CCNA Security 2.0 helps students develop the skills needed for entry-level network security career opportunities and prepare for the CCNA Security certification. It provides a theoretically rich, hands-on introduction to network security, in a logical sequence driven by technologies.
The goals of CCNA Security are as follows:
● Provide an in-depth, theoretical understanding of network security
● Provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to design and support network security
● Provide an experience-oriented course that employs industry-relevant instructional approaches to prepare students for entry-level jobs in the industry
● Enable students to have significant hands-on interaction with IT equipment to prepare them for certification exams and career opportunities
Upon completion of the CCNA Security course, students will be able to perform the following tasks:
● Explain network threats, mitigation techniques, and the basics of securing a network
● Secure administrative access on Cisco routers
● Secure administrative access with AAA
● Implement firewall technologies to secure the network perimeter
● Configure IPS to mitigate attacks on the network
● Describe LAN security considerations and implement endpoint and Layer 2 security features
● Describe methods for implementing data confidentiality and integrity
● Implement secure virtual private networks
● Implement an ASA firewall configuration using the CLI
● Implement an ASA firewall configuration and VPNs using ASDM
● Test network security and create a technical security policy