11: Remote Access

15:05-15:20 Break

15:20- 16:20 Module 12: Logging, Reporting and Central Management

16:20 Labs discussion

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