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Secure Your Network and Devices with Cisco Technologies
Understand Firewall and VPN Technologies
Learn to Detect and Protect Your Network from Intruders
Learn about Advanced network security architecture

The CCNA Security Training delivers the candidates with essential skills to secure Cisco networks. It confirms with the skills required by a delegate to develop a security set-up. This includes recognising risks and exposures to networks, and decrease any security threats. The CCNA Security has the necessary content that familiarizes the candidate with security technologies. The curriculum also helps to maintain data and device integrity, confidentiality, and availability. It also helps the delegates to acquire competency in the technologies Cisco uses in its security structure.

Who should take this course

The target audience for this CCNA Security Training course includes candidates who wish to make a career in network security. They include support engineers, network security specialists or administrators. This is one of the significant courses in their path to achieving success.

Prerequisites

The candidates who wish to take this course must fulfill the following criteria:

Posses a CCENT Certification or t possess ICND1 v3.0 Certification.
Also, an experience of 2 years is recommended (but not a prerequisite) by Cisco before appearing for the exam.

This training includes two courses ICND1 and Applying Cisco IOS Networking Security. In case the candidate has already taken the ICND1 certification, they can continue with Implementing Cisco IOS Networking Security.

Grow a comprehensive network security policy to counter threats against information security
Bootstrap the Cisco ASA Firewall for use in a production network
Configure the Cisco ASA Firewall for remote access to a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) VPN
Set up a Cisco IOS zone-based firewall (ZBF) to perform basic security operations on a network
Configure site-to-site VPNs using Cisco IOS features
Configure security features on IOS switches to mitigate various Layer 2 and Layer 3 attacks
Configure routers with Cisco IOS software security features, including administration and reporting functions
Typical network security concepts
Secure routeing and switching infrastructure
Deploy basic authentication, authorization, and accounting services
Implement basic firewalling services
Implement necessary site-to-site and remote access VPN services
Advanced security services such as intrusion protection, content security and identity management
How a network can be compromised using freely available tools
Implement line passwords, and enable passwords and secrets
Examine authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) concepts and features using the local database as well as Cisco Secure ACS 5.2
Configure packet filtering on the perimeter router

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Key Learning Points

Course Overview

The candidates lay their basis for doing the CCNA Security Training by choosing for the ICND1 ver 3.0 course. During this course, candidates learn how to install, configure, operate, and confirm a basic IPv4 and IPv6 network. Delegates also learn to configure a LAN switch, and an IP router. They also learn to manage network devices, and identifying primary security threats. This course can also be followed or even substituted by CCENT (Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician). The course delivers knowledge and skills necessary to install, configure, and operate networks. CCENT is the first step toward achieving CCNA certifications that lead to various paths. These paths enable the delegates to work with medium-size enterprise branch networks with more complex connections.

Exam:

Exam Type: Objective
Duration: 90 minutes
Pass %age: 45
Closed or Open Book Exam

Course Content

Secure Cisco routers using the SDM Security Audit feature

Use the One-Step Lockdown feature in SDM to secure a Cisco router · Secure administrative access to Cisco routers by setting strong encrypted passwords, exec-timeout, login failure
rate and using IOS login enhancements
Secure administrative access to Cisco routers by configuring multiple privilege levels
Describe the security threats facing modern network infrastructures

Describe and list mitigation methods for common network attacks
Describe and list mitigation methods for Worm, Virus, and Trojan Horse attacks
Describe the Cisco Self Defending Network architecture Secure Cisco routers
Secure administrative access to Cisco routers by configuring role-based CLI

Secure the Cisco IOS image and configuration file CCNA (SECURITY)

Implement AAA on Cisco routers using local router database and external ACS

Explain the functions and importance of AAA
Describe the features of TACACS+ and RADIUS AAA protocols

Configure AAA authentication
Configure AAA authorization
Configure AAA accounting

Implement the Cisco IOS IPS feature set using SDM

Define network based vs. host-based intrusion detection and prevention
Explain IPS technologies, attack responses, and monitoring options
Enable and verify Cisco IOS IPS operations using SDM

Implement site-to-site VPNs on Cisco Routers using SDM

Explain the different methods used in cryptography
Explain IKE protocol functionality and phases
Describe the building blocks of IPSec and the security functions it provides
Configure and verify an IPSec site-to-site VPN with pre-shared key authentication using SDM

Mitigate threats to Cisco routers and networks using ACLs

Explain the functionality of standard, extended, and named IP ACLs used by routers to filter packets
Configure and verify IP ACLs to mitigate given threats (filter IP traffic destined for Telnet, SNMP, and DDoS attacks) in a network using CLI
Configure IP ACLs to prevent IP address spoofing using CLI
Discuss the caveats to be considered when building ACLs

Implement secure network management and reporting

Use CLI and SDM to configure SSH on Cisco routers to enable secured management access
Use CLI and SDM to configure Cisco routers to send Syslog messages to a Syslog server CCNA Security

Mitigate common Layer 2 attacks

Describe how to prevent layer 2 attacks by configuring basic Catalyst switch security features

Implement the Cisco IOS firewall feature set using SDM

Describe the operational strengths and weaknesses of the different firewall technologies ·
Explain stateful firewall operations and the function of the state table
Implement Zone-Based Firewall using SDM

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