Fortinet is a prominent cybersecurity company known for its network security solutions, including firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, and security appliances. Here are some key topics related to Fortinet firewall technologies and certifications
- Fortinet FortiGate Essentials
- Introduction to Fortinet firewalls and security appliances
- Initial setup and configuration of FortiGate devices
- Security policies and rulebase management
- Network Address Translation (NAT) and Virtual IPs (VIPs)
- Firewall authentication and user-based policies
- Application Control (App Control) and Web Filtering
- Fortinet FortiGate Advanced
- Advanced security policies and rulebase optimization
- SSL Inspection and Deep Packet Inspection (DPI)
- Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and AntiVirus (AV) configuration
- High Availability (HA) and Redundancy configurations
- Virtual Private Network (VPN) configurations (IPsec, SSL, and SSL VPN)
- Monitoring and Logging with FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager
- Fortinet Network Security Expert (NSE) Program
- The NSE program offers multiple levels of certification ranging from foundational to expert-level knowledge of Fortinet products and technologies. Topics cover a wide range of Fortinet solutions, including firewalls, FortiGate, FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager, FortiSandbox, and more.
- Fortinet Security Fabric
- Introduction to the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture
- Integration and orchestration of Fortinet security products
- Fabric Management Center (FMC) for centralized management and automation
- Security Fabric features such as Single Sign-On (SSO), Threat Intelligence, and Fabric Connectors
- FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer
- Centralized management and configuration of Fortinet devices with FortiManager
- Log collection, analysis, and reporting with FortiAnalyzer
- Device provisioning, firmware updates, and configuration backups
- Fortinet FortiGate Cloud
- Deployment and management of FortiGate firewalls in cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
- Integration with cloud-native services and architectures
- Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and cloud workload protection
- Fortinet Secure SD-WAN
- Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) concepts and benefits
- Configuration and management of Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solutions
- Dynamic Path Selection (DPS) and Quality of Service (QoS) configurations
- Integration with Fortinet Security Fabric for advanced threat protection
- Fortinet FortiGate Security
- Best practices for securing network infrastructures with Fortinet firewalls
- Threat prevention strategies and configurations
- Performance optimization and tuning for FortiGate devices
- Security audit and compliance checks
