Firewall Administration Essential Training (2019)

Course details

Security is the greatest need in the digital world right now, and it shows no sign of slowing down. And when it comes to protecting a private network, a firewall is the most fundamental security technology out there. In this course, Sean Colins covers the fundamentals of firewall functionality, configuration, and administration in short, easy-to-understand segments designed to put this complex network security technology into the reach of novice to intermediate firewall administrators. Sean goes over basic and advanced firewall configuration tasks, shares practical case studies, and offers troubleshooting tips. Upon wrapping up this course, you'll be ready to get your own firewall up and running on your network.

Learning objectives
Designing your network
Creating firewall schedules and rules
Setting up a virtual IP
Using aliases to group hosts
Preventing local traffic from exiting to the internet
Using Snort and other intrusion detection systems
Prioritizing VoIP traffic
Blocking access to specific websites
Troubleshooting gaming performance issues
Interpreting TCP flag definitions

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Build a secure network barrier with a firewall
02 - Why do you need a firewall
03 - Types of firewalls
04 - Decide which type of firewall to use
05 - What it won't do
06 - Plan for your firewall
07 - Design your network
08 - Document your design

1. Basic Firewall Configuration

09 - Understand traditional firewalls
10 - Understand protocols
11 - Initial setup
12 - Create firewall schedules
13 - Create firewall rules
14 - Create floating rules
15 - Allow specific inbound traffic with rules

2. Advanced Firewall Configuration

16 - Use aliases to efficiently group hosts
17 - Use ports in aliases
18 - Prevent local traffic from exiting to the internet
19 - Traffic shaping
20 - Introduction to IPS IDS via Snort

3. Configuration Case Studies

21 - Prioritizing VOIP traffic
22 - Blocking access to websites
23 - Intrusion protection basics
24 - Reducing priority by application type
25 - Understand proxies and SSL

4. Troubleshooting

26 - Firewall command-line access
27 - Firewall rule troubleshooting
28 - Troubleshoot gaming performance
29 - Troubleshoot software updates
30 - Read logs and interpret TCP flag definitions

Conclusion

31 - Next steps

Firewall Administration Essential Training (2019)

Authors

Sean Colins