This course is designed for technical professionals who will be administering Sophos SG UTM and provides the skills necessary to manage common day-to-day tasks. The course is available either online or as an instructor-led classroom course. 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.
Sophos UTM Administrator Course (Tuesday 6 April 2021– Wednesday 7 April 2021)
Objectives
On completion of this course, trainees will be able to:
- Recognize the main technical capabilities and how they protect against threats
- Complete common configuration tasks
- Backup and restore the system
- Complete common day-to-day tasks
- View and manage logs and reports
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course; however it is recommended that trainees should:
- Have networking knowledge equivalent to CompTIA N+ or better
- Be familiar with security best practices
- Be able to setup a Windows server
- Have experience of configuring and managing network gateway devices
- Have knowledge of general Windows networking and Microsoft Active Directory
If you are uncertain whether you meet the necessary prerequisites to take this course, please email us at globaltraining@sophos.com and we will be happy to help.
Certification
To become a Sophos Certified Administrator, trainees must take and pass an online assessment. The assessment tests their knowledge of both the presented and practical content. The pass mark for the assessment is 80%, and is limited to 4 attempts.
Location: NSS training center (broadcast via webex)
Duration: 1 1/2 days
Lab Environment
Each student will be provided with a pre-configured environment which simulates a company network with two sites, a head office and a branch office and contains Windows Servers and two SG UTMs.
Agenda
Trainer: Michael Eleftheroglou
Day 1 Tuesday 6 April 2021
9:30-10:00 Module 1: Security Threats and how the UTM Protects Against Them
10:00-11:00 Module 2: Getting Started with UTM Firewall
11:00-12:00 Labs
Configure a UTM using the Setup Wizard
- Navigate the WebAdmin
- Configure system settings
- Create definitions
- Configure interfaces and routing
12:00-12:45 Lunch
12:45-13:10 Module 3: Network Protection
13:10-14:00 Labs
- Create firewall rules
- Configure NATing
- Demonstrate Advanced Threat Protection
- Configure Intrusion Prevention (IPS)
14:00-14:35 Module 4: Site-to-Site Connections
14:35-15:00 Labs
- Configure an SSL site-to-site VPN
- Configure an IPsec site-to-site VPN
15:00-15:35 Module 5: Authentication
15:35:16:15 Labs
- Configure local authentication and the User Portal
- Configure external authentication using Active Directory
- Enable one-time passwords
- Configure Active Directory SSO for web filtering
16:15-17:00 Module 6: Web Protection and Application Control
Day 2 Wednesday 7 April 2021
9:30-11:00 Labs
- Deploy the HTTPS CA certificate
- Configure Filter Actions
- Sophos Certified Administrator
- Manage Websites
- Configure Web Policies
- Configure Web Profiles
- Configure Application Control
11:00-11:35 Module 7 Email Protection
11:35-13:00 Labs
- Enable and configure quarantine digests
- Configure an Email Protection Policy for MTA mode
- Encrypt emails that match a Data Control List using SPX
- Manage quarantined items as a user
13:00-13:45 Lunch
13:45-14:15 Module 8 Wireless and Remote Access
14:15-14:40 Labs
- Configure an SSL remote access VPN
- Configure the HTML5 VPN Portal
14:40-15:10 Module 9 Endpoint Protection and Mobile Control
15:10-15:40 Module 10 Logging, Reporting and Troubleshooting
15:40-16:10 Labs
- Run, customize and schedule reports
- View and manage log files
- Use built-in support tools
- Further