Palo Alto Networks Firewall Essentials: Configuration and Management Training Course

Introduction

• Palo Alto Networks portfolio and architectural overview
• Firewall system architecture

Getting Started

• Configuring initial firewall parameters
• Configuring management network settings
• Activating a firewall appliance for government operations
• Managing licenses and software updates

Managing Firewall Configurations

• Handling configuration workflows
• Viewing and monitoring firewall logs

Managing Firewall Administrator Accounts

• Administering firewall authentication and authorization protocols
• Creating a local firewall administrator account for government use
• Creating a non-local firewall administrator account
• Configuring firewall administrator accounts for non-interactive login

Connecting the Firewall to Production Networks

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

Managing Security Policy Rules

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

Blocking Threats

• Mitigating threats through security and NAT policies
• Defending against packet- and protocol-based attacks
• Blocking traffic from identified malicious sources
• Identifying applications to block associated threats
• Identifying users to enforce access controls
• Identifying devices to manage threat exposure
• Detecting and blocking unknown threats
• Mitigating risks within encrypted traffic
• Preventing the misuse of compromised credentials
• Implementing security profiles to block threats
• Filtering inappropriate web content via URL filtering
• Leveraging decryption to inspect and block encrypted threats

Threat and Traffic Information

• Accessing critical data through logs and reports
• Integrating threat and traffic data with external services

Security Best Practices

Summary and Next Steps