Objectives

Successful completion of this five-day, instructor-led course should

enhance the student’s understanding of configuring and managing

Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls.

The course includes hands-on experience configuring, managing,

and monitoring a firewall in a lab environment.

Target Audience

 Security Engineers

 Security Administrators

 Security Operations Specialists

 Security Analysts

 Support Staff

Prerequisites

 Participants must be familiar with networking concepts, including

routing, switching, and IP addressing.

 Participants also should be familiar with basic security concepts.

 Experience with other security technologies (IPS, proxy, and

content filtering) is a plus.

Course Modules

1 - Palo Alto Networks Portfolio and Architecture

2 - Configuring Initial Firewall Settings

3 - Managing Firewall Configurations

4 - Managing Firewall Administrator Accounts

5 - Connecting the Firewall to Production Networks with

Security Zones

6 - Creating and Managing Security Policy Rules

7 - Creating and Managing NAT Policy Rules

8 - Controlling Application Usage with App-ID

9 - Blocking Known Threats Using Security Profiles

10 - Blocking Inappropriate Web Traffic with URL Filtering

11 - Blocking Unknown Threats with Wildfire

12 - Controlling Access to Network Resources with User-ID

13 - Using Decryption to Block Threats in Encrypted Traffic

14 - Locating Valuable Information Using Logs and Reports

15 - What's Next in Your Training and Certification Journey

Supplemental Materials

Securing Endpoints with GlobalProtect

Providing Firewall Redundancy with High Availability

Connecting Remotes Sites using VPNs

Blocking Common Attacks Using Zone Protection