
Build foundational network security expertise in the security+ domain by exploring lan and vpn access, firewall and acl concepts, ids and ipsec/tls basics.
Explore foundational networking concepts essential for security, including the OSI model, TCP/IP layers, ports and protocols, subnetting, and NAT/PAT translation, to understand how data moves and risks arise.
Explore VLAN-based network segmentation, access control lists, and TACACS+ plus RADIUS authentication to secure LAN environments. Understand software defined networking, OpenFlow, and centralized control for dynamic, scalable security.
Practice identifying threats in a multi-VM network using Snort, Squeal, and Wireshark; observe ICMP ping alerts, and contain traffic with the Windows firewall during incident response.
Explore the evolution from stateless to stateful firewalls, highlighting session state tracking and inbound/outbound traffic decisions, and examine application layer firewalls that inspect up to seven layers.
Learn about intrusion detection systems, including NIDS, NIPS, and HIDS/HIPS, their DMZ deployments, and detection methods - statistical and signature-based - plus evasion tactics and tools like Snort.
Explore advanced intrusion detection systems, including statistical anomaly detection, rule-based methods, and signature-based approaches, plus standardized message exchange and architecture for IDS networks.
Network access control enforces 802.1X based authentication and policy for wired and wireless devices. Quarantine noncompliant clients to a remediation network until patches, antivirus updates, and authentication are satisfied.
Explore how perimeter security leverages load balancers, forward and reverse proxies, API gateways, firewall rules, and unified threat management to protect the dmz and cloud apps at the application layer.
Learn to set up and use Snort IDS in Windows networks, capture traffic in promiscuous mode, and analyze with a TCAP dump and Wireshark.
Explore how transport layer security evolved from SSL to TLS, detailing handshake, cipher suites, key exchange algorithms, and alert protocols, and examine SSH security features, authentication methods, and port forwarding.
Explore ipsec and its ah and esp modes, delivering encryption, authentication, and integrity for branch offices, remote access, and site-to-site vpn through security associations and tunnel or transport modes.
Configure Windows VPN on the client and server using Windows Server 2008 R2, set up RRAS, NPS, and certificate services, and implement IKEv2, SSL VPN, and Direct Access.
Explore core network security fundamentals, secure the perimeter, and protect wan communications through firewalls, intrusion detection, network access control, transport layer security, and VPN configurations.
This course is for beginners and IT pros looking to get certified and land an entry level Cyber Security position paying upwards of six figures! There are currently over a million Cyber Security job openings global and demand is greatly outpacing supply which means more opportunity, job security and higher pay for you!
The Security+ exam covers six domains and this course focuses on the first domain which is 'Network Security'.
A foundational understanding of Networking and TCP/IP is a must in order to even begin talking about security so we will cover basic networking and TCP/IP initially to get you on a firm footing.