Improve Your Cisco Network Security Skills

Overview

Network security includes any activity designed to protect the usability and integrity of your network and data from threats. This learning path covers key Cisco network security skills needed to ensure that authorized users can gain access to network resources, but malicious actors are blocked.

Master the skills required to secure Cisco networks.
Learn how to develop a security infrastructure.
Understand key principles that affect your security posture.

Syllabus

Course 1: Cisco Network Security: Core Security Concepts

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

Course 2: Cisco Network Security: Secure Access

Learn about Cisco network management, secure device access, and protocols such as NTP, SCP, and SNMP.

Course 3: Cisco Network Security: VPN

Boost your technical skill set by mastering essential VPN concepts, as well as strategies for using VPNs to secure a network.

Course 4: Cisco Network Security: Secure Routing and Switching

Learn how to secure Cisco routers and switches, mitigate Layer 3 and Layer 2 attacks, and secure a VLAN.

Course 5: Cisco Network Security: Cisco Firewall Technologies

Discover how to leverage firewall technologies to secure your organization's infrastructure. Learn about basic firewall configuration, different types of firewalls, and more.

Course 6: Cisco Network Security: Intrusion Detection and Prevention

Review the fundamentals of intrusion detection and intrusion prevention systems (IDS/IPS), how they detect and mitigate common attacks, and the practical applications of IDS/IPS.

Course 7: Cisco Network Security: Content and Endpoint Security

Prepare for the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Security exam 210-260. Review key concepts and confidently tackle the Content and Endpoint Security section of the exam.