Overview What You Will Learn Curriculum Instructor

Course Overview

Many IT professionals do not understand how to perform a network security assessment and implement various countermeasures to prevent cyber-attacks and threats.

By understanding the fundamentals of network security and defense in depth, IT professionals can use various technologies and tools to improve the security posture of their organization.

This course will teach you how to implement various technologies to reduce the risk of a cyber-attack from a threat actor.

Overall, this course teaches you how to master network security and gain the skills needed for the industry.

We’ll start this course by understanding the fundamentals of network security.

Proceeding further in this course, you’ll learn how to prevent various types of threats and attacks which occur within an organization’s network.

Moving ahead, you’ll understand the need for VPNs and how to secure traffic across an unsecured network.

Finally, you’ll explore how to use cybersecurity tools and techniques to discover security weaknesses within their organization’s network.

By the end of this course, you’ll master network security.

What You Will Learn

  • You will learn about the fundamentals of network security.
  • You will learn about using a multi-layered approach to improve security.
  • You will learn how to prevent layer 2 attacks.
  • You will be working with VPN technologies.
  • You will learn how to discover vulnerabilities on your network.

Program Curriculum

  • Introduction
  • Introduction to Networking Protocol Suites
  • Understanding the Importance of Network Security
  • Functions of Network Security Technologies and Devices
  • Fundamentals of Data Encryption
  • Data Encryption Algorithms
  • Exploring the Structure of Cyber-attacks and Threats - Social Engineering
  • Exploring the Structure of Cyber-attacks and Threats – Malware
  • Exploring the Structure of Cyber-attacks and Threats - Network-based Attacks
  • Fundamentals of Defense in Depth
  • Configuring a Cisco ASA Firewall
  • $7 Million Cybersecurity Scholarship by EC-Council
  • Chapter 1 Lab
  • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • Introduction
  • Preventing Unauthorized Client Devices Using Port Security
  • Mitigating Rogue DHCP Server on the Network
  • Preventing Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
  • Chapter 2 Lab
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Introduction
  • Fundamentals of VPNs
  • Implementing a Site-to-Site VPN
  • Configuring a Remote Access VPN
  • Chapter 3 Lab
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Introduction
  • Using Nmap to Discover Vulnerabilities on System
  • Using Nessus to Perform a Vulnerability Assessment
  • Automating Breach and Attack Simulations
  • Developing a Disaster Prevention and Recovery Plan
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 4 Lab
  • Chapter 4 Quiz
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Instructor

Glen

Glen D. Singh, CEH, CHFI, CCNA (CyberOps, Security, and Routing & Switching) is a cybersecurity instructor, author, and consultant. He specializes in penetration testing, digital forensics, network security, and enterprise networking. He enjoys teaching and mentoring students, writing books, and participating in a range of outdoor activities. As an aspiring game-changer, Glen is passionate about developing cyber security awareness in his homeland, Trinidad and Tobago. Glen is also the author of the following books: Learn Kali Linux 2019 Hands-On Penetration Testing with Kali NetHunter CompTIA Network+ Certification Guide CCNA Security 210-260 Certification Guide

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