ITC 2536 - Enterprise Networking, Security, Automation, and Cybersecurity Foundations

ACL Concepts & IPv4 ACL Configuration 5%

NAT for IPv4 6%

WAN Concepts 5%

QoS Concepts 5%

Network Management Technologies & Design 6%

Network Troubleshooting 8%

Network Virtualization & Automation 5%

Essential Cybersecurity Principles 5%

Basic Network Security Concepts 18%

Endpoint Security Concepts 17%

Vulnerability Assessment and Risk Management 5%

Security Incident Handling 5%

Learning Outcomes
Explain and demonstrate encryption methods and applications including symmetric algorithms, asymmetric algorithms, hashing, PKI, and digital signatures

Describe TCP/IP protocol vulnerabilities such as those in TCP, UDP, HTTP, ARP, ICMP, DHCP, and DNS

Explain how network addresses and network design impact network security such as segmentation, layer 2 and layer 3 addressing, NAT, public and private addressing

Describe network infrastructure and technologies such as network security architecture, DMZ, virtualization, cloud, honeypot, proxy server, IDS, and IPS

Configure single-area OSPFv2 in both point-to-point and multi-access networks.

Explain how to mitigate threats and enhance network security using access control lists and security best practices.

Implement standard IPv4 ACLs to filter traffic and secure administrative access.

Configure NAT services on the edge router to provide IPv4 address scalability.Explain techniques to provide address scalability and secure remote access for WANs.

Explain how to optimize, monitor, and troubleshoot scalable network architectures.

Explain how networking devices implement QoS

.Implement protocols to manage the network.

Explain how technologies such as virtualization, software defined networking, and automation affect evolving networks.

Explain essential cybersecurity principles and define appropriate cybersecurity terms

Explain common cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities

Explain access management principles including AAA, RADIUS, MFA, and password policies

Describe secure access technologies such as ACLs, firewalls, VPNs, and network access control

Describe operating system security concepts and features such as host-based firewalls, command line interfaces, permissions, least privilege, and privilege escalation

Demonstrate familiarity with appropriate endpoint tools that gather security assessment information such as netstat, nslookup, dig, tcpdump, and Wireshark

Verify that endpoint systems meet security policies and standards

Implement software and hardware updates and patch management

Interpret system logs

Demonstrate familiarity with malware removal

Explain vulnerability management

Use threat intelligence techniques to identify potential network vulnerabilities

Explain risk management as related to cybersecurity

Explain the importance of disaster recovery and business continuity planning

Monitor security events and know when escalation is required

Explain digital forensics and attack attribution processes

Explain the impact of compliance frameworks on security incident handling

Describe the elements of cybersecurity incident response