Certified Network Defender

The Certified Network Defender programme develops defence-focused knowledge for protecting modern enterprise networks. It covers network architecture, threat analysis,...

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Programme overview

The Certified Network Defender programme develops defence-focused knowledge for protecting modern enterprise networks. It covers network architecture, threat analysis, security controls, hardening, firewalls, IDS/IPS, wireless security, endpoint security, monitoring, incident response, cloud, virtualisation, and emerging environments. Participants will analyse network architectures, traffic, configurations, security technologies, and incidents to develop practical defensive and monitoring skills.

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At a glance

Course code: EC-016
Provider: EC-Council
Category: Network Defense
Status: Registration Open
Duration: 5 days
Price: RM 5,000

What participants should gain

Design and implement defence-in-depth network security
Harden systems, network devices, and communication services
Deploy and manage firewalls, IDS/IPS, and monitoring controls
Analyse network traffic, logs, and indicators of compromise
Respond to network incidents and improve security posture

Participant readiness

Good understanding of TCP/IP and network administration
Experience with Windows or Linux administration is recommended
Basic cybersecurity knowledge is beneficial

Who this course is for

Network administrators, engineers, defenders, security analysts, and SOC personnel
IT professionals responsible for secure networks, monitoring, and incident handling
Professionals preparing for network-defence and blue-team responsibilities

How the course is delivered

This programme will be conducted through interactive lectures, network demonstrations, configuration and packet-analysis exercises, guided labs, incident scenarios, group discussions, and defence-planning activities.

Course outline

Module and topic breakdown

Module 1: Network Defense Fundamentals

Layered network-security controls, architecture, segmentation, hardening, and access management

Module 2: Network Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Attack Techniques

Preconditions, attack paths, tools, techniques, and indicators associated with Network Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Attack Techniques

Module 3: Secure Network Architecture and Segmentation

Network zones, trust levels, segmentation, routing, switching, gateways, and security services

Module 4: Network Device and Service Hardening

Secure baselines, unnecessary services, accounts, permissions, protocols, features, and default settings

Module 5: Firewalls, IDS, IPS, and Network Access Control

Device and user authentication, authorisation, posture assessment, profiling, and admission control

Module 6: Secure Wireless and Remote Access

Remote-access use cases, VPN, zero-trust access, administrative access, and third-party connectivity

Module 7: Endpoint and Server Security

Assets, threat scenarios, vulnerabilities, and attack surfaces addressed by Endpoint and Server Security

Module 8: Data Protection and Secure Communications

Encryption, authentication, integrity, certificates, keys, protocols, and trust validation

Module 9: Network Monitoring, Logging, and SIEM

Collection of logs, events, metrics, traces, alerts, and contextual asset data

Module 10: Threat Intelligence and Network Traffic Analysis

Strategic, operational, tactical, and technical intelligence and their audiences

Module 11: Incident Response and Network Forensics

Preparation, detection, analysis, containment, eradication, recovery, and lessons learned

Module 12: Cloud, Virtual, IoT, and Operational Technology Defense

OT and industrial environments, controllers, field devices, safety, availability, and engineering constraints

Assessment and completion

Continuous knowledge checks and facilitator feedback throughout the programme
Completion of guided exercises, scenarios, labs, or case-study activities applicable to the course
Final review or practical activity to confirm understanding of the stated course objectives
Official EC-Council examination and certification requirements depend on the selected training package and current exam version

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