NSE Technical Training Update
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Technical Training – The New FortiGate
Training Core Curriculum
Scott Edwards
March 2018
Q2 2018 new release NSE 4 courses
FT-FGT1 & FT-FGT2
Update from 5.4 to 5.6
with all new format:
FortiGate Security
&
FortiGate Infratsructure
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Why is this important for you to know ?
NSE 4 courses are the most widely consumed classes
The legacy FortiGate l and ll courses are being replaced by:
FortiGate Security
FortiGate Infrastructure
The substitution between FortiGate I and II vs FortiGate
Security and Infrastructure must be explained:
It is not a one for one swap
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Why are we doing this update ?
FortiGate Security and Infrastructure are based on FortiOS 5.6
FortiGate I and II denominations lead to introduction and advanced:
Which is partially true
The new release target more specific use cases and job type:
Security Operators
Network Operators
The new courses are stand alone
FortiGate l was a prerequisite of FortiGate II
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Timeline for 5.6 Ramp Up
• New Public SKU’s releasing for Q2 – mid April
• First Public 5.6 classes in MAY – Sunnyvale, Sophia, KL
• Self-paced course ready – Late April
• First 5.6 Facilitated Labs in MAY – all theaters
• New NSE 4 exam at Pearson VUE later in Q2
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Agenda
1. Introduction to FortiGate and Security
Fabric
2. Firewall Policies
3. Network Address Translation (NAT)
4. Firewall Authentication
5. Logging and Monitoring
6. Certificate Operations
7. Web Filtering
8. Application Control
9. Antivirus
10. Intrusion Prevention and Denial of Service
11. SSL VPN
12. Dialup IPsec VPN
13. Data Leak Prevention (DLP)
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Agenda
1. Routing
2. Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN)
3. Layer 2 Switching
4. Virtual Domains
5. Site-to-Site IPsec VPN
6. Fortinet Single Sign-On (FSSO)
7. High Availability (HA)
8. Web Proxy
9. Diagnostics
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FortiGate Course Split
Original Course Name Duration New Course Name Duration
FGT I 2 days FortiGate Security 3 days
FGT II 3 days FortiGate Infrastructure 2 days
FortiGate 1 roughly maps to FortiGate Security
FortiGate 2 roughly maps to FortiGate Infrastructure
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Take aways
Old FT-FGT1 and FT-FGT2 are purchasable until the end of Q2
Still supported for 12 months
New SKUs are purchasable on Q2
The new courses are far improved in both material, content and flow
What was 2 days is 3 and what was 3 days is 2
For any request or assistance with the transition please contact :
training@[Link]; emeatraining@[Link]; apactraining@[Link]
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