Palo Alto Networks Firewall Essentials: Configuration and Management Training Course

Introduction

• Overview of the Palo Alto Networks portfolio and architecture
• Firewall architecture

Getting Started

• Setting up initial firewall configurations
• Configuring management network settings
• Activating the firewall
• Managing licenses and software

Managing Firewall Configurations

• Overseeing configuration changes
• Reviewing and monitoring firewall logs

Managing Firewall Administrator Accounts

• Handling firewall authentication and authorization
• Creating local firewall administrator accounts
• Creating non-local firewall administrator accounts
• Setting up firewall administrator accounts for non-interactive login

Connecting the Firewall to Production Networks

• Mitigating threats through network segmentation
• Utilizing network interfaces and security zones
• Working with Layer 3 interfaces and sub-interfaces
• Implementing virtual wire interfaces
• Configuring tap interfaces
• Using virtual routers
• Setting up loopback interfaces

Managing Security Policy Rules

• Developing and maintaining security policy rules
• Creating and managing NAT policy rules
• Regulating application usage via app-ID

Blocking Threats

• Mitigating risks using security and NAT policies
• Preventing packet- and protocol-based attacks
• Blocking threats originating from known malicious sources
• Mitigating risks by identifying applications
• Blocking threats by identifying users
• Mitigating risks by identifying devices
• Blocking unknown threats
• Mitigating risks in encrypted traffic
• Preventing the use of stolen credentials
• Blocking threats via security profiles
• Filtering inappropriate web traffic using URL filtering
• Utilizing decryption to mitigate threats in encrypted traffic

Threat and Traffic Information

• Extracting valuable insights from logs and reports
• Forwarding threat and traffic data to external services

Security Best Practices

Summary and Next Steps