• Online, Instructor-Led
  • Classroom

Firewall Essentials: Configuration and Management is a five-day, instructor-led course that
will enhance students’ understanding of how to configure and manage Palo Alto Networks
Next-Generation Firewalls. The course includes hands-on experience configuring, managing and
monitoring a firewall in a lab environment.

Learning Objectives

Successful completion of this course will enable students to:

  • 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

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support
  • Incident Response
  • Network Services
  • Systems Administration

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

Feedback

If you would like to provide feedback for this course, please e-mail the NICCS SO at NICCS@hq.dhs.gov.