1 - Outline

• Understand how to use Check Point diagnostic tools to determine the status of a network.
• Understand how to use network packet analyzers and packet capturing tools to evaluate network traffic.
• Become familiar with more advanced Linux system commands.
• Obtain a deeper knowledge of the Security Management architecture.
• Understand how the Management database is structured and how objects are represented in the database.
• Understand key Security Management Server processes and their debugs.
• Understand how GuiDBedit operates.
• Understand how the kernel handles traffic and how to troubleshoot issues with chain modules.
• Understand how to use the two main procedures for debugging the Firewall kernel and how they differ.
• Recognize User mode prcesses and how to interpret their debugs.
• Discuss how to enable and use core dumps.
• Understand the processes and components used for policy installs and processing packets in Access Control policies.
• Understand how to troubleshoot and debug issues that may occur with App Control and URLF.
• Understand how to debug HTTPS Inspection-related issues.
• Understand how to troubleshoot and debug Content Awareness issues.
• Understand how IPS works and how to manage performance issues.
• Understand how to troubleshoot Anti-Bot and Antivirus.
• Recognize how to troubleshoot and debug Site-to-Site VPN-related issues.
• Understand how to troubleshoot and debug Remote Access VPNs.
• Understand how troubleshoot Mobile Access VPN issues.
• Recognize how to use SecureXL features and commands to enable and disable accelerated traffic.
• Understand how the server hardware and operating system affects the performance of Security Gateways.
• Understand how to evaluate hardware configurations for optimal performance.