Firewall Administration Essential Training

Learn how to plan for, select, install, and manage a firewall for both a Windows and Linux client.

Introduction

• The critical role of a firewall
• What you should know

1. Intro to Firewall

• What is a firewall?
• Packet-filtering firewalls
• Stateful firewalls
• Application firewall and next-generation firewall (NGFW)

2. Firewall Options

• Firewall deployment: Hardware vs. software
• Firewall deployment: Host-based vs. network-based
• Firewall deployment: Cloud-based
• Firewall components

3. Managing Firewalls

• Basic firewall configuration in a Windows client
• Advanced firewall settings in a Windows client
• Basic firewall configuration in a Linux client
• Advanced firewall configuration in a Linux client

Conclusion

• Next steps