CCNA: Security

Overview

Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security) validates associate-level knowledge and skills required to secure Cisco networks. With a CCNA Security certification, a network professional demonstrates the skills required to develop a security infrastructure, recognize threats and vulnerabilities to networks, and mitigate security threats. The CCNA Security curriculum emphasizes core security technologies, the installation, troubleshooting and monitoring of network devices to maintain integrity, confidentiality and availability of data and devices, and competency in the technologies that Cisco uses in its security structure.

Duration: 40 hours

Course Outline

Security Concepts

1. Threatscape
2. Threat defense technologies
3. Security policy and basic security architectures
4. Cryptographic technologies

Secure Network Devices

1. Implementing AAA
2. Management protocols and systems
3. Securing the control plane

Layer 2 Security

1. Securing Layer 2 infrastructures
2. Securing Layer 2 protocols

Firewall

1. Firewall technologies
2. Introducing the Cisco ASA v9.2
3. Cisco ASA access control and service policies
4. Cisco IOS zone based firewall

VPN

1. IPsec technologies
2. Site-to-site VPN
3. Client-based remote access VPN
4. Clientless remote access VPN

Advanced Topics

1. Intrusion detection and protection
2. Endpoint protection
3. Content security
4. Advanced network security architectures

Certification & exam

This training prepares students for the following exam:

210-260 IINS   Implementing Cisco Network Security (IINS)