Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThe Palo Alto Academy course feature hands-on lab training using Palo Alto Networks® next-generation firewalls. This course maps to certification exams that validate proficiency in managing Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls. Students learn the fundamentals of cybersecurity and identify the concepts required to recognize as well as mitigate attacks against enterprise networks and mission-critical infrastructure; general concepts involved in maintaining a secure network computing environment; students evaluate cybersecurity principles and demonstrate how to secure a network computing environment through the application of security controls. Students will learn the nature and scope of today's cybersecurity challenges, strategies for network defense and detailed information about next-generation cybersecurity, students will also deploy a variety of security methodologies as well as technologies and concepts used for implementing secure network environments. Students will gain a general understanding of how to install, configure and manage firewalls for the defense of enterprise network architecture. Students will also learn the theory and steps for setting up the security, networking, threat prevention, logging and reporting features of next-generation firewalls. This course is aligned with the U.S. National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) framework. (CSU) 