Understanding and Getting Started with Web Security

• Describe features, components, and key integrations that enable Web Security functionalities.
• Articulate the licensing structure for Web Security and related modules.
• Distinguish key settings in Security Manager, Content Gateway Manager, Forcepoint Security Appliance Manager, and other available user interfaces.
• Describe the differences between Super Administrators and delegated administrators.

Policy Enforcement and Filtering

• Describe the full scope and workflow of policy planning.
• Identify standard and custom policies, including related filters.
• Distinguish key settings in Security Manager.
• Compare user identification and proxy authentication.
• Explain how Web Security analyses user requests and enforces policies.

Monitoring Web Security Activities

• Itemize Web Security notifications and alerts.
• Diagram the reporting flow.
• Describe various reporting options to gain important insights about your environment.
• Identify suspicious network activity using threats dashboard.
• Compare reporting tools, including legacy and Report Center features.

Disaster Response and Recovery

• Explain how Web Security responds to incidents.
• Compare and contrast Web Security update options.
• Distinguish guidelines related to incident management and disaster recovery.
• Identify system health monitoring capabilities.
• Complete various tasks that help maintain a healthy Web Security environment.
• Define best practice procedures for disaster recovery.

• System administrators, network security administrators, IT staff, consultants
• Forcepoint channel partners, integrators, and planners who help customers with Forcepoint Web Security implementations

• Basic knowledge of Active Directory/User Directory concepts
• Basic knowledge of networking concepts (IP addresses, protocols, URLs, proxies, gateways, firewalls)
• User experience with platforms on which Forcepoint Web Security will be deployed