Firewall 11.1 Essentials: Configuration and Management

• Configure and manage the essential features of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls
• Configure and manage Security and NAT policies to enable approved traffic to and from zones
• Configure and manage Threat Prevention strategies to block traffic from known and unknown IP addresses, domains, and URLs
• Monitor network traffic using the interactive web interface and firewall reports

• Security Engineers
• Security Administrators
• Security Operations Specialists
• Security Analysts
• Support Staff

Module 1: Palo Alto Networks Portfolio and Architecture
Module 2: Configuring Initial Firewall Settings
Module 3: Managing Firewall Configurations
Module 4: Managing Firewall Administrator Accounts
Module 5: Connecting the Firewall to Production Networks with Security Zones
Module 6: Creating and Managing Security Policy Rules
Module 7: Creating and Managing NAT Policy Rules
Module 8: Controlling Application Usage with App-ID
Module 9: Blocking Known Threats Using Security Profiles
Module 10: Blocking Inappropriate Web Traffic with URL Filtering
Module 11: Blocking Unknown Threats with Wildfire
Module 12: Controlling Access to Network Resources with User-ID
Module 13: Using Decryption to Block Threats in Encrypted Traffic
Module 14: Locating Valuable Information Using Logs and Reports
Module 15: What’s Next in Your Training and Certification Journey

• 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.