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Endpoint Security with Pointsec


 

Course Description


This two-day course teaches students how to identify inherent risks of data storage on mobile computing devices, and how to identify the Pointsec endpoint-security product that alleviates specific risks.

 

Certification

 

Check Point Certified Specialist – Pointsec (CPCS) - exam #156-706

 

Who Should Take This Course?

 

  • If you are a systems administrator, security manager, or network engineer who manages Pointsec deployments and want to earn the Check Point Certified Specialist Pointsec certification
  • If you want to earn Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE) NGX R65 certification

 

Course Fee:$1,995

 

 

Course Prerequisites

 

  • Check Point recommends students hold the following certifications: CCSA NGX and CCSPA
    • Basic networking knowledge
      • Working knowledge of TCP/IP, Windows and/Unix
        • Experience the Internet

             

            Course Objectives

             

            After completion of this course, participants will learn

             

            • Install Pointsec with a Pointsec Master (Administrative) installation
            • Use each Pointsec management-console subsection for its designed tasks
            • Classify the different profile types in Pointsec
            • Classify levels of access for Pointsec users, and create user profiles
            • Select the suitable authentication method for a given deployment
            • Select an installation type and method for Pointsec, depending on user access level
            • Prepare a strategy to deploy Pointsec to all company endpoints
            • Uninstall Pointsec
            • Troubleshoot user-login problems with Remote Help
            • Troubleshoot Pointsec issues using Pointsec tools
            • Install and configure SmartCenter for Device Protector
            • Install and configure Device Protector
            • Select the appropriate section of SmartCenter for Device Protector to configure a specific function in Device Protector
            • Select the appropriate Device Protector component, and configure it correctly for a specific function
            • Create and apply profiles, users, computers, and user and computer groups for Device Protector
            • Create advanced configurations of profiles, users, computers, and user and computer groups
            • Use Device Protector’s internal logging and auditing functions to track user actions.

             

            Course Outline

             

            Chapter 1: Endpoint Security with Pointsec

             

            • Course Layout
            • Recommended Setup for Labs

             

            Chapter 2: Pointsec for PC

             

            • Extending Data Security Policies
            • Automatic Logging and Centralized Auditing
            • Services and Processes
            • Initial Encryption of the Hard Drive
            • Lab 1: Installing Pointsec for PC

             

            Chapter 3: The Management Console

             

            • The Local Folder
            • System Settings: Install, Hardware Devices, Logon, Wake On LA
            • Local System Settings
            • Group System – Group Settings
            • Authentication Settings – Smart Card
            • Permissions
            • Password Synchronization
            • The Remote Folder
            • Configuration Sets
            • Contents of a Profile
            • Profile Logon
            • Lab 2: Creating Configuration Sets and Profiles

             

            Chapter 4: Deployment Strategies

             

            • Deployment Checklist
            • Preparing the Server Share
            • Customizing the Preboot Environment
            • Disk-Imaging Techniques
            • Predeployment Steps
            • Checking Requirements
            • Lab 3: Deploying Pointsec for PC

             

            Chapter 5: Maintenance

             

            • Working with Update Profiles
            • Remote Help and One-Time Login
            • Pointsec for PC (Pointsec) Auditing
            • Upgrading Pointsec for PC (Pointsec)
            • Lab 4: Removing User Profiles
            • Lab 5: Using Remote Help
            • Lab 6: Upgrading Pointsec for PC (Pointsec)

             

            Chapter 6: : Uninstallation and Recovery

             

            • Uninstallation Types
            • Uninstallation via Add or Remove Programs
            • Uninstallation via Recovery Media
            • Lab 7: Uninstalling from Removable Media

             

            Chapter 7: : Hints, Tips, and Troubleshooting

             

            • Defining a Service Account
            • Customizing and Branding Pointsec for PC
            • Troubleshooting a Failed Installation
            • Repairing Master Boot Record
            • Repairing a Volume Including Boot Record
            • Preboot Service Menu

             

            Chapter 8: : webRH

             

            • webRH (SmartCenter for Pointsec) Requirements
            • Fingerprint and Token
            • Creating Administrator Accounts
            • webRH (SmartCenter for Pointsec) Administration
            • Managing Organizational Units
            • Fixed Password for HD
            • Managing User Accounts
            • Removing User Accounts

             

            Chapter 9: : Pointsec Device Protector

             

            • Assessing and Answering the Threat
            • Pointsec Device Protector Overview
            • Pointsec Device Protector Server Components
            • Lab 8: Pointsec Device Protector Server Installation
            • Lab 9: Working with the Pointsec Device Protector Administration Console
            • Lab 10: Pointsec Device Protector Client Installation

             

            Chapter 10: : Pointsec Device Protector Server

             

            • Pointsec Device Protector Server – Profile Templates
            • Pointsec Device Protector Components
            • Device Manager
            • Removable Media Manager
            • Device Manager, RMM, and EPM
            • Lab 11: Pointsec Device Protector Client Functionality

             

            Chapter 11: : Program Security Guard

             

            • Process Exemptions
            • Lab 12: Program Security Guard
            • Lab 13: Working with Pointsec Device Protector Logs

             

            Chapter 12: Device Protector Advanced Management

             

            • Profiles
            • General Tabs
            • User Interface
            • Device Manager Tab
            • RMM Tab
            • EPM Tab
            • PSG Tab
            • Auditing Tab
            • Advanced Management
            • Dynamic Configuration
            • Auditing and Event Logging
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