Free Secure Firewall (Sidewinder) 7.0 Web-based Training: Secure Computing

 Secure Firewall 7.0 Web-based Training


Welcome to Secure Firewall (Sidewinder) 7.0 Web-based Training!

The training outlined below is offered at no cost to our Sidewinder 7.0 customers.

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Listed below are the subject areas within Sidewinder 7.0 Web-based training. Please login to access the simulations.

Version 7.0 Syllabus
1. System Administration 2. Policy Management 3. Application Defenses
4. DNS 5. E-mail 6. Auditing & Reporting


1. System Administration

Subject Tasks Simulations Feedback
» System Administration Activating your license: Simulation » Login
To enable the Simulation training links.
Adding an administrator account: Simulation
Downloading & installing patches: Simulation
Adding a static route: Simulation
Adding a new burb: Simulation
Defining a new interface: Simulation
Backing up your configuration: Simulation
Restoring your configuration: Simulation


2. Policy

Subject Tasks Simulations Feedback
» Policy Customizing a service (Proxies vs IPFilters): Simulation » Login
To enable the Simulation training links.
Adding detail to your policy: Simulation
Defining & using service groups: Simulation
Defining a rule to pass traffic (with source NAT): Simulation
Defining a rule to discard traffic: Simulation
Defining a rule using redirection (destination NAT): Simulation
Enabling Sidewinder's SSH server: Simulation
Customizing the SSH server: Simulation
Defining authentication servers: Simulation
Using authentication: Simulation
Enabling Passport authentication: Simulation


3. Application Defenses

Subject Tasks Simulations Feedback
» Application Defenses Defining & using IDS and IPS: Simulation » Login
To enable the Simulation training links.
Preparing anti-virus protections: Simulation
Preparing anti-spam protections: Simulation
Protecting browsers: Simulation
Protecting web servers: Simulation
Protecting email: Simulation


4. DNS

Subject Tasks Simulations Feedback
» DNS Administration Differentiating servers in the GUI: Simulation » Login
To enable the Simulation training links.
Adding hostname forward lookups:  Simulation
Adding IP reverse lookups: Simulation
Accepting authority for a new domain: Simulation
Delegating authority for a new domain: Simulation
Configuring Forwarding: Simulation
Preventing unauthorized zone-transfers: Simulation


5. E-mail

Subject Tasks Simulations Feedback
» E-mail Routing administrative mail: Simulation » Login
To enable the Simulation training links.
Accepting mail for a new domain: Simulation
Configuring anti-spam: Simulation
Configuring anti-virus: Simulation
Routing inbound mail: Simulation


6. Auditing & Reporting

Subject Tasks Simulations Feedback
» Auditing & Reporting Configuring IPS attack responses: Simulation » Login
To enable the Simulation training links.
Configuring System event responses: Simulation
Controlling log size/retention: Simulation