Certified Network Defender (Exam Included)

Who is the training for?

All public

Level reached

Advanced

Duration

5,00 day(s)

Language(s) of service

Next session

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Goals

Certified Network Defender (CND) is a vendor-neutral, hands-on, instructor-led comprehensive network security certification training program. It is a skills-based, lab intensive program based on a job-task analysis and cybersecurity education framework presented by the National Initiative of Cybersecurity Education (NICE). The program prepares network administrators on network security technologies and operations to attain Defense-in-Depth network security preparedness. It covers the protect, detect and respond approach to network security.

The program prepares network administrators on network security technologies and operations to attain Defense-in-Depth network security preparedness. It covers the protect, detect and respond approach to network security. The course contains hands-on labs, based on major network security tools and techniques which will provide network administrators real world expertise on current network security technologies and operations. The study-kit provides you with over 10 GB of network security best practices, assessments and protection tools. The kit also contains templates for various network policies and a large number of white papers for additional learning.

Objectives

Computer Network and Defense Fundamentals.
Network Security Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Attacks.
Network Security Controls, Protocols, and Devices.
Network Security Policy Design and Implementation.
Physical Security.
Host Security.
Secure Firewall Configuration and Management.
Secure IDS Configuration and Management.
Secure VPN Configuration and Management.
Wireless Network Defense.
Network Traffic Monitoring and Analysis.
Network Risk and Vulnerability Management.
Data Backup and Recovery.
Network Incident Response and Management.

Points covered

Module 01: Computer Network and Defense Fundamentals

Network Fundamentals
Network Components
TCP/IP Networking Basics
TCP/IP Protocol Stack
IP Addressing
Computer Network Defense (CND)
CND Triad
CND Process
CND Actions
CND Approaches

Module 02: Network Security Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Attacks

Essential Terminologies
Network Security Concerns
Network Security Vulnerabilities
Network Reconnaissance Attacks
Network Access Attacks
Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks
Distributed Denial-of-Service Attack (DDoS)
Malware Attacks

Module 03: Network Security Controls, Protocols, and Devices

Fundamental Elements of Network Security
Network Security Controls
User Identification, Authentication, Authorization and Accounting
Types of Authorization Systems
Authorization Principles
Cryptography
Security Policy
Network Security Devices
Network Security Protocols

Module 04: Network Security Policy Design and Implementation

What is Security Policy?
Internet Access Policies
Acceptable-Use Policy
User-Account Policy
Remote-Access Policy
Information-Protection Policy
Firewall-Management Policy
Special-Access Policy
Network-Connection Policy
Business-Partner Policy
Email Security Policy
Passwords Policy
Physical Security Policy
Information System Security Policy
Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) Policy
Software/Application Security Policy
Data Backup Policy
Confidential Data Policy
Data Classification Policy
Internet Usage Policies
Server Policy
Wireless Network Policy
Incidence Response Plan (IRP)
User Access Control Policy
Switch Security Policy
Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDS/IPS) Policy
Personal Device Usage Policy
Encryption Policy
Router Policy
Security Policy Training and Awareness
ISO Information Security Standards
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Information Security Acts: Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX)
Information Security Acts: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)
Information Security Acts: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
Other Information Security Acts and Laws