certification

Following on from part one, which provided the theoretical knowledge for this objective as outlined in the study guide, in this post I will go over the performance-based elements. This is where we will start to get hands-on and do some configuration; as a result, this will be a bit of a long post. Introduction to Gaia First of all, a 10,000-foot overview of Gaia. This is the operating system - derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux - on which every Check Point appliance and open server runs, and comes with a rich range of features including IPv4/IPv6 integration, load sharing, high availability, dynamic routing (e....

This post - the first part of two, in order to prevent things becoming unnecessarily long-winded - covers the first objective of the Check Point CCSA R80 exam, Introduction to Check Point Architecture. As well as offering a basic explanation of what a firewall is and does, it will also serve as a primer to Check Point’s technologies and components; part two will focus on the practical elements. What is a Firewall?...

Having worked with Check Point’s solutions for a little over two years, I decided to begin my pursuit of the Check Point Certified Security Administrator (CCSA) R80 certification in earnest with the aim of passing the exam before this year draws to a close. Unfortunately, with a handful of exceptions, there appears to be a dearth of freely-accessible or otherwise affordable resources (certainly compared to Cisco, among other vendors) that is geared specifically towards studying for the exam....