Symantec Brightmail Gateway 8.0 - Administration

Duration: Two days

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The Symantec Brightmail Gateway 8.0 – Administration course is designed for the Customers, support engineers,
SE’s, Consultants, and Partners tasked with installation,configuration and administration of Brightmail Gateway.
This 2 day, instructor-led, hands-on class covers how to install, configure, and administer Brightmail Gateway.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, you should be able to
• Describe some of the e-mail threats that exist today
• Define Symantec Security Response
• Describe how Probe Network works
• Describe Brightmail Gateway 8.0
• List key features of Brightmail Gateway 8.0
• Describe Brightmail Gateway 8.0 architecture
• Describe how Brightmail Gateway 8.0 is deployed
• List Installation Prerequisites
• Provide virtualization overview
• Install Brightmail Gateway 8.0
• Configure Brightmail Gateway 8.0
• Navigate Brightmail Gateway Control Center
• Describe contents of the reputation tab in the Brightmail Gateway 8.0 control center
• Configure bad senders policies
• Configure connection classes
• Configure good senders policies
• Use find sender tool
• Use IP Reputation lookup tool
• Add or Modify Existing Spam Policies
• Modify Spam Quarantine Settings
• Configure Spam Scan Settings
• Configure Sender Authentication
• View Spam Message Quarantine
• Describe contents of the virus tab in the Brightmail Gateway 8.0 control center
• Add or Modify Existing Virus Policies
• Configure LiveUpdate Settings
• Configure Anti-Virus and Exclude Scanning Lists
• Configure Settings for Virus Quarantine
• View Suspect Virus Message Quarantine
• Describe contents of the compliance tab in the Brightmail Gateway 8.0 control center
• Manage Content Compliance Policies Configure compliance resources
• Configure compliance settings
• Manage incidences
• Describe contents of the administration tab in the Brightmail Gateway 8.0 control center
• Manage users and groups
• Manage hosts configuration
• Backup Brightmail Gateway 8.0
• Configure Brightmail Gateway 8.0 settings
• Manage SSL Certificates
• Enable and configure Bounce Attack Prevention
• Configure local logging levels
• Enable and use message audit logs
• Describe LDAP
• List LDAP services used in Brightmail Gateway 8.0
• Describe Authentication service
• Describe Synchronization service
• Describe Routing service
• Describe Recipient Validation service
• Configure LDAP settings
• Create LDAP-based group policy
• Describe IM filtering
• Enable IM filtering
• List default spam and virus policies
• Create IM virus policy
• Create IM spam policy

Who Should Attend

Customers, support engineers, SE’s, Consultants, and Partners

Prerequisites

Email Fundamentals
LDAP Fundamentals

Hands-On

This course includes practical exercises and demonstrations that enable you to test your new skills and begin to transfer them into your working environment.

COURSE OUTLINE

Introduction to Brightmail Gateway 8.0
• Background to E-mail Scanning Topic Title
• Introducing Brightmail Gateway 8.0
• Key Features
• Brightmail Gateway 8.0 Architecture
• Brightmail Gateway 8.0 Deployment

Installation and Configuration
• Installation Prerequisites
• Virtualization Overview
• Installing Brightmail Gateway 8.0
• Configuring Brightmail Gateway 8.0
• Overview Brightmail Gateway 8.0 Control Center
• Hands-On Labs: Installing Brightmail Gateway 8.0 (using OS Restore method), Using Console Setup Wizard, Testing mail flow and routing

Adaptive Reputation Management
• Reputation Tab
• How Global IP Reputation Works
• Configuring Bad Senders Policies
• Configuring Connection Classification
• Configuring Good Senders Policies
• Using Find Sender Tool
• Using IP Reputation Lookup Tool
• Hands-On Labs: Configure connection classification, Configure invalid recipient handling, Enable Directory
Harvest Attack Recognition, Enable and configure fastpass, Use Find Sender Tool, Use IP Reputation Tool

Anti-Spam Policies
• Spam Tab
• Email Spam Policy
• Modify Spam Quarantine Settings
• Spam Scan Settings
• Configure Sender Authentication
• Hands-On Labs: Create and test an inbound spam policy, Testing Inbound Suspected Spam Policy, Create and manage spam quarantines, Enable and Configure Bounce Attack Prevention

Anti-Virus Policies
• Virus Tab
• LiveUpdate Settings
• Email Virus Policy
• Creating a New Virus Policy
• Configure Settings for Virus Quarantine
• Viewing Suspect Virus Message Quarantine
• Hands-On Labs: Create Virus Policy, Test Suspect Virus Policy, Verify Functionality of the Suspect Virus Quarantine

Content Compliance Policy
• Compliance Tab
• Content Compliance Scanning
• Setting up Content Compliance Scanning
• Creating a Content Compliance Policy
• Guidelines for Multiple Compliance Policies
• Using Content Compliance Policies for Structured DataMatching
• Compliance Settings
• Incident Management
• Hands-On Labs: Use compliance policies to enforce acceptable use policies, Work with compliance folders, Use Premium patterns and dictionaries, Create structured data policy

Managing User and Host Configuration
• Administration Tab
• Users Section
• Hosts Section
• Hands-On Labs: Managing Administrators, Managing Groups, Backup and Restore process, Performing software
upgrade

Managing Control Center Settings
• Settings Section
• Hands-On Labs: Manage TLS & HTTPS Certificates, Configure Local Logging levels, Enable and use Message
Audit Logs, Use reporting tool

Using LDAP for Brightmail Gateway 8.0
• LDAP Introduction
• LDAP Services
• Authentication Service
• Synchronization Service
• Routing Service
• Recipient Validation
• Configuring LDAP settings
• Hands-On Labs: Configuring and Testing LDAP Authentication, Configuring and Testing LDAP Synchronization, Configuring and Testing LDAP Routing,Create and manage LDAP-based group policies

Managing Instant Messaging Filtering
• Introducing IM Filtering
• Enabling IM Filtering
• Default IM Virus Policies
• Default IM Spam Policies
• Viewing IM Network Status
• Registering IM Users
• Creating IM Virus Policies
• Creating IM Spam Policies
• Hands-On Labs: Enable IM filtering, Create IM virus policy,Create IM spam policy