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Palo Alto Networks EDU 214

Firewall: Improving Security Posture and Hardening PAN-OS Firewalls

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In this course, you will gain an improved understanding of how to better configure, manage, and monitor PAN-OS Threat Prevention Features. You gain this experience in a dedicated lab environment with the help of many practical exercises. Among other things, you will learn how to use firewall log information to make better configuration decisions. In addition, you'll learn how to configure a firewall to detect, block, and record threats.

Course Contents

  • Introduction
  • Security Profile Revision
  • Daily Operations and Maintenance
  • Establish Initial Baseline Visibility
  • Analyze and Update Security Rules Passing Traffic
  • Inbound Security Rules Best Practices and Analysis
  • Outbound Security Rules Best Practices and Analysis
  • Internal Security Rules Best Practices and Analysis
  • Administratively Hardening PAN-OS
  • Reducing Policy set and Simplification

E-Book Symbol You will receive the original course documentation from Palo Alto in English language. Optionally, we provide a printed version or a E-Book.

Target Group

Security engineers, security administrators, security operation specialists, security analysts, network engineers, and support staff.

Knowledge Prerequisites

The contents of Palo Alto Networks Firewall Essentials: Configuration and Management (EDU-210) are a prerequisite. Additionally, you should be familiar with networking concepts, including routing, switching, and IP addressing.

Classroom training

Do you prefer the classic training method? A course in one of our Training Centers, with a competent trainer and the direct exchange between all course participants? Then you should book one of our classroom training dates!

Hybrid training

Hybrid training means that online participants can additionally attend a classroom course. The dynamics of a real seminar are maintained, and the online participants are able to benefit from that. Online participants of a hybrid course use a collaboration platform, such as WebEx Training Center or Saba Meeting. To do this, a PC with browser and Internet access is required, as well as a headset and ideally a Web cam. In the seminar room, we use specially developed and customized audio- and video-technologies. This makes sure that the communication between all persons involved works in a convenient and fault-free way.

Online training

You wish to attend a course in online mode? We offer you online course dates for this course topic. To attend these seminars, you need to have a PC with Internet access (minimum data rate 1Mbps), a headset when working via VoIP and optionally a camera. For further information and technical recommendations, please refer to.

Tailor-made courses

You need a special course for your team? In addition to our standard offer, we will also support you in creating your customized courses, which precisely meet your individual demands. We will be glad to consult you and create an individual offer for you.
Request for customized courses
PDF SymbolYou can find the complete description of this course with dates and prices ready for download at as PDF.

In this course, you will gain an improved understanding of how to better configure, manage, and monitor PAN-OS Threat Prevention Features. You gain this experience in a dedicated lab environment with the help of many practical exercises. Among other things, you will learn how to use firewall log information to make better configuration decisions. In addition, you'll learn how to configure a firewall to detect, block, and record threats.

Course Contents

  • Introduction
  • Security Profile Revision
  • Daily Operations and Maintenance
  • Establish Initial Baseline Visibility
  • Analyze and Update Security Rules Passing Traffic
  • Inbound Security Rules Best Practices and Analysis
  • Outbound Security Rules Best Practices and Analysis
  • Internal Security Rules Best Practices and Analysis
  • Administratively Hardening PAN-OS
  • Reducing Policy set and Simplification

E-Book Symbol You will receive the original course documentation from Palo Alto in English language. Optionally, we provide a printed version or a E-Book.

Target Group

Security engineers, security administrators, security operation specialists, security analysts, network engineers, and support staff.

Knowledge Prerequisites

The contents of Palo Alto Networks Firewall Essentials: Configuration and Management (EDU-210) are a prerequisite. Additionally, you should be familiar with networking concepts, including routing, switching, and IP addressing.

Classroom training

Do you prefer the classic training method? A course in one of our Training Centers, with a competent trainer and the direct exchange between all course participants? Then you should book one of our classroom training dates!

Hybrid training

Hybrid training means that online participants can additionally attend a classroom course. The dynamics of a real seminar are maintained, and the online participants are able to benefit from that. Online participants of a hybrid course use a collaboration platform, such as WebEx Training Center or Saba Meeting. To do this, a PC with browser and Internet access is required, as well as a headset and ideally a Web cam. In the seminar room, we use specially developed and customized audio- and video-technologies. This makes sure that the communication between all persons involved works in a convenient and fault-free way.

Online training

You wish to attend a course in online mode? We offer you online course dates for this course topic. To attend these seminars, you need to have a PC with Internet access (minimum data rate 1Mbps), a headset when working via VoIP and optionally a camera. For further information and technical recommendations, please refer to.

Tailor-made courses

You need a special course for your team? In addition to our standard offer, we will also support you in creating your customized courses, which precisely meet your individual demands. We will be glad to consult you and create an individual offer for you.
Request for customized courses

PDF SymbolYou can find the complete description of this course with dates and prices ready for download at as PDF.