The Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE) is Check Point’s intermediate-level certification. A CCSE executes Check Point’s Security Gateway, Smart Reporter, Management Server, Smart Workflow, Smart Provisioning, High Availability, SSL VPN, and Smart Event products. Applicants must know how to execute advanced user management throughout a VPN, upgrade management servers and troubleshoot VPNs, optimize VPN performance, firewalls, and servers.