SSCP Cert Prep: 6 Network and Communications Security
3h 7mIntermediate2022-02-15
Authors
Mike Chapple
Teaching Professor at the University of Notre Dame
Course details
The Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) certification is an excellent entry point to a career in IT security. To help you prepare for the SSCP exam, instructor Mike Chapple has designed a series of courses covering each domain. In this installment, Mike covers the objectives of the sixth domain, Network and Communications Security. Topics include TCP/IP networking, configuring network security devices, and identifying the different types of network attacks. Plus, learn how to secure your network with firewall rules, switch and router configuration, and network monitoring; protect your telecommunications; and understand the unique features and vulnerabilities of wireless networks.
Skills covered
Network SecurityIncident ResponseCybersecurityCert Prep
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Securing networks and communications
1. TCP IP Networking
- 02 - Introducing TCP IP
- 03 - IP addressing and DHCP
- 04 - Domain Name System (DNS)
- 05 - Network ports
- 06 - ICMP
- 07 - Network topologies
- 08 - Network relationships
2. Network Security Devices
- 09 - Routers, switches, and bridges
- 10 - Firewalls
- 11 - Proxy servers
- 12 - Load balancers
- 13 - VPNs and VPN concentrators
- 14 - Network intrusion detection and prevention
- 15 - Protocol analyzers
- 16 - Content distribution networks
- 17 - Traffic shaping and WAN optimization
3. Secure Network Design
- 18 - Public and private addressing
- 19 - Subnetting
- 20 - Security zones
- 21 - VLANs and network segmentation
- 22 - Security device placement
- 23 - Software-defined networking (SDN)
- 24 - Transmission media
4. Network Security Technologies
- 25 - Restricting network access
- 26 - Network access control
- 27 - RADIUS and TACACS
- 28 - Firewall rule management
- 29 - Router configuration security
- 30 - Switch configuration security
- 31 - Maintaining network availability
- 32 - Network monitoring
- 33 - SNMP
- 34 - Isolating sensitive systems
5. Remote Network Access
- 35 - Remote network access
- 36 - Desktop and application virtualization
6. Wireless Networking
- 37 - Understanding wireless networking
- 38 - Wireless encryption
- 39 - Wireless authentication
- 40 - Wireless signal propagation
- 41 - Wireless networking equipment
7. Network Attacks
- 42 - Denial-of-service attacks
- 43 - Eavesdropping attacks
- 44 - DNS attacks
- 45 - Layer 2 attacks
- 46 - Network address spoofing
- 47 - Wireless attacks
- 48 - Propagation attacks
- 49 - Preventing rogues and evil twins
- 50 - Disassociation attacks
- 51 - Understanding Bluetooth and NFC attacks
Conclusion
- 52 - Continuing your studies
Related courses
- ISC2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) Cert Prep
- SSCP Cert Prep: The Basics
- SSCP Cert Prep: 1 Security Operations and Administration
- SSCP Cert Prep: 2 Access Controls
- SSCP Cert Prep: 7 Systems and Application Security
- SSCP Cert Prep: 3 Risk Identification, Monitoring, and Analysis
- SSCP Cert Prep: 4 Incident Response and Recovery
- SSCP Cert Prep: 5 Cryptography