Forcepoint Web Security System Engineer

Overview

The accelerated Forcepoint Web Security System Engineer course, is designed for people who will manage or lead system engineering development of Forcepoint Web Security that involves deployment planning, advanced configuration, troubleshooting, and debugging procedures. Instructors deliver this class with dialog with students, hands-on walkthroughs to build competencies, and lab scenarios for students to independently demonstrate competencies

Upon completion of the course you will be able to:

Given a set of environmental, acceptable usage, and user requirements, deploy Web Security in various enterprise environments.
Configure Web Security options to tune and balance settings to respond to system needs.
Demonstrate troubleshooting and debugging steps.

At the end of this course, you’ll achieve your Forcepoint Web Security System Engineer certification.

Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology you’ll certify at twice the speed of traditional training and get access to courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course is ideal for:

Channel partners: sales engineers, implementation specialists, deployment specialists, network architects, technical support
Customers: deployment specialists, implementation specialists, system engineers
Forcepoint: sales engineers, professional services, technical support

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Four reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

You'll be trained and certified faster. Learn more on this 4-day accelerated course. You'll get at least 12 hours a day of quality learning time in a distraction-free environment
Your course is all-inclusive. One simple price covers all course materials, exams, accommodation and meals – so you can focus on learning
Pass first time or train again for free. Your expert instructor will deliver our unique accelerated learning methods, allowing you to learn faster and be in the best possible position to pass first time. In the unlikely event that you don't, it's covered by your Certification Guarantee
Study with an award-winning training provider. We've won the Learning and Performance Institute's "Training Company of the Year" three times. Firebrand is your fastest way to learn, with 134.561 students saving more than one million hours since 2001

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Curriculum

Module 1: Deployment

Identify which services and components to install.
Follow best practices to review installation prerequisites.
Describe the Forcepoint appliance architecture.
Complete a Web Security installation on a Windows host.
Find relevant logs if deployment issues arise.
Apply guidelines related to component placement, limits, ratios, and supported configurations.
Complete an initial appliance setup.
Identify features of Forcepoint appliances.
Define methods of traffic redirection using Content Gateway.
Identify explicit and transparent proxies.
Describe methods of configuring the proxy for high availability.
Explain deployment strategies for simple, medium, and advanced network deployments.
Utilize the recommended sizing guidelines and list deployment recommendations for small, medium, and large networks.
Identify supported Forcepoint solutions and third-party products for integration.
Describe hybrid deployment.
Explain policy migration from Web Security on-premises to Web Security Cloud.
List considerations and required components needed for disaster recovery.
Follow applicable disaster recovery guidelines.

Module 2: Configuration

Identify Web Security components and their interconnectivity.
Specify the components that support bare minimum deployments.
Explain key services and settings that support Web Security components.
Install and use Forcepoint Security Appliance Manager.
Identify and analyze filtering and policy enforcement components.
Articulate essential features and functions about the Content Gateway architecture.
Design and implement proxy authentication based on a customer’s network size and Directory Service options.
Implement user identification components in single and multi-domain environments.
Describe User Service.
Explain SIEM integration.

Module 3: Troubleshooting

Identify Web Security configuration files, diagnostic tools, tuning parameters, and verbose logging.
List general recommendations when troubleshooting issues and formulating workarounds.
Locate specific Web Security logs.
Follow steps to use Visual Diagnostic Tool.
Describe available options and tools when gathering diagnostic data for Web Security components.
Interpret debug.txt results.
Demonstrate appliance CLI commands and operations.

Exam Track

At the end of this accelerated course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training centre, covered by your Certification Guarantee:

This course prepares you to take and pass the Forcepoint Web Security System Engineer Certification exam. The Forcepoint Web Security System Engineer exam is a two-part exam: theoretical (multiple choice) and practical (hands-on).

To obtain certification, the following minimum scores are required:

Theoretical exam score: 80%
Practical exam score: 70%

What's Included

Your accelerated course includes:

Accommodation *
Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
On-site exams **
Exam vouchers **
Practice tests **
Certification Guarantee ***
Courseware
Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
24-hour lab access
Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts
*** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Prerequisites

Before attending this accelerated course, you will have:

Completion of the Forcepoint Web Security Administrator Course and Certification
Intermediate knowledge of networking concepts (IP addresses, routing, URLs, proxies, gateways, firewall
User experience with platforms on which Web Security will be deployed
User experience with other Forcepoint products that support Web Security integration

Are you ready to get certified in record time?

We interview all applicants for the course on their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and general suitability. If you get through this screening process, it means you stand a great chance of passing.

Firebrand Training is an immersive training environment. You must be committed to the course. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.

If you have any doubts as to whether you meet the pre-requisites please call 09 - 31 587 431 and speak to one of our enrolment consultants, who can help you with a training plan.

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