Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
LDRQ-0006
Organization:
ACI Learning
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
40 hours for 1 week (day classes); 20 hours for 2 weeks (evening classes)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Vocational-Certificate 2 Network Security
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to train entry-level network security administrators on defense-in-depth network security preparedness, and the 'protect, detect, and respond' approach to network security.

Learning Outcomes:

  • understand the role of backup methods, media and techniques to perform successful backup of an organization's data on regular basis
  • understand the importance of network troubleshooting
  • understand various security policies for their organizations
  • understand various threats on an organization's network and potential mitigation strategies
  • understand the role of signature analysis to detect various types of attacks and policy violation activities
  • understand the importance of first response to the network security incident and assist IRT team and forensics investigation team in dealing with an incident
  • understand various physical security controls for their organizations
  • understand various hosts individually in the organization's network
  • understand appropriate firewall solutions, topology, and configurations to harden security through a firewall

General Topics:

  • Security and defense of systems and networks
  • Network configuration, analysis and management
  • Physical security policies
  • Defense and disaster recovery
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Classroom Exercise
  • Discussion
  • Lectures

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials