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Cisco Network Security: Core Security Concepts

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Overview

Review the essential terms and concepts you need to know to effectively secure Cisco networks.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Defending the network (HIYA)
  • What you need to know
  • Preparing for the CCNA exam
1. Security Principles
  • Secure network overview
  • Security services
  • Describing SIEM technology
  • Learning security terms
  • Staying informed
  • Network security domains
  • Zone defense
  • Challenge: Create a security policy
  • Solution: Create a security policy
2. Common Security Threats
  • Reviewing security services
  • Attacking the network
  • Social engineering
  • Identify malware
  • Data loss prevention
  • Challenge: Understanding botnets
  • Solution: Understanding botnets
3. Cryptography
  • Cryptographic concepts
  • Symmetric encryption
  • Asymmetric encryption
  • Protecting integrity using a hash function
  • Key exchange
  • Public key infrastructure
4. Describe Network Topologies
  • Campus area network
  • Cloud and wide area network
  • Data center
  • Small office home office (SOHO)
  • Securing a virtual environment
  • Challenge: Cost of a data breach
  • Solution: Cost of a data breach
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Lisa Bock

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