Overview/Description
To recognize the Cisco Self-Defending Network strategy, secure enterprise networks from various attacks, and disable unnecessary network services
Target Audience
Network administrators; network engineers; network managers; systems managers; network designers who wish to validate their ability to install, configure and troubleshoot converged local and wide area networks with 100 to 500 nodes
Prerequisites
Completion of the course Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (ICND)
Cisco ISCW 1.0: Mitigating Network Attacks and Disabling Unused Services
recognize the Cisco self-defense network strategy and the types of attacks that enterprise networks must defend against.
recognize reconnaissance attacks and how to mitigate them.
recognize access attacks and how to mitigate them.
recognize DoS attacks and how to mitigate them.
recognize malicious software and application layer attacks, and how to mitigate them.
recognize vulnerabilities in configuration management protocols and how to mitigate them, and how to use open source tools to discover network vulnerabilities and threats.
recognize router services and interfaces that are vulnerable to attack and how to secure routers with AutoSecure.
recognize how to configure AutoSecure on a Cisco router.
recognize how to lock down routers with SDM.
recognize how to secure Cisco router administrative access by using the SDM Security Audit wizard in a given scenario.