CISM 2020: Network Infrastructure Security


Overview/Description
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level



Overview/Description

Various laws, regulations, and security best practices require network traffic coming in and out of IT services to be controlled. In this course, you'll learn how to implement techniques to ensure the precious IT assets within your organization's network are secure.

You'll begin by exploring what the IPsec network security protocol does and how it's employed. You'll then examine various types of firewalls and decipher when they should be used.

Next, you'll work with correctly setting up Windows Defender Firewall, Linux firewall settings, and cloud-based packet filtering rules. Lastly, you'll practice hardening a Wi-Fi network and forging network traffic.

This course is one of a collection of courses that prepares learners for the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification.



Expected Duration (hours)
1.2

Lesson Objectives

CISM 2020: Network Infrastructure Security

  • discover the key concepts covered in this course
  • discuss how IPsec secures network traffic
  • configure IPsec in a Windows environment
  • recognize when different types of firewalls should be used
  • change settings in Windows Defender Firewall
  • configure a Linux-based firewall
  • configure a cloud-based firewall in AWS
  • configure a cloud-based firewall in Microsoft Azure
  • recall how Wi-Fi networks can be secured
  • harden a Wi-Fi network
  • illustrate how simple it is to forge network traffic
  • summarize the key concepts covered in this course
  • Course Number:
    it_spcism2020_05_enus

    Expertise Level
    Intermediate