Sophos Firewall Administration for End-users Training

In January 2023: Monday 9 & Tuesday 10

(2 days crash Training / NSS Training Center – remote / on premises)

A two-days crash training program which is designed for technical professionals who will be administering Sophos Firewall and provides the skills necessary to manage common day-to- day tasks.

Trainer: Micheal Eleftheroglou

Training room: NSS ATC training room 3rd floor

Objectives

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

  • Explain how Sophos 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 Sophos 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 the 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: Firewall Overview
      • Module 2: Getting started with Firewall
      • Module 3: Network Protection
      • Module 4: Webserver Protection
      • Module 5: Site-to-site Connections
      • Module 6: Authentications
      • Module 7: Web Protection 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

Certification + Exam:

SOPHOS FIREWALL ADMINISTRATOR

Duration 2 Days Remote + Labs

Athens Cyberpark training room 3rd floor (Aggistis 1 & Paggaiou)
Language: Greek & English

Agenda

DAY 1

09:30 – 10:30       Module 1: Firewall Overview

10:30 – 10:45       Break

10:45 – 12:30       Module 2: Getting started with 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

09:00 – 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