It's Time to Register for WatchGuard Network Security Essentials Training! - Minneapolis Cloud Services and Managed Service Provider Verus Corporation

It’s Time to Register for WatchGuard Network Security Essentials Training!

Posted September 10, 2019

Are you an IT specialist in Minneapolis interested in working with world-renowned, award-winning cybersecurity hardware and software? It all starts with WatchGuard’s Network Security Essentials Training. This four day training will introduce WatchGuard customers to the basics of successfully implementing WatchGuard Firewalls and all of the security services that are included.

Prerequisites include being moderately experienced in network administration and a basic understanding of TCP/IP networking. No previous experience with network security, WatchGuard System Manager, or WatchGuard hardware is required.

Preparing for WatchGuard Network Security Essentials Training

In this four day course, WatchGuard and Verus Corp will take your through the basics of configuration and management of the following:

WatchGuard Firebox (XTM) Configuration and Installation
Networking and NAT Methods (Network Address Translation)
Creating Fireware Policies and Proxies – HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, FTP and TCP
Deep Packet Inspection over HTTPS
Branch Office VPN Configuration
Mobile User VPN’s – IKEv2, SSL, L2TP, iOS, and IPSEC (Mobile User)
Web Traffic and WebBlocker Policy Implementation
SMTP and SPAMBlocker Policy and Quarantine Setup
Threat Detection and Response (TDR)
Reputation Enabled Defense (RED)
Botnet Detection
Application Blocker
Intrusion Prevention (IPS)
Geolocation Capabilities
DNSWatch
Gateway Antivirus Configuration (GAV and Cylance AV)
WatchGuard Dimension and Dimension Command
WatchGuard Monitoring, Logging and Reporting
WatchGuard Web User Interface
WatchGuard Mobile Management Capabilities (MDM)
Authentication – Active Directory, Firebox DB, RADIUS, SecureID and LDAP
Threat Protection
Ransomware Protection
Support and Troubleshooting

WatchGuard also offers an online introduction class that will help you prepare for the course. It’s ideal for people new to network administration or those looking to learn the basics of networking and network security. It’s the perfect supplement to help you prepare for the more intensive in-person training.

Upcoming dates in Minneapolis are September 24-27 and November 12th-15th. To register, please email wgtraining@veruscorp.com with the subject “Fireware Training.”

WatchGuard Trainings

While Verus currently offers only the Network Security Essentials Training, WatchGuard offers several other trainings that are built to help customers install, configure, and manage their line of products. Both online and in-person courses are available, and work well in tandem to give you an all-inclusive overview of implementation.

Courses that WatchGuard currently offers include the aforementioned Network Security Essentials, along with Secure Wi-Fi Essentials and Multi-Factor Authentication Essentials. All courses provide a technical certification, which you can obtain by passing an exam.

They also offer a variety of study materials to aid in your exam preparations.

You can view their full range of upcoming trainings on WatchGuard’s Training Schedule page.

Kyle Vinar

Kyle Vinar is Partner / President of Verus Corporation. He oversees all business operations and coaches Verus teams to continually improve on their solutions from client experience to product development and overall solution implementation. He works with all Verus resources to increase efficiencies and excellence in every aspect of their organizational roles. Kyle believes that people are the last real competitive edge that a company can have and constructing a rich culture is a vital step in running a world-class organization. Therefore he strives to create a culture within Verus that allows everyone to show up authentically and grow both personally and professionally, which in turn allows Verus Corp team members to provide clients with top-of-the-line service. Kyle helps balance strategy, capacity, and culture in such a way that has allowed Verus Corp to achieve exponential growth since he joined the company in 2013. One of Kyle’s greatest professional achievements has been in helping lay the foundation upon which Verus Corporation could be named the 2nd Best Place to Work by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Kyle holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from St. Cloud State University. He lives in Champlin with his wife and 3 children. He has enjoyed volunteering as a soccer coach for over 6 years and was the former Director of Coaching for Rebels Soccer Club. If Kyle isn’t on the sidelines of one of his children’s soccer games or in the audience of his eldest’s musicals, he can often be found cruising scenic routes on his Harley, in a deer stand, or on the golf course.