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The use of e-mail is essential to business operations, making it crucial to protect your communications and sensitive data from cyber-attacks. Fortinet has developed FortiMail, a tool that offers advanced solutions for securing e-mail and communications. This training course will teach you how to administer FortiMail effectively. It is also part of the NSE6 certification program.

Day 1: Introduction to FortiMail and basic configuration

On this first day, you'll be introduced to FortiMail, an essential tool for e-mail security. You'll learn about its main features and its role in protecting corporate communications. Next, you'll learn how to configure FortiMail to meet the specific needs of your organization. This includes setting up initial parameters, integrating equipment and customizing security options.

Day 2: Access management and authentication

The second day is dedicated to access management and authentication methods. You will learn how to control access to FortiMail functionalities in order to protect sensitive information. This will include implementing various authentication methods to ensure that only authorized users can access systems. You'll also explore how to manage user sessions to ensure a secure and seamless experience.

Day 3: Securing and maintaining FortiMail

To conclude, the third day will focus on securing communications and maintaining FortiMail. You'll learn how to inspect e-mails for viruses and configure effective anti-spam solutions. The course will also cover strategies for ensuring high service availability, guaranteeing that your communications remain fluid even in the event of failure. Finally, you'll discover how to maintain and troubleshoot FortiMail to quickly resolve any problems that may arise.

This course is aimed at IT professionals involved in FortiMail administration and electronic communications security.

To participate in this training course, you need to :

  • an understanding of TCP/IP networking
  • SMTP protocol, public key infrastructure
  • Transport layer security concepts
  • RADIUS protocol
  • LDAP protocol

This course is designed to familiarize you with the operation and administration of FortiMail. You'll develop a thorough understanding of the importance of secure communications and e-mail within the enterprise. You'll learn how to configure all FortiMail features, including advanced settings, to ensure optimum security and efficient performance of your exchanges. The course includes the use of FortiMail and FortiSandbox to better understand IT threats. It combines theoretical modules and practical exercises to enable you to apply your skills in real-life situations. This course is part of the NSE 6 certification preparatory program.

At the end of this course, you will be able to :

  • Use FortiMail's flexible deployment modes.
  • Explain FortiMail functionalities, including e-mail management, policy enforcement and intelligent routing, as well as Mail Transport Agent (MTA) protection.
  • Administer and authenticate users via LDAP.
  • Use SMTPS, SMTP over TLS and identity-based encryption.
  • Prevent MTA abuse by limiting client connections.
  • Implement an effective anti-spam strategy.
  • React to phishing attempts and zero-day exploits.
  • Combine FortiMail and FortiSandbox to enhance communications protection.
  • Protect sensitive data against leaks.
  • Archive e-mails.
  • Ensure optimum e-mail availability with high-availability solutions.
  • Analyze and resolve FortiMail problems.

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