FIREWALL 10.0: Improving Security Posture and Hardening PAN-OS Firewalls (EDU-214)

Course level: Intermediate

Course duration: 3 days

Course format: Combines lecture and hands-on labs

Platform support: Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls running PAN-OS® operating system version 10.0

Students must have completed the “Firewall Essentials: Configuration and Management” course.

Students also should be familiar with basic security concepts.

Experience with other security technologies (IPS, proxy, and content filtering) is an advantage.

Successful completion of this three-day, instructor-led course will assist the student in being able to manage and maintain an existing Palo Alto Networks Firewall protected environment.

The student will learn how to improve non-greenfield environments and will be better equipped at ensuring configurations match security best practice.

The student will also be able to develop their own operational strategy to maintain a high level of compliance.

Security Engineers, Security Administrators, Security Operations Specialists, Security Analysts and Support Staff.

1 – Introduction

2 – Security Profile Revision

3 – Daily Operations and Maintenance

4 – Establish Initial Baseline Visibility

5 – Analyze and Update Security Rules Passing Traffic

6 – Inbound Security Rules Best Practices and Analysis

7 - Outbound Security Rules Best Practices and Analysis

8 - Internal Security Rules Best Practices and Analysis

9 – Administratively Hardening PAN-OS

10 – Reducing Policy set and Simplification