Harmony Endpoint Specialist (CCES)

This course is designed for Endpoint Specialists who are responsible for maintaining a Harmony Endpoint security solution. Based on the E86 release. It also helps prepare participants for the Harmony Endpoint Specialist exam.


Learn How To

  • Identify the security features and capabilities that Harmony Endpoint provides
  • Configure and maintain a Harmony Endpoint Security Management Server
  • Deploy local and remote Harmony Endpoint Clients
  • Configure and maintain Harmony Endpoint security rules and policies
  • Troubleshoot basic deployment and configuration issues
  • Identify technologies to expand a Harmony Endpoint configuration


Prerequisites

Working knowledge of Unixbased/Linux and/or Windows operating systems, networking (TCP/IP) and network security, and security administration.


How You Will Benefit

  • Apply knowledge of Harmony Endpoint security features and capabilities to protect against imminent threats to the endpoint
  • Evaluate and customize security rules and policies to meet an organization’s security needs.


Topics

  • Introduction to Harmony Endpoint
  • Harmony Endpoint Security Management
  • Deploying Harmony Endpoint
  • Data Security Protection
  • Advanced Threat Prevention
  • Advanced Configurations
  • Troubleshooting


Objectives

  • Describe Check Point Infinity’s Consolidated Security Architecture.
  • Explain the difference between the Harmony Endpoint On-Premises and Cloud management environments.
  • Identify the main components of the Harmony Endpoint Security Architecture.
  • Identity the basic workflow for Harmony Endpoint Security Management.
  • Give examples of useful resources for Harmony Endpoint Security Management.
  • Log into the Web Management Console.
  • Navigate the Web Management interface to gain a basic understanding of the features and capabilities Harmony Endpoint provides for Security Management.
  • Discuss situations where it might be necessary to change default policy rules.
  • Identify recommended releases for a Harmony Endpoint Client deployment.
  • Recognize the different types of data security available to deploy.
  • Describe how Full Disk Encryption protects and recovers data that is accessed and stored on Endpoint computers.
  • Identify how to secure removable media devices and protect ports.
  • Identify remote Help and recovery capabilities.
  • Discuss the challenges of threat prevention.
  • Give examples of advanced threats.
  • Identify how Harmony Endpoint defends networks against advanced threats.
  • Identify the components in standalone and distributed Harmony Endpoint deployments.
  • Identify sizing guidelines for Harmony Endpoint deployments.
  • Explain how to expand the environment for large-scale configurations.
  • Explain the difference between Active Directory and High Availability servers.
  • Identify useful resources for troubleshooting Harmony Endpoint.
  • Give examples of potential problems or issues that might occur when using Harmony Endpoint.
  • Investigate and troubleshoot basic Harmony Endpoint troubleshooting scenarios.


Exercises

  • Deploying an Endpoint Security Management Server
  • Deploying Endpoint Security Clients to Local Hosts
  • Deploying Endpoint Security Clients to Remote Hosts
  • Changing the Full Disk Encryption Algorithm
  • Analyzing and Maintaining Policies
  • Configuring Directory Services
  • Troubleshooting Endpoint Communication