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Cisco Networking Academy Skills For All: Network Defence
OnlineNew

Self-taught course

Description

Gain the intermediate knowledge you will use in the workplace as a Junior Cybersecurity Analyst. This course covers ways to monitor your network and how to evaluate security alerts. Delve into the tools and techniques used to protect a network, including access control, firewalls, cloud security, and cryptography. These monitoring and defense tools, along with others, work together to create a layered defense-in-depth cybersecurity strategy. The knowledge and skills that you learn will help you defend networks against many types of attacks and quickly react to any exploits that may occur.

Target audience
  • All current Cambridge University members (departments and colleges)
  • Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available
Objectives

The course is divided into 11 modules:

  • Module 1

Understanding Defence;

  • Module 2

System and Network Defence;

  • Module 3

Access Control;

  • Module 4

Access Control Lists;

  • Module 5

Firewall Technologies;

  • Module 6

Zone-Based Policy Firewalls;

  • Module 7

Cloud Security;

  • Module 8

Cryptography;

  • Module 9

Technologies and Protocols;

  • Module 10

Network Security Data;

  • Module 11

Evaluating Alerts

How to book

To book on this course select the blue Book a place (provisional) button. Once the request has been received, a Cisco Skills for All 'invite only link' will be sent to you. Click on the link to access the course. If you already have an account created in Cisco Netacad or the Cisco Skills for All Networking Academy websites then simply login to access the course, otherwise you will be prompted to create an account during which you should use your @cam email address.

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