TRAINING: Sophos Central Architect Certification
Endpoint & Server Protection
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 & Wednesday, February 21, 2024
This course provides an in-depth study of Sophos Central, designed for experienced technical professionals who will be planning, installing, configuring, and supporting deployments in production environments.
It consists of presentations and practical lab exercises to reinforce the taught content, and electronic copies of the supporting documents for the course will be provided to each trainee through the online portal. The course is expected to take 2 days to complete, of which approximately 9 hours will be spent on the practical exercises and labs and will be held at the NSS Authorized Training Center, Paggaiou & 1 Aggistis st., 11855 Athens.
Delivery
Duration
Assessment
To complete this course, trainees must take and pass an online assessment.
Trainees will have 3 hours to complete the assessment; the pass mark is 80% and trainees will have 3 attempts to pass.
Lab Environment
Each trainee is provided a pre-configured environment that simulates a company network with two sites, a head office, and a branch office.
Certification
Objectives
- Plan and deploy complex installations of Sophos Central
- Design an installation considering all variables
- Undertake a multi-site installation appropriate for a customer environment
- Explain the function of core components, how they work, and how to configure them
- Track the source of infections and cleanup infected devices
- Perform preliminary troubleshooting and basic support of customer environments
- Explain the core configuration concepts of Sophos Central and demonstrate how to configure and implement them
- Perform manual clean up of threats when required
- Proactively investigate suspicious activities and hunt threats
- Perform preliminary troubleshooting and basic support steps
Prerequisites
Prior to taking this training, trainees should:
- Have completed and passed the Sophos Central Endpoint and Server Protection – Certified Engineer course
- Have completed any subsequent delta courses up to version 3.0
We recommend that trainees have the following knowledge and experience:
- Windows networking and the ability to troubleshoot issues
- A good understanding of IT security
- Linux command line for common tasks
- Configuring Active Directory group policies
If you are uncertain whether you meet the necessary prerequisites, please email us at training@nss.gr and we will be happy to help.
Course Agenda
- Module 1: Sophos Central Overview (20 mins)
- Module 2: Sophos Central User Management (105 mins)
- Module 3: Sophos Central Agent Deployment (100mins)
- Module 4: Device Management and Communication (45 mins)
- Module 5: Protecting Virtual Servers (60 mins)
- Module 6: Sophos Central Policies (170 mins)
- Module 7: Sophos Central Remediation and Report (125 mins)
- Module 8: Sophos Central XDR (100mins)
- Module 9: Course (10 mins)
Training Program
Trainer: Michael Eleftheroglou
Day 1: Tuesday 20 February 2024
09:30 – 09:50 Central Overview
09:50 – 10:15 Sophos Central User Management
10:15 – 11:00 Lab 1
11:00 – 11:15 Break
11:15 – 12:00 Lab 1 (second part)
12:00 – 12:40 Sophos Central Agent Deployment
12:40 – 13:40 Lab 2
13:40 – 14:15 Lunch
14:15 – 14:45 Device Management and Communication
14:45 – 15:00 Lab 3
15:00 – 15:25 Sophos Central Virtual Protection
15:25 – 15:55 Labs 4
15:55 – 16:10 Break
16:10 – 17:25 Sophos Central Policies
Day 2: Wednesday 21 February 2024
09:30 – 11:30 Labs 5
11:30 – 11:45 Break
11:45 – 12:15 Sophos Central Remediation and Reports
12:15 – 13:50 Lab 5
13:50 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 15:30 Sophos Central XDR
15:30 – 16:10 Labs 6
16:10 – 16:25 Break
16:25 – 17:00 Course Review
NSS is an Authorized Training Center
Courses are given in English & Greek language with English documentation. Prices include training materials, vouchers for official vendor certificates when applicable, coffee & lunch during the training procedure. NSS aims to educate and prepare all participants with the skills needed to deploy a solution efficiently and effectively, maximizing the existing investment.
