Cloudflare Essentials: CDN, Security, and DDoS Mitigation ( cloudflare | 14 hours )

• Basic knowledge of web development and networking concepts
• Familiarity with command-line interface
• Some experience in using web servers

Audience

• Developers
• System administrators
• Security professionals

Cloudflare is a popular content delivery network and cloud security provider used by millions of websites worldwide. 

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner to intermediate-level system administrators and security professionals who wish to learn how to implement Cloudflare for content delivery and cloud security, as well as mitigate DDoS attacks.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Configure Cloudflare for their websites.
• Set up DNS records and SSL certificates.
• Implement Cloudflare for content delivery and caching.
• Protect their websites from DDoS attacks.
• Implement firewall rules to restrict traffic to their websites.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction

• Overview of Cloudflare
• Benefits of using Cloudflare for content delivery and cloud security
• Signing up for a Cloudflare account

Getting Started

• Setting up DNS records and SSL certificates
• Configuring DNS for Cloudflare
• Understanding Cloudflare's SSL options

Content Delivery and Caching

• Caching static assets with Cloudflare
• Implementing Cloudflare for content delivery
• Accelerating dynamic content with Cloudflare Workers

Cloud Security

• Overview of Cloudflare's security features
• Configuring firewall rules to restrict traffic to websites
• Implementing Cloudflare for DDoS mitigation

Advanced Topics

• Using Cloudflare's Page Rules to implement advanced configurations
• Integrating Cloudflare with other services such as AWS and Google Cloud Platform
• Troubleshooting common issues with Cloudflare

Summary and Next Steps

• Review of course topics and key takeaways
• Best practices for using Cloudflare
• Resources for further learning and support