Network Security

About the Program

The Network Security course is a hands-on course on protecting network infrastructure. You will study network threats and mitigation, secure device access and AAA, access control lists, firewall technologies (including Zone-Based and Cisco ASA), intrusion prevention systems (IPS), endpoint and Layer 2 security, cryptography and public key infrastructure (PKI), plus building site-to-site IPsec VPNs and network security testing.

What You'll Learn

• Network threats and mitigation techniques
• Secure device access: administrative roles, monitoring and management
• Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA)
• Access Control Lists (ACL)
• Firewall technologies and Zone-Based Policy Firewall
• Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS): technologies and implementation
• Endpoint and Layer 2 security
• Cryptography: integrity, authenticity and public keys
• VPNs and site-to-site IPsec VPN configuration
• Cisco ASA: firewall introduction and configuration
• Network security testing