250-215 Administration of Symantec Messaging Gateway 10.6

Although each technology varies in complexity and depth, Symantec Certified Specialist (SCS) exams measure technical knowledge and skills needed to efficiently deploy, configure, utilize, troubleshoot, and optimize Symantec solutions.

Messaging Gateway
To achieve this level of certification, candidates must pass the technical exam and accept the Symantec Certification Agreement.

Exam Details
# of Questions: 70 – 80
Exam Duration: 90 minutes
Passing Score: 68%
Languages: English
Exam Price: $250 (or your country’s currency equivalent)

Suggested Preparation
Below includes the recommended preparation to achieve this level of expertise.

Familiarity with product documentation.
Symantec Messaging Gateway 10.6 Administrator’s Guide
Symantec Messaging Gateway 10.6 Installation Guide
Symantec Messaging Gateway 10.6 Getting Started Guide

Familiarity with:
Standard messaging and related protocols (e.g., SMTP, DNS, TCP/IP and TLS), LDAP, and enterprise class messaging platforms (e.g. Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino)
Experience the product through shadowing and/or successful POC or demo environment

Example of Hands-on experience (real world or virtual):
Configuring DNS services
Creating and managing email accounts
Managing LDAP or Active Directory data sources
Installing and managing Symantec Messaging Gateway as an appliance or virtual machine
Creating content filtering rules
Troubleshooting network issues
Troubleshooting SMTP connectivity issues
Handling spam and virus incidents
Configuring Data Loss Prevention policies
Demonstrating the effectiveness of custom email policies

Instructor Led Training
Symantec Messaging Gateway 10.6 Administration

Additional online training is available 24/7 in the Symantec eLibrary.
Note: If you do not have prior experience with this product, it is recommended that you complete an in-person, classroom training or Virtual Academy virtual classroom training class in preparation for the SCS exam. If you have experience with this product, you may find an online course equivalent to be sufficient. Be cautioned that attendance in a training course does not guarantee passage of a certification exam.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Symantec Messaging Gateway 10.6: Administration course is designed to provide you with the fundamental knowledge to configure and administer the Symantec
Messaging Gateway. This two-day, instructor-led, handson class covers how to install, configure, and administer Messaging Gateway.
By the end of this course, you will be able to configure and use Symantec Messaging Gateway 10.6.

Who Should Attend
This course is intended for anyone responsible for configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting Symantec Messaging Gateway.
You must have a working knowledge of Windows server operating systems and commands, as well as email infrastructure and security concepts.

Hands-On
This course is intended for anyone responsible for configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting Symantec Messaging Gateway.

Introduction to Messaging Gateway 10.6
• Background to Email Scanning
• Introducing Symantec Messaging Gateway
• Key Features
• Symantec Messaging Gateway Architecture
• Symantec Messaging Gateway Deployment

Installation and Basic Configuration
• Installation Prerequisites
• Symantec Messaging Gateway Virtual Edition
• Installing Symantec Messaging Gateway
• Configuring Symantec Messaging Gateway
• Overview of Symantec Messaging Gateway Control Center
• Address Masquerading
• Aliases
• Domains
• Invalid Recipients
• Settings

Prevent unwanted email with Adaptive Reputation Management
• Reputation tab
• How Global IP Reputation Works
• Configuring Bad Senders Policies
• Configuring Connection Classification
• Configuring Good Senders Policies
• Introducing Fastpass
• Using Reputation Tools
• Hands-On Labs: Enable directory harvest attack recognition, enable and configure fastpass, configure connection classification, verify sender group, use IP reputation lookup tool Prevent Spam with Anti-Spam Policies
• Spam Tab
• Email Spam Policy
• Introducing Bounce Attack Prevention
• Modify Spam Quarantine Settings
• Scan Settings
• Configure Sender Authentication

• Hands-On Labs:
Test an inbound spam policy, test an inbound suspected spam policy, enable and configure bounce attack prevention, verify bounce attack prevention configuration, create a spam policy that quarantines spam, enable and test DKIM feature
Prevent Malware with Anti-Malware Policies
• Malware Tab
• Email Malware Policy
• Disarm Technology
• LiveUpdate Settings
• Scan Settings
• Suspect Virus Settings
• Hands-On Labs: Test an inbound virus policy, test an inbound suspected virus policy, test unscannable virus policy, test encrypted attachment virus policy, configure LiveUpdate, configure virus scan settings

Prevent data leakage with Content Filtering Policies
• Content Tab
• Content Filtering Scanning
• Setting up Content Filtering Scanning
• Creating a Content Filtering Policy
• Using Content Filtering Policies for Structured Data Matching
• Content Filtering Settings
• Introduction to Content Filtering Incident Management
• Hands-On Labs: Setup content filtering policy, create content filtering policy for structured data matching, create an informational incident, create a quarantine incident, run content filtering expunger, test strip matching attachment lists action, test strip matching attachments action
• Simulation: SMG Content Encryption

Advanced Configuration (Part 1): Managing User and Host Configuration
• Administration Tab
• Managing Users
• Managing Hosts
• Hands-On Labs: Manage users, use utilities, download diagnostics package to desktop Advanced Configuration (Part 2): Managing Control Center Settings
• Configuring Alerts
• Manage Certificates
• Configuring Control Center Settings
• Manage Directory Integration
• Managing Other Control Center Settings

• Hands-On Labs:
Create a certificate, configure local logging, run a report, add a directory data source, enable and test invalid recipient handling, enable address resolution, edit advanced settings for a directory data source, configure SMTP
authentication, configure advanced authentication mail settings Introduction to Symantec Network Protect for Email & Content Analysis
• Introducing Symantec Network Prevent for Email
• Network Prevent for Email delivery modes
• Failure behavior with Network Prevent for Email
• Configure Network Prevent for Email settings in Messaging Gateway
• Overview of Content Analysis for Email
• Simulation: Configure DLP Connect, Test the Network Prevent for Email configuration