What's Included:

Official EC Council Print or e-courseware included
 
Official EC Council ilabs subscription (6 months)


About this Course:

Certified Network Defender (CND) is a vendor-neutral, hands-on, comprehensive network security certification training program. It is a skills-based, lab intensive program based on a job-task analysis and cybersecurity education framework by the National Initiative of Cybersecurity Education (NICE). The course has also been mapped to global job roles and to the Department of Defense (DoD) job roles for system/network administrators.

The program prepares network administrators on network security technologies and operations to attain Defense-in-Depth network security preparedness. It covers the protect, detect and respond approach to network security. The course contains hands-on labs, based on major network security tools and techniques which will provide network administrators real world expertise on current network security technologies and operations. The study-kit provides over 10 GB of network security best practices, assessments and protection tools. The kit also contains templates for various network policies and white papers for additional learning.

Course Objectives:

 You will learn how to protect, detect and respond to the network attacks.   You will learn network defense fundamentals, the application of network security controls, protocols, perimeter appliances, secure IDS, VPN and firewall configuration. You will then learn the intricacies of network traffic signature, analysis and vulnerability scanning which will help you when you design greater network security policies and successful incident response plans. These skills will help you foster resiliency and continuity of operations during attacks.

Audience:

  Network Administrators
  Network security Administrators   Network Security Engineer
  Network Defense Technicians   CND Analyst
  Security Analyst
  Security Operator
  Anyone who involves in network operations

Course Outline:

Module 01: Network Attacks and Defense Strategies

Module 02: Administrative Network Security

Module 03: Technical Network Security

Module 04: Network Perimeter Security

Module 05: Endpoint Security-Windows Systems

Module 06: Endpoint Security-Linux Systems

Module 07: Endpoint Security- Mobile Devices

Module 08: Endpoint Security-IoT Devices

Module 09: Administrative Application Security

Module 10: Data Security

Module 11: Enterprise Virtual Network Security

Module 12: Enterprise Cloud Network Security

Module 13: Enterprise Wireless Network Security

Module 14: Network Traffic Monitoring and Analysis

Module 15: Network Logs Monitoring and Analysis

Module 16: Incident Response and Forensic Investigation

Module 17: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Module 18: Risk Anticipation with Risk Management

Module 19: Threat Assessment with Attack Surface Analysis

Module 20: Threat Prediction with Cyber Threat Intelligence

Meet the Professor

Patrick Sanford
MSc(IT)
 
Patrick Sanford serves as the Director of Training for IQShare, a position he has held since 2004. In this role, he provides management oversight to organizational development services, career development programs, a comprehensive companywide training program and co-directs Workforce Planning. He coordinates IQ-Share's participation in system wide development programs and represents IQShare in engagements with peer functions across the US and abroad. 

Prior to his current role Patrick was a trainer and internetworking consultant for over 15 years. He has changed the philosophy in many corporations about the need to stay current on their security and their security training. He has trained both individuals and corporate IT personnel on everything from Cisco and Microsoft Windows to all the latest security technologies. He is considered one the foremost experts in the security field and has been contracted out to some of the biggest corporations and government entities around the world to train their trainers and staff to secure their networks.

His IT Certifications and continuing Education inclides: MCSE (NT 4.0, 2000, 2003)  MCITP, MCDBA, MCT,  MS Project Server, CCNA, CCNP, CISSP, ISSAP, ISSEP, ISSMP, CISM, CEH, A+, N+, Security+, Linux+, CASP, ITIL, Six Sigma, Project+ and Project Management Professional.
Military:  US Army 1st Special Forces 5th Special Forces Group Bravo Company 1979 to 1985 Taught at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare school 1981
Education:  University of Denver 1986 to 1991