Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE) Virtual Classroom Live July 22, 2026

Course Overview

Module 1: Management High Availability

• Explain the purpose of Management High Availability
• Identify the essential elements of Management High Availability

Lab Tasks:

• Deploy and configure Management High Availability
• Ensure the failover process functions as expected

Module 2: Advanced Policy Management

• Identify ways to enhance the Security Policy with more object types
• Create dynamic objects to make policy updatable from the Gateway
• Manually define NAT rules
• Configure Security Management behind NAT

Lab Tasks:

• Use Updatable Objects
• Configure Network Address Translation for server and network objects
• Configure Management behind NAT for Branch Office connections

Module 3: Site-to-Site VPN

• Discuss site-to-site VPN basics, deployment, and communities
• Describe how to analyze and interpret VPN tunnel traffic
• Articulate how pre-shared keys and certificates can be configured to authenticate with third-party and externally managed VPN Gateways
• Explain Link Selection and ISP Redundancy options
• Explain tunnel management features

Lab Task:

• Configure Site-to-Site VPN with internally managed Security Gateways

Module 4: Advanced Security Monitoring

• Describe the SmartEvent and Compliance Blade solutions, including their purpose and use

Lab Tasks:

• Configure a SmartEvent Server to monitor relevant patterns and events
• Demonstrate how to configure Events and Alerts in SmartEvent
• Demonstrate how to run specific SmartEvent reports
• Activate the Compliance Blade
• Demonstrate Security Best Practice settings and alerts
• Demonstrate Regulatory Requirements Compliance Scores

Module 5: Upgrades

• Identify supported upgrade options

Lab Task:

• Upgrade a Security Gateway
• Use Central Deployment tool to install Hotfixes

Module 6: Advanced Upgrades and Migrations

• Export/import a Management Database
• Upgrade a Security Management Server by freshly deploying the new release or using a new appliance

Lab Task:

• Prepare to perform an Advanced Upgrade with Database Migration on the Primary Security Management Server in a distributed environment
• Perform an import of a Primary Security Management Server in a distributed Check Point environment

Module 7: ElasticXL Cluster

• Describe the ElasticXL Cluster solution, including its purpose and use

Lab Tasks:

• Deploy an ElasticXL Security Gateway Cluster

Prerequisites

Check Point Certified Security Administration (CCSA) KT-CCSA

Course Comments

This course prepares learners for Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE exam #156-315.82) via Pearson VUE