Network Defense Essentials

Network Defense Essentials introduces the principles and practical controls used to protect computer networks. It covers networking, threats, secure architecture,...

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Network Defense FundamentalsBy Enquiry

Programme overview

Network Defense Essentials introduces the principles and practical controls used to protect computer networks. It covers networking, threats, secure architecture, hardening, protocols, firewalls, IDS/IPS, wireless, endpoint security, data protection, monitoring, incident response, and cloud 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-032
Provider: EC-Council
Category: Network Defense Fundamentals
Status: By Enquiry
Duration: Enquire us
Price: Contact us

What participants should gain

Explain network-security concepts and common threats
Apply basic network hardening and secure communication practices
Understand firewalls, IDS/IPS, access control, and wireless security
Monitor logs and recognise suspicious network activity
Support incident response and cloud/network defence

Participant readiness

Basic computer knowledge
Introductory understanding of networking is helpful
No previous network-security certification required

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: Information Security and Network Defense Fundamentals

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

Module 2: Networking Concepts and Protocols

Core concepts, terminology, and purpose of Networking Concepts and Protocols

Module 3: Network Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities

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

Module 4: Secure Network Design and Segmentation

Core concepts, terminology, and purpose of Secure Network Design and Segmentation

Module 5: System, Device, and Service Hardening

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

Module 6: Firewalls, IDS, IPS, and Access Control

Signature, anomaly, behavioural, and policy-based detection concepts

Module 7: Wireless Network Security

Wireless standards, access points, clients, channels, authentication, encryption, and roaming

Module 8: Endpoint and Server Protection

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

Module 9: Cryptography and Data Protection

Confidentiality, integrity, authentication, non-repudiation, and cryptographic trust

Module 10: Network Monitoring, Logs, and SIEM Fundamentals

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

Module 11: Incident Response and Network Forensics Fundamentals

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

Module 12: Cloud, Virtualization, and Emerging Network Security

Assets, threat scenarios, vulnerabilities, and attack surfaces addressed by Cloud, Virtualization, and Emerging Network Security

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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