Check Point CCSA & CCSE
Check Point secures banks, governments and Fortune 100 companies. Master SmartConsole, layered policy design, Identity Awareness and ClusterXL on dedicated Gaia labs — covering both CCSA and CCSE objectives in one program.
Training Highlights
- 1-on-1 live training with Aviraj Sharma (Cisco Systems (Ex-TAC), Ex-Juniper Networks)
- 45+ Hours of live instructor-led sessions — flexible timing, your pace
- Live class recordings with timestamped notes — revise anytime
- 24x7 dedicated lab pod — 8+ guided hands-on labs
- Trainer-written PDF notes, workbooks & cheat sheets
- Mock interviews, resume building & placement assistance
- Course completion certificate with unique ID
- Free demo session before you pay anything
Course Content
What You Will Learn — Topic by Topic
- Check Point 3-tier architecture (SMS/Gateway/SmartConsole)
- Gaia OS installation & initial configuration
- Policy installation & database revision control
- Rulebase design — stealth, cleanup & best practices
- Ordered & inline policy layers
- NAT — automatic, manual & NAT rules ordering
- Identity Awareness — AD Query, Identity Collector, Captive Portal
- Access roles & identity-based rules
- Application Control & URL Filtering blades
- IPS blade — profiles & protections
- Anti-Bot & Anti-Virus with ThreatCloud
- Threat Extraction (CDR) & Emulation (sandboxing)
- Site-to-site VPN — meshed & star communities
- Remote Access & Mobile Access blade
- ClusterXL — Load Sharing & High Availability
- VSX virtual systems overview & SmartEvent reporting
Hands-on Labs You Will Perform
Standalone SMS + gateway deployment
Layered policy build with inline layers
Identity Awareness with Active Directory
Site-to-site IPsec VPN between gateways
ClusterXL HA failover & synchronization test
Threat Emulation sandbox analysis
SmartEvent custom reports & views
fw monitor & kernel debug troubleshooting
Certification Exam Details
Exam Code
CCSA 156-215.81 & CCSE 156-315.81
Duration
90 Minutes each
Format
90 Questions each
Validity
2 Years
Exam Fee
$250 per exam
Prerequisites
- Networking basics (TCP/IP, NAT)
- Firewall concepts
- Virtualisation basics
Who Can Do This Course
- Security administrators
- Firewall engineers in banking/enterprise
- CCSA/CCSE candidates
Career Opportunities & Salary
Check Point Security Engineer
Firewall Administrator
Security Operations Engineer
Frequently Asked Questions
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