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The Fortinet Certified Trainer (FCT) assessment is a trainer evaluation process in which each candidate has to prove their training delivery skills. The FCT assessment is a two-day assessment that evaluates the FCT candidate’s ability to maintain Fortinet’s quality standards in technical knowledge, skills and instructional abilities.

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  • Extensive technical knowledge and skills in network security and cybersecurity
  • Five years of relevant experience in network security and cybersecurity
  • Certification in the required NSE training courses
  • Five years of experience in training delivery in IT security
  • Demonstrable training facilitation and delivery skills

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FortiMail

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Course Description

In this course, you will analyze email security challenges that administrators face, and learn where and how to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot FortiMail to protect your network from email-borne threats. You will also explore the role of FortiMail as a specialized device, and how its features provide both high-performance and in-depth security for business-critical communications.

Who Should Attend

Security professionals involved in the management, configuration, administration, and monitoring of FortiMail in small to enterprise deployments should attend this course.

Prerequisites

You must have an understanding of the topics covered in NSE 4 FortiGate Security and NSE 4 FortiGate Infrastructure, or have equivalent experience.

It is also recommended that you have an understanding of the following topics:

  • SMTP
  • PKI
  • SSL/TLS
  • LDAP
Agenda
  1. Email Concepts
  2. Basic Setup
  3. Access Control and Policies
  4. Authentication
  5. Session Management
  6. Antivirus and Antispam
  7. Content Inspection
  8. Securing Communications
  9. High Availability
  10. Server Mode
  11. Transparent Mode
  12. Maintenance
  13. Troubleshooting
Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Position FortiMail in an existing or new email infrastructure using any of the flexible deployment modes
  • Understand the system architecture of FortiMail: how email flows through its modules; how it applies intelligent routing and policies to email; and how it can protect the priceless reputation of your message transfer agent (MTA)
  • Use your existing LDAP server to manage and authenticate users
  • Secure email transmission using best-in-class technologies, such as SMTPS, SMTP over TLS, and identity-based encryption (IBE)
  • Throttle client connections to block MTA abuse
  • Block spam using sophisticated techniques, such as deep header inspection, spam outbreak, heuristics, and the FortiGuard Antispam service
  • Eliminate spear phishing and zero-day viruses
  • Integrate FortiMail with FortiSandbox for advanced threat protection (ATP)
  • Prevent accidental or intentional leaks of confidential and regulated data
  • Archive email for compliance
  • Deploy high availability (HA) and redundant infrastructure for maximum up-time of mission-critical email
  • Diagnose common issues related to email and FortiMail

NOTE: This course covers gateway and server mode in depth. This course also covers transparent mode, however, if you require a course on the use of transparent mode in carrier environments, you should order customized training.

System Requirements

If you take the online format of this class, you must use a computer that has the following:

  • A high-speed internet connection
  • An up-to-date web browser
  • A PDF viewer
  • Speakers or headphones
  • One of the following:
    • HTML 5 support
    • An up-to-date Java Runtime Environment (JRE) with Java plugin enabled in your web browser

You should use a wired Ethernet connection, not a Wi-Fi connection. Firewalls, including Windows Firewall or FortiClient, must allow connections to the online labs.

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Product Versions

FortiMail 7.2

Course Duration
  • Lecture time (estimated): 10 hours
  • Lab time (estimated): 10 hours
  • Total course duration (estimated): 20 hours / 3 days
Formats
  • Instructor-led (classroom and online)
  • Self-paced online
(ISC)2

  • CPE training hours: 10
  • CPE lab hours: 10
  • CISSP domains: Communications and Network Security

Part Number (SKU)
  • FT-FML: Instructor-led course
  • FT-FML-LAB: Lab access within self-paced course
  • See Purchasing Process for more information

Certification

This course is intended to prepare candidates for the NSE 6 FortiMail certification exam.

The NSE 6 FortiMail certification exam counts toward one of the four NSE 6 specializations required to get the NSE 6 certification.

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