Fortigate Security
The NSE 4 Network Security Professional designation identifies your ability to configure, install, and manage the day-to-day configuration, monitoring, and operation of a FortiGate device to support specific corporate network security policies. Both Fortigate Infrastructure and Fortigate Security courses are required to pass the Fortigate NSE4 certification.
In this 45 hour course under the Fortinet Network Security Academy, you will learn how to use basic FortiGate features, including security profiles, you will explore firewall policies, security fabric, user authentication, SSL VPN, dial-up IPsec VPN, and how to protect your network using security profiles such as IPS, antivirus, web filtering, application control, and more. These administration fundamentals will provide you with a solid understanding of how to implement basic network security.
The topics which will be covered are:
Introduction and Initial Configuration
Security Fabric
Firewall Policies
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Firewall Authentication
Logging and Monitoring
Certificate Operations
Web Filtering
Application Control
Antivirus
Intrusion Prevention and Denial of Service
SSL VPN
Dialup IPsec VPN

Curriculum Objectives
Deploy the appropriate operation mode for your network
Use the GUI and CLI for administration
Identify the characteristics of the Fortinet Security Fabric
Control network access to configured networks using firewall policies
Apply port forwarding, source NAT, and destination NAT
Authenticate users using firewall policies
Understand encryption functions and certificates
Inspect SSL/TLS-secured traffic to prevent encryption used to bypass security policies
Configure security profiles to neutralize threats and misuse, including viruses, torrents, and inappropriate websites
Apply application control techniques to monitor and control network applications that might use standard or non-standard protocols and ports
Fight hacking and denial of service (DoS)
Offer an SSL VPN for secure access to your private network
Implement a dialup IPsec VPN tunnel between FortiGate and FortiClient
Collect and interpret log entries
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Classes: 2 x 3 hrs per week (6PM-9.15PM) Total duration: 45 hrs over 7 weeks |
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Level: Intermediate |
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Learning Type: Instructor-led
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Languages: Greek, English |
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Cost: 80% Subsidised By HRDA for companies. Discounted pricing for individuals
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