Course Overview
The Palo Alto Networks Firewall 9.0: Optimizing Firewall Threat Prevention (EDU-214) course is four days of instructor-led training that emphasizes the PAN-OS® threat prevention capabilities. After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the cyber-attack lifecycle and recognize common forms of attack
- Describe PAN-OS® threat prevention capabilities
- Use firewall logs and reports to make better configuration decisions
- Configure the firewall to detect, block, and record threats
Who should attend
Security Engineers, Security Administrators, Security Operations Specialists, Security Analysts, Network Engineers, and Support Staff
Prerequisites
Participants must complete the Firewall 8.1 Essentials: Configuration and Management course, or have equivalent experience. Students must have a basic familiarity with networking concepts including routing, switching, and IP addressing.
Course Objectives
Successful completion of this four-day, instructor-led course should enhance the student’s understanding of how to better configure, manage, and monitor PAN-OS® threat prevention features. The student will get hands-on experience configuring, managing, and monitoring threat prevention features in a lab environment.
Course Content
- Module 1: The Cyber-Attack Lifecycle
- Module 2: Blocking Packet- and Protocol-Based Attacks
- Module 3: Blocking Threats from Known-Bad Sources
- Module 4: Blocking Threats Using App-ID
- Module 5: Blocking Threats Using Custom Applications
- Module 6: Creating Custom Threat Signatures
- Module 7: Blocking Threats in Encrypted Traffic
- Module 8: Blocking Threats in Allowed Traffic
- Module 9: Blocking Threats from Stolen Credentials
- Module 10: Viewing Threat and Traffic Information