IT INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT

Network Security (40 Hours)

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What’s the course about

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Network security is concerned with granting access to a network to the authorized users, and denying access to a network by the unauthorized users. It encompasses the actions to prevent attacks from viruses, worms, and Trojan horses; spyware and adware; zero-day/zero-hour attacks; hacker attacks; denial of service attacks; data interception and theft, and identity theft. A network security consists of many hardware and software components.

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Course objective

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The course teaches students the three important network security measures: 1) how to protect vital information and allowing access to them only to authorized users, 2) provide authentication and access control for resources, and 3) guarantee availability of resources - computers, servers, and other devices. It teaches students all key network security tools such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, ingress filtering, IDS, IPSec, encryption (SSH, SSL, HTTPS).

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Key course contents

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• Fundamentals of Network Security & types of Security Threats

• Securing Management Plane - AAA using ACS Server, RBAC

• Firewall Technologies - Zone based firewall

• Adaptive Security Appliance(ASA)

• IPsec Site-to-site VPN and Remote Access VPN ‒ Clientless and AnyConnect VPN

• Layer 2 attacks - Port Security, VLAN Security and Mitigation Procedures

• Intrusion Prevention System Deployment

• Email-based and Web based threats

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Who can enroll

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Network Engineering Routing & Switching

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Job opportunities

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Major job providers for network security professionals are financial institutions and banks, internet service providers, pharmaceutical companies, government and defense agencies, and multinational corporations. Administrator - Network & Security, Network Security Engineer, Technology Expert - Network Security, Network Security Analyst, Network Security Specialist, and Network Security Manager are some of the popular job openings in this domain.

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