Overview What You Will Learn Curriculum Instructor

Course Overview

This course provides a comprehensive exploration of Sophos XGS Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs), equipping IT professionals with advanced configuration skills to enhance network security and performance. Designed for those with a foundational knowledge of network security, the course offers a hands-on approach to mastering the Sophos XGS NGFW, emphasizing its powerful threat management, user authentication, VPN, and troubleshooting capabilities.

This course begins with an introduction to Sophos XGS NGFWs and sets the stage with an overview of the course structure. You will then delve into threat management topics, including SSL/TLS decryption, antivirus, application control, web filtering, web server protection, and intrusion detection/prevention. Next, the focus shifts to user authentication, traffic shaping, Quality of Service (QoS), and high-availability configurations. The VPN configuration module covers IPSEC, SSL, and clientless SSL VPNs, ensuring secure remote access. Finally, you will learn to integrate Sophos firewalls with Sophos Central, generate insightful reports, monitor networks using sniffing tools, troubleshoot issues, and implement best practices.

By the end of this course, you will be proficient in configuring and managing Sophos XGS NGFWs to secure and optimize your network infrastructure.

What You Will Learn

  • Mastering data protection techniques on inbound and outbound traffic.
  • Applying traffic shaping and QoS policies.
  • Acquiring skills to configure and use various types of VPNs
  • including IPSEC
  • SSL
  • and clientless SSL VPNs
  • ensuring secure remote access.
  • Developing proficiency in integrating Sophos Central
  • generating comprehensive reports
  • network sniffing
  • and monitoring
  • along with troubleshooting common firewall issues.
  • Understanding and applying industry best practices for managing and securing Sophos firewalls to maintain a robust and resilient network infrastructure.
  • Engaging in hands-on activities that simulate real-world scenarios
  • reinforcing theoretical knowledge through practical application and problem-solving.

Program Curriculum

  • Welcome to the Course
  • Introduction to “Hands-On with Sophos Firewall” Course
  • Introduction to Sophos XGS NGFWs
  • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • SSL and TLS Decryption
  • Antivirus
  • Application Control
  • Web Filtering
  • Web Server Protection
  • Intrusion Detection and Prevention
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • User Authentication
  • Traffic Shaping and QoS
  • High-availability and Clustering of Firewalls
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • IPSEC VPNs
  • Configuring SSL VPNs
  • Configuring Clientless SSL VPNs
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • Integration with Sophos Central
  • Reporting
  • Network Sniffing and Monitoring
  • Troubleshooting Issues with Sophos Firewalls
  • Best Practices
  • Chapter 5 Quiz

Course Recap and Conclusion

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Instructor

Ricardo Bastos

Ricardo Bastos has 15+ years of experience in the field of Cybersecurity, post-graduate in Canada, and holds the most prestigious cybersecurity certifications, such as CISSP, CCSP, and CISM. Ricardo is currently a Cybersecurity Manager at one of the “Big 4” (one of the 4 largest consulting companies worldwide). The author is an expert in cybersecurity controls, having deployed thousands of different solutions (e.g. Antivirus, Firewall, Antispam) for customers. The author is also responsible for providing security assessments, being well-versed in CIS, NIST CSF and ISO standards.

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