FortiMail – Email Security

In this three-day class, you will learn how to use FortiMail to protect your network from existing email-borne threats, as well as use FortiSandbox to detect and block emerging threats.

In interactive labs, you will explore FortiMail’s role as a specialized device, and how its features extend beyond FortiGate email filtering to provide both high-performance and in depth security for business-critical communications.

You will analyze email security challenges that administrators of small businesses and carriers face, and learn where and how to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot FortiMail.

Associated Certification:

• This course prepares you for the FortiMail 5.3.8 specialist exam. This is one of the courses that prepares you to take the NSE 6 designation.

After completing these courses, 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
• 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
• Prevent accidental or intentional leaks of confidential and regulated data
• Archive email for compliance
• Deploy high availability (HA) and redundant infrastructure for maximum uptime of mission-critical email
• Diagnose common email and FortiMail-related issues

• Email Concepts
• Basic Setup
• Access Control and Policies
• Authentication
• Session Management
• Antivirus and Content Inspection
• Antispam
• Securing Communications
• High Availability
• Server Mode
• Transparent Mode
• Maintenance and Troubleshooting

• Networking and security professionals involved in the administration and support of FortiMail.

• Basic understanding of TCP/IP networking and network security concepts
• Experience with Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, Public Key Infrastructure, Secure Sockets Layer, Transport Layer Security, Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol is recommended