Check Point Software Technologies Badges | NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Check Point Software Technologies Badges

Network Security badge; Cloud Security badge; Endpoint & Mobile Security badge

Check Point

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is a leading provider of cyber security solutions to governments and corporate enterprises globally. Its solutions protect customers from cyber-attacks with an industry leading catch rate of malware, ransomware and other types of attacks. Check Point offers a multilevel security architecture that defends enterprises’ cloud, network and mobile device held information, plus a comprehensive and intuitive one point of control security management system.

The Check Point badges gives students and alumni the following learning experiences:

  • Network Security - Learn how to configure, manage, and monitor a Check Point security environment. Learn how to use and practice using the Maestro Hyperscale Network Security solution.
  • Cloud Security - Explore the CloudGuard solution, which provides cloud network security, posture management and cloud threat hunting, and cloud application security, for the public cloud.
  • Endpoint & Mobile Security - Build understanding and expertise with the Harmony Endpoint and Harmony Mobile solutions, technologies, and technical needs.

Setup Your Check Point Account

Students and alumni should register using their @nyu.edu email address and use code: NYU. Registration is only necessary one-time to access the learning path for each badge.

Upon completion of the Network Security learning path, badge earners will be able to: 

  • Perform initial installation and physical cabling of the Maestro Hyperscale Orchestrator appliance
  • Master the creation, configuration, and management of a Security Group via the web user interface and SmartConsole
  • Get familiarized with the Command Line Interface of the Orchestrator and of a Single Management Object
  • Use the Maestro solution in a dual Orchestrator deployment
  • Create, configure, and manage a VSX Security Group via the web user interface and SmartConsole
  • Learn additional useful Command Line Interface commands on both the Maestro Hyperscale Orchestrator and the Single Management Object
  • Utilize the Orchestrator CLI to create and configure a Security Group

To earn this badge:

  1. Complete the Network Security learning path.
    • Jump Start: Maestro Hyperscale Network Security
      Jump Start: Quantum Spark Network Security
  2. Earn 70% or better on each exam.

Approximate time to earn Network Security Badge: 9 hours

Check Point Cloud Security solution is a group of products that delivers advanced threat prevention, monitoring and visibility into public, private, hybrid and multi cloud workloads. This learning path will focus on CloudGuard products for the public cloud including Cloud Network security, Posture Management and Cloud Threat hunting, and Cloud application security.

Upon completion of the Cloud Security learning path, badge earners will be able to:

  • Learn about cloud security challenges and what different Check Point CloudGuard products can be used to protect your cloud environment
  • Analyze how CloudGuard Network Security solution is used to secure your cloud posture
  • Learn how to deploy a CloudGuard Network Security solution in the Azure Cloud
  • Gain insight into the security challenges involving workload protection and application security in the cloud and Check Point’s solutions for those challenges
  • Perform a basic deployment and configuration of the various solutions under the CloudGuard umbrella
  • Learn about Posture Management and why you need a Posture Management solution

To earn this badge:

  1. Complete Cloud Security learning path.
    • Jump Start: Cloud Security
    • Jump Start: CloudGuard Workload Protection and Application Security
    • Jump Start: CloudGuard Posture Management
  2. Earn 70% or better on each exam.

Approximate time to earn Cloud Security Badge: 15 hours

The continuous evolution of the cyber landscape presents organizations with endpoint security challenges. The Check Point Harmony Endpoint and Harmony Mobile solutions, help organizations overcome these security challenges. Through this learning path, one will gain an understanding of these solutions and the technical needs to implement them in their organization.

Upon completion of the Endpoint and Mobile Security learning path, badge earners will be able to:

  • Work with the Harmony Endpoint solution technologies to design and architect the solution.
  • Use the best practice methods to deploy, configure and utilize the Harmony Endpoint solution.
  • Understand the Mobile Threat landscape
  • Navigate the Harmony Mobile solution and identify the benefits of it’s technologies
  • Build architecture & main flows for the Harmony Mobile solution
  • Complete Master Data Management (MDM) integrations

To earn this badge:

  1. Complete the Endpoint & Mobile Security learning path.
    • Jump Start: Harmony Endpoint 
    • Jump Start: Harmony Mobile
  2. Earn 70% or better on each exam.

Approximate time to earn Endpoint & Mobile Security Badge: 15 hours